In an effort to increase the size of its retail presence, Vodafone Idea (VIL) has introduced 300 new-format Vi Shops in the states of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, and UP West. In the upcoming months, it also intends to strengthen its position in more rural markets. The company stated in its statement Vi has put out 300 new format Vi Shops across several locations in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu,... Read More
Telecom stocks, including Vodafone Idea (Vi), Bharti Airtel, and Reliance Industries Limited (owns Reliance Jio), saw a strong opening on Tuesday morning. All the telecom operators were trading in the green shorts after the market opened. At the time of writing, Vodafone Idea (listed as Idea) is trading at Rs 11.55, which is 3.13% in the green. Vi’s stock had previously closed at Rs 11.20 and opened at the same... Read More
Vodafone Idea always tries to establish unique partnerships with other companies. While Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and BSNL kept themselves busy in partnering with Amazon Prime, Vodafone Idea went ahead and partnered with Zee Entertainment Enterprise. Vodafone Idea is now offering five prepaid plans bundled with ZEE5 Premium subscription starting at just Rs 355. On the other hand, Bharti Airtel has only one prepaid plan with ZEE5 Premium subscription bundled... Read More
State-run telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) as per data collected by Trai's MyCall app is at the bottom of the barrel when it comes to voice quality comparison against alternative service providers all around the country. The app was capable of recording over 13,000 reports, with 3,626 (29.7%) reports from Reliance Jio users, 3,391 (27.7%) reports from Idea customers, 1,772 (14.5%) from Vodafone users, 2,903 (23.8%) reports from... Read More
Vodafone Idea which is currently in the process of phasing out the 3G network across the country says it is upgrading the network in Kerala circle. Vi is informing this news to its customers in Kerala via an SMS, but what's more interesting is the mentioning of '4G-only' services. For the unaware, Vi has already refarmed 3G spectrum for 4G in four circles- Delhi & NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Gujarat.... Read More
Vodafone Idea continues to refarm the 3G spectrum to enhance its 4G services. As per the latest development, Vi has successfully refarmed its 3G spectrum to 4G across 11 cities in Gujarat. The telco already refarmed its 3G spectrum to 4G in other circles like Delhi & NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru. The refarming of 3G spectrum will substantially enhance Vi's GIGAnet 4G capacity in these cities. Furthermore, Vi also added... Read More
Vodafone Idea has now brought back the Rs 65 prepaid recharge pack under the 'combo' plan section. To recall, Vi used to offer Rs 65 Active Recharge pack in the past, but it was removed as part of the tariff hike that happened in December 2019. So it is safe to say the company has brought back the Rs 65 recharge exactly after one year of removing it. That said,... Read More
The Indian telecom industry desperately needs the help of tariff hikes, believes Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of Vi. Birla said in the Vi Annual General Meeting on Wednesday that India’s telecom sector depends on higher tariff rates for its future growth. The Indian telecom industry was among the worst economically hit industries during the COVID19 pandemic and received another setback in the form of AGR verdict. The telcos plea for... Read More
Just a few days back, Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) announced that they are rebranding the company as VI. The AGR case verdict has cleared things for the telecom industry as well as Vodafone Idea. This rebranding move is to get a fresh start for the company. As for the AGR verdict, VI now has to pay dues worth Rs 54,754 crore in the coming 10 years. VI has had a... Read More
Vodafone and Idea brands today announced the completion of network integration which both the brands started back in 2018. Vodafone Idea Limited today marked the completion of the world's largest network integration with the launch of a single brand identity- "Vi" (read as "We"). The telco also introduced a new logo to represent a single brand. The new slogan for the brand is 'Better and Brighter Tomorrow.' The new identity... Read More
Vodafone and Idea merged back on August 31, 2018. After the merger, it was renamed as Vodafone Idea Limited. Now Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) has brought the Idea postpaid customers under one umbrella of Vodafone RED. This is by far the biggest consolidation move by VIL in merging the services of Vodafone and Idea since the time they came together. The Idea postpaid users will be getting the benefit of... Read More
Telecom operator Vodafone Idea has finally launched the eSIM service in India. A few weeks ago, we reported the launch of the same eSIM service for LTE-enabled Apple Watches, and now, the same has been launched for Apple iPhones. In a press release, Vodafone Idea stated that the service would also be available for select Samsung handsets very soon. Although eSIM on Vodafone Idea is now available, it is limited... Read More
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So 2 Jio number + 1 Vi SIM ? In Jio is business one postpaid ?
Then go to pre 2016 era
All operators : 2G must be shutdown as early as possible and that spectrum must be given for 4G.
Rip off plans
remember when 5G was initially rolled out by airtel and Jio ,airtel didnt bring the unlimited 300gb thing for the…
