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Tanay Singh Thakur May 18th, 2022 5:27 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea and C-DoT Sign MoU to Develop and Deploy IoT/M2M Solutions in India

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, has just announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) on the occasion of ‘World Telecommunication and Information Society Day’ (WTISD). C-DoT is the premier research and development (R&D) centre of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). Both the organisations will leverage each other’s expertise in their respective domains for... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 18th, 2022 3:38 PM 54 COMMENTS

Airtel Performed Way Better than Jio, Vi in Q4 FY22

The financial results for March 2022 quarter are out for all the private telecom operators now. Amongst all the telcos, Airtel’s performance was way better than its competitors, including Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea (Vi). When it came to revenue growth, Airtel reported an increase of 9.5% QoQ, while Jio and Vi’s revenues were only 7.4% and 5.4% up QoQ in Q4 FY22. The data was shared by BofA Securities... Read More

Anupam Sharma May 18th, 2022 7:01 AM 0 COMMENTS

Jio, Airtel and Vi: The Most High-End Long-Term Disney+ Hotstar Prepaid Plans

All three private telecom operators in the country have been bundling Disney+ Hotstar OTT subscriptions with a number of prepaid plans for a while now and have been adding more to their portfolio. Disney+ Hotstar is one of the leading OTT platforms and has witnessed a huge surge in demand in the last few years. These prepaid plans come with different benefits and different validities. In this article, we are... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 17th, 2022 7:55 PM 12 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Deployed Additional Spectrum for Boosting Indoor Coverage

Vodafone Idea (Vi) customers living in Delhi will now get a faster and better overall 4G network experience. The telco has deployed an additional spectrum in the 1800 MHz and 900 MHz bands in the national capital, New Delhi. Over 8400 sites have received the support of additional spectrum to provide better network services to customers, Vi shared with TelecomTalk. The telco has leveraged Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) technology to... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 16th, 2022 12:36 PM 6 COMMENTS

Etisalat to Get 4.67% Indirect Stake in Vodafone Idea

The Emirates Telecommunications Group (Etisalat) will be getting an indirect 4.67% stake in Vodafone Idea (Vi). Etisalat is getting a 9.8% stake in the Vodafone Plc UK for $4.4 billion. Note that Vodafone Plc already owns around 47% stake in the Indian telco Vodafone Idea. Thus, Etisalat will also get an indirect 4.67% stake in Vodafone Idea. Etisalat will be making an entry into the Indian telecom market yet again.... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 16th, 2022 9:02 AM 14 COMMENTS

Vi Delivered Best Average Indoor and Outdoor Voice Call Quality in April 2022

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, offered users the best average indoor and outdoor voice call quality in April 2022. The data comes via the TRAI MyCall portal. The Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) data showed that Vi received a 4.1 rating out of 5 in average indoor and outdoor call quality. It is worth noting that Vi is the only telecom operator that received a 4+... Read More

Anupam Sharma May 15th, 2022 7:06 AM 1 COMMENTS

Vi, Jio, Airtel and BSNL: Most Premium Family Postpaid Plans With Significant Benefits

If you are looking for one bill payment for the whole family, the telecom companies offer family postpaid plans that might suit your needs. Postpaid plans offered by telcos in India offer different benefits at different price ranges. However, the premium plans offered by the network providers offer some of the best benefits when it comes to data and other things. Let’s take a look at the most premium postpaid... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 13th, 2022 7:12 PM 53 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Plans to Achieve ARPU Target of Rs 250

Vodafone Idea (Vi) is looking to reach an average revenue per user (ARPU) figure of Rs 250 in the medium to long-term, said Ravinder Takkar, CEO, Vi. The company’s management has a target ARPU of Rs 200 in the short term while Rs 250 is for the long term. During Q4 FY22, Vi reported its ARPU to be Rs 124, up by 7.8% QoQ with the support of tariff hikes... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 13th, 2022 3:53 PM 0 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Tops the List for Offering Best Average Download Speeds in April 2022

Reliance Jio has maintained its lead for offering the best average download speeds to users in April 2022. The telco had achieved an average download speed of 23.1 Mbps during the month compared to 21.1 Mbps in March 2022. This is good performance gain by the network of Reliance Jio and the average download speed delivered by the telco is much higher than what its competitors are providing to their... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 13th, 2022 2:04 PM 72 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea, Ericsson Achieve 5.92 Gbps Speed during 5G Trials in Pune

Vodafone Idea and its technology partner for 5G trials, Ericsson, have achieved a peak download speed of 5.92 Gbps during the ongoing 5G trials. The new peak download speed on Vi’s networks was tested on a single device in Pune, Maharashtra. For this trial, Vi and Ericsson had leveraged spectrum in both the mid-band and the mmWave bands using Ericsson’s Massive MIMO radios, Ericsson cloud-native dual-mode 5G core for standalone... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 13th, 2022 12:02 PM 0 COMMENTS

Jio Active Subscriber Addition Rate Declines Majorly, Airtel Does Pretty Well

Reliance Jio, the number one telecom operator in the country, was adding new active subscribers aggressively for the first few months of this year. However, the data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) shows that in March 2022, Jio’s active subscriber addition rate took a major hit. While the telco finally added new subscribers to its overall userbase, the net adds inactive users slowed down to 0.3... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 12th, 2022 5:31 PM 5 COMMENTS

Airtel Added Most Subscribers in March 2022, Jio Behind While Vi Loses Users

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has just released its monthly telecom performance report for March 2022. During the month, Airtel was seen adding the most number of subscribers. Jio was right behind Airtel, while Vodafone Idea (Vi) was the only private telecom operator to lose subscribers. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), a state-run telecom operator, also saw its overall user base declining during the month. Airtel Added 2.25... Read More