Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) the newly merged telco has stated that once it acquires the 5G spectrum and combined with the right ecosystem in India, the transition to 5G will only be a software update for the telco. VIL’s chief technology offer, Vishant Vora in a talk with ET revealed that Vodafone Idea is developing its 4G network on the basis of elements of 5G and the 5G architecture complete... Read More
With the ongoing changes in the prepaid sector, it's pretty evident that more and more customers will choose postpaid as their service option going forward. Back in August 2016, postpaid plans used to offer better benefits than prepaid plans as the combo plans didn't exist back then. But the scenario has now changed as combo prepaid plans have become a thing in the industry now. Telcos such as Bharti Airtel... Read More
Vodafone Idea CEO, Balesh Sharma in a talk with reporters on Thursday informed that the company intends to retain its pole position in the industry and it will do so by simplified tariff plans, faster integration and bettering its balance sheet. Sharma also hinted that the current unsustainable pricing in the industry would correct itself as the effect of consolidation in the market is seen in the coming months. The... Read More
As Vodafone Idea Limited works upon its plan of expansion of the 4G network, the newly merged telco has finalised contracts for equipment deployment with Chinese equipment vendors Huawei and ZTE. This has come at the cost of lower purchase orders for the European equipment vendors like Nokia and Ericsson. This move has happened in the light of Vodafone Idea Ltd focusing on lowering the costs As per a report... Read More
The largest telco by subscribers Vodafone Idea said the market is "unsustainable" due to aggressive competition and warned that it's detrimental to the government's flagship initiatives like Digital India. In his first interaction after the merger of the two companies, chief executive Balesh Sharma said on Thursday to reporters of PTI that all the three operators are burning cash and no one can expect them to invest in such a... Read More
In order to push unlimited prepaid plans, top telcos- Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea seem to have taken yet another major step. After removing the talk time plans, telcos are now barring outgoing and incoming calling facility on prepaid numbers. According to the information we have, Airtel and Vodafone Idea started restricting its users from making outgoing voice calls without an unlimited prepaid pack. In a country like India, where... Read More
Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of Vodafone Idea Ltd, has flagged concerns about a severe liquidity crunch in the telecom sector and high spectrum payments at a recent meeting with Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha, an official said. Telecom sector has been battered by falling tariffs, eroding profitability, and mounting debt, in the face of stiff competition triggered by disruptive offerings of Reliance Jio, owned by richest Indian Mukesh Ambani. Birla, who... Read More
The largest telecom operator of India, Vodafone Idea seems to have come up with a feature phone strategy of its own for the Indian consumers. Vodafone Idea has partnered up with phone manufacturer Lava to launch an offer for all Lava A1 feature phone owners. As part of this offer, all Lava A1 users will be able to get three months unlimited talk time from Vodafone and Idea Cellular both.... Read More
As per latest reports, Bharti Infratel, the tower arm of Bharti Airtel might chip in for the asset sale of Vodafone Idea Limited. Notably, this fibre asset sale from Vodafone Idea will help the newly merged telco in raising funds for capex and other expenses as the profit margins grow thin. This asset sale will be in addition to the Rs 25,000 crore fund which Vodafone Idea will raise as... Read More
Vodafone Idea’s first quarterly financial report is out, and things are not looking good for the recently merged telecom operator. Listing the Ebitda of these companies, which is earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation the newly merged telco reported that it had EBITDA of Rs 977 crore for the quarter ending September, with the margins lying just at 8.1%. It’s noteworthy that in the pre-merger times, profit margins for... Read More
Shares of Vodafone Idea on Thursday plunged 11% after the telecom services provider reported a consolidated loss of Rs 4,973 crore for the September quarter. The stock, which had opened on a weak note, dived 11.10% from the previous close to Rs 36.85 on the BSE. During the trading session, it had hit a low of Rs 36.30 and a high of Rs 40.45. Similar movement was seen on the... Read More
Vodafone Idea on Wednesday reported a consolidated loss of Rs 4,973 crore for the September quarter in its maiden financial results post-merger. The merger of Vodafone India with Idea Cellular was completed on August 31, 2018. The numbers for the reported quarter include results for Idea Cellular up to August 30, 2018, and for Vodafone Idea from August 31 to September 30 and hence these are not comparable to the... Read More
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Bus paise le kar doob mat jana.. You fate is very much dependent on 5G tarrif plans.
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