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Arpit Sharma December 5th, 2018 9:07 AM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel Ready for Joint Venture to Own Fibre Network

Bharti Airtel, the former market leader, has shown interest in forging a partnership with Vodafone Idea in a joint venture for owning fibre network to focus on expansion. As per an ET Telecom report, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, both competitors are ready to bow down for forging a joint venture entity which would own the fibre network and would help drive bolstering growth and better influx for both the... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj December 3rd, 2018 6:54 PM 4 COMMENTS

Postpaid War: Vodafone Idea Customers Can Avail Up to Rs 2,400 Discount on Every Rental Plan

Vodafone Idea Limited has come up with a new offer for postpaid users after an eternity. As part of this new offers, Vodafone Idea customers can avail up to Rs 2,400 discount on every postpaid plan for 12 months or one year. Vodafone has this offer for a while now, but Idea Cellular has rolled it now to increase its postpaid user base. The newly merged telco has partnered with... Read More

Arpit Sharma November 30th, 2018 11:18 AM 125 COMMENTS

Trai Directs Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel to Not Disconnect Services Despite Minimum Balance

The Telecom Regulator Trai in its latest move has directed the telecom operators not to disconnect subscribers from their incoming and outgoing calls and other network services in case they have “sufficient” prepaid account balance. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had shown disappointment over telcos previously and had urged them to inform the subscribers well in advance, along with listing the available options before they are disconnected from the... Read More

Chakri K November 29th, 2018 9:43 PM 61 COMMENTS

Telecom Watchdog Questions Minimum Monthly Recharge Plans of Airtel and Vodafone Idea

Non-profit group Telecom Watchdog on Thursday questioned new minimum monthly recharge plans of Airtel and Vodafone Idea and charged the operators of indulging in "anti-consumer activities", but the firms asserted that the plans are fully compliant with rules. In a letter to Trai, Telecom Watchdog flagged concerns over the manner in which the two companies had allegedly fixed similar tariffs at the same time. It claimed that forcing users to... Read More

Chakri K November 29th, 2018 10:28 AM 137 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Lost Over 8 Million Subscribers in September: Trai

Telecom subscriber base grew marginally by 0.2% to 1191 million with only Reliance Jio adding new customers, according to the data released by sector regulator Trai for September 2018. "The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,189.08 million at the end of August 2018 to 1,191.40 million at the end of September 2018, thereby showing a monthly growth rate of 0.2%," the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India report... Read More

Chakri K November 28th, 2018 11:33 AM 107 COMMENTS

Trai Tightens Noose on Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel Over Introduction of Minimum Recharges

After Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea silently introduced minimum recharge plans for their subscribers starting at Rs 35 with the intention of boosting their average revenue per user (ARPU), the subscribers were not happy. Many users complained that they were being barred from making calls and even receiving calls despite maintaining sufficient balance. Trai had also received multiple complains about this phenomenon, and it was only a matter of days... Read More

Arpit Sharma November 28th, 2018 10:57 AM 66 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Separates Fibre Network Assets Under Separate Entity Before Sale

In its run-up to raise money for operational costs and to better compete with telcos like Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea Limited has transferred its fibre networks assets to a wholly owned subsidiary. This segregation of the fibre network assets by the company will allow it to now engage in talks with potential buyers and will also fasten the transfer process once the deal is finalised. Asset Sale... Read More

Sneha Bhardwaj November 27th, 2018 10:14 AM 52 COMMENTS

Airtel, Vodafone Idea Shown Some Revenue Recovery in September Quarter, But Jio Racing Ahead: Report

Telecom operators Airtel and Vodafone have shown some recovery in terms of revenue in metro cities during the September quarter, while Reliance Jio gained strength in a majority of telecom circles, according to analyst reports on revenue data published by telecom regulator Trai. Research firm UBS observed that the revenue of companies from telecom services or adjusted gross revenue (AGR) declined by 0.7% quarter on a quarterly basis and down... Read More

Arpit Sharma November 26th, 2018 12:09 PM 54 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Integrating 5G Elements in Pre-Existing 4G Network

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

Arpit Sharma November 25th, 2018 4:06 PM 3 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea to Focus on 4G Expansion as India is Not 5G Ready: Balesh Sharma

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

Arpit Sharma November 23rd, 2018 1:45 PM 15 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Favours Chinese Vendors Over European Providers for 4G Expansion

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