November 14th, 2018 8:06 PM 115 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea ARPU Declined to Rs 88 in September Quarter, Posts Losses of Rs 4,973 Crore

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

November 8th, 2018 5:38 PM 71 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Follows Bharti Airtel, Plans to Deploy 2G and 3G Spectrum for 4G Network Services

Previously, we heard about Bharti Airtel plotting strategies to downscale its 2G and 3G spread in the country to make use of the airwaves and other resources for a better 4G network. Now Vodafone Idea seems to be following on the same lines. The newly merged telco has also announced that it would be using its spectrum which was previously being used to relay 2G network for implementing a better... Read More

November 7th, 2018 4:11 PM 145 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Make a Major Move by Removing Prepaid Talk Time Plans

With every passing quarter, the Average Revenue Per User (APRU) of top telcos- Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea has been dipping alongside that of Reliance Jio's. But the Mukesh Ambani-led telco's ARPU has been slightly better than that of the other two telcos. In order to increase their ARPU, telcos have come up with a plan and that is to remove talk time prepaid plans. Yes, you heard it right.... Read More

November 6th, 2018 10:03 AM 8 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Rolls Out Alternate Digital KYC Process Nationally; Jio Seeks Some More Time

Large telecom operators including Vodafone Idea Ltd and Bharti Airtel have begun rolling out an 'alternate digital KYC process' for new connections, which will replace the Aadhaar-based electronic verification process. Reliance Jio sources indicated that the operator has a plan on alternate digital KYC and will roll it out soon. However, it is not immediately clear if telecom service providers are, for now, continuing Aadhaar eKYC for verification of new... Read More

November 4th, 2018 3:23 PM 67 COMMENTS

Sunday Talk: Is Removing Prepaid Talk Time Plans a Good Move by Incumbent Telcos?

Telcos Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Limited recently made a big move by removing talk time plans for prepaid users across the country. This essentially means that subscribers won't be able to recharge with basic talk time recharges such as Rs 20, Rs 30, Rs 50 and various other denominations. While Airtel and Idea Cellular retained the Rs 10 talk time plan, Vodafone even removed that as we were not... Read More

November 1st, 2018 2:51 PM 38 COMMENTS

Airtel Beats Trai Speed Champion Jio by Achieving 9.96 Mbps Average 4G Download Speed: OpenSignal

OpenSignal’s speed test reports for all the telcos in India are out now, and Bharti Airtel has emerged as the winner among all by recording the highest download speeds on 3G and 4G network. In the speed test, Airtel recorded a speed of 7.53 Mbps followed by Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and BSNL which averaged speeds of 5.47 Mbps, 5.20 Mbps, 4.92 Mbps and 2.70 Mbps. In the past two... Read More

October 28th, 2018 3:13 PM 81 COMMENTS

Sunday Talk: Will the Vodafone Idea Merger Make Any Difference to the Consumers?

Vodafone Idea Limited has been operational for the last two months, and so far, we saw the newly merged entity making some changes to the tariff portfolio and merging the network. Idea Cellular is now providing 4G services in Kolkata, thanks to Vodafone's strong presence in the circle. Vodafone is doing the same in some circles where it has less presence. As you would know, Vodafone Idea Limited is the... Read More

October 22nd, 2018 4:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

Apple iPhone XR Goes Live for Pre-Order on Vodafone Idea Online Store With Bundled Postpaid Plan

Apple’s latest flagship phones, the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max went on sale during the last week of September in India. Although people were expecting a grand entry for the phone, owing to its exorbitant price tag, the phones couldn’t garner impressive sales number unlike it has been the case in the last few years. However, the most affordable iPhone in the entire line up of 2018, the iPhone... Read More

October 11th, 2018 7:10 PM 1 COMMENTS

Vodafone Launches Tailormade Distress Calling Service for Women Subscribers

Vodafone India has been working towards new problem after the completion of the merger. Now the company has launched a new service which goes by the name of ‘Vodafone Sakhi’. This new service by Vodafone Idea Ltd, ventures into a highly underrepresented category of women in the telecom sector. Sakhi is going to be a distress communication service which will cater to filling the communication gap for women when it... Read More

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