February 11th, 2020 2:08 PM 0 COMMENTS

Idea Rated as Fastest 4G Operator in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh During December Quarter by Ookla

Idea TurboNet 4G has become the fastest 4G operator yet again in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh (MPCG) telecom circle, according to Ookla. During the quarter which ended on December 31, 2019, download and upload speeds offered by Idea 4G are better than those of rival operators. The results are based on analysis by Ookla for tests taken by Idea 4G users between October-December 2019. Idea is one of the largest... Read More

June 19th, 2017 10:30 PM 82 COMMENTS

Idea 4G Plan Details, Offers Double Data on All 4G Packs Above 1GB

Following launch of 4G service, Idea has announced its 4G tariff details for prepaid and postpaid subscribers. Idea is also offering 100% extra data as a special offer. Following the footsteps of Airtel and Vodafone, Idea is also offering 4G in India at 3G prices. Under special promotion subscribers will get double data on all 4G packs above 1GB for a limited time, however even though the core data in these packs... Read More

May 13th, 2017 5:36 PM 58 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Adds Over 50,000 New Mobile Sites in India for 2G, 3G, and 4G Connectivity

Idea Cellular, India's third-largest telecom operator, said that it added 50,004 sites (2G+3G+4G) during the last fiscal year which ended on March 31, 2017, thereby taking the overall count to 241,540 sites. The telco said that its network saw 70% increase in its wireless broadband site (3G+4G) count from 64,703 sites as on March 31, 2016, to 110,054 sites as of March 31, 2017. Idea Cellular also said that it... Read More

March 17th, 2017 2:08 PM 18 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Launches its 4G Services in Bihar and Jharkhand

Idea Cellular, India's third-largest telecom network has announced the expansion of its 4G services to Bihar & Jharkhand circle today. Till date, Idea is offering 4G services in 10 circles out of 22 telecom circles in India and with this Idea has added yet another circle to their portfolio. The company flagged off services from Muzaffarpur today, and will rapidly expand the 4G network to cover five towns within this... Read More

March 12th, 2017 1:51 PM 46 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular to Offer Free Incoming Calls on Roaming in India Starting 1st April; New IR Value Packs Launched

After Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular now joins the free incoming calls while on domestic roaming bandwagon in the country. Idea, with over 200 million subscribers is the third largest telecom operator in India. And the latest move from the telco comes as a radical change to its subscribers who tend to travel a lot. Speaking of traveling, Idea has also unveiled a range of International Roaming value packs for folks... Read More

February 12th, 2017 12:55 PM 39 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular adds over 9000 4G sites in Q3, 4G user base declines

Idea Cellular, India’s third largest telecom operator deployed just over 9000 4G cell sites in the quarter, taking the overall 4G site count to 33,954 in the country. The telco’s 3G cell site count went up from the 60,467 in the second quarter to 66,661 in the third quarter, which ended on December 31, 2016. Idea’s 2G cell site count reached 132,362 in the third quarter against 130,633 in the... Read More

February 8th, 2017 1:01 PM 24 COMMENTS

Idea to raise another Rs 1000 crore to fund 4G expansion

Idea Cellular, India’s third largest telecom operator informed the stock exchanges that it plans to raise Rs 1,000 crore through issuance of non-convertible debentures on private placement basis. In a BSE filing, Idea Cellular said, “It plans to raise Rs 1,000 crore through issuance of non-convertible debentures on private placement basis.” The debentures will carry a coupon rate of 8.12 per cent per annum, it said, adding that these debentures... Read More

February 2nd, 2017 7:07 PM 6 COMMENTS

Idea launches 4G in UP East, announces a banquet of offers and Digital Idea apps

The latest town to get Idea 4G service is Uttar Pradesh - East (UP East). The services are now launched in Kanpur and Lucknow and will be extended to Varanasi and Allahabad within this month. Other towns in UP East will get Idea 4G by March 2017, the service provider said in a statement released. Alongside the launch of 4G, Idea has also unveiled Digital Idea, a suite comprising of... Read More

February 2nd, 2017 12:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

Aditya Birla Group-owned Grasim denies rumor of making large investment in Idea Cellular

Aditya Birla Group-owned Grasim Industries, which owns 4.75 per cent share in Idea Cellular, has denied the rumor that it would be making a large investment into the telecom operator as part of the latter’s planned merger with Vodafone Group’s India unit. In a statement to BSE, the company said, “Grasim would like to clarify that its knowledge of the proposed Idea-Vodafone transaction is restricted to what has been put... Read More

January 27th, 2017 11:57 AM 3 COMMENTS

Idea set to foray into digital space next week with “Digital Idea” to counter Jio, Airtel

Idea Cellular is all set to foray into the digital services space by launching a slew of application across segment such as movies, TV, music, games and others on December 30. With this move, the company is transforming itself into a full-fledged digital solutions company, which will be called, “Digital Idea”. The latest move is aimed at countering 4G entrant Reliance Jio Infocomm, which already offers a gamut of digital... Read More

January 25th, 2017 2:22 PM 2 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular to raise Rs 2000 crore more to fund 4G expansion in India

Idea Cellular on Tuesday informed the stock exchanges that it is planning to raise Rs 2,000 crore from the market by selling corporate bonds or issuance of unsecured Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (“NCDs”). The telco had earlier raised a total of Rs 3,000 crore through the same route. Earlier this month, Idea raised Rs 1000 crore and Rs 500 crore by selling corporate bonds. It had last month raised Rs 1,500... Read More

January 23rd, 2017 1:26 PM 38 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular’s new advertisement hits back at free data offers

After trying tariff cuts to compete free data offers, the telecom operator Idea Cellular has made its motto clear through an advertisement “No FreeG. Idea 4G – Parking”. In the video advertisement, spotted on YouTube, Idea Cellular says ‘Free ki aadat mat daalo.. Isliye No FreeG, Idea 4G!”. The visual shows the conversation between two friends in a car. One of them parks the car in a “claimed-to-be” free... Read More

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