Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) offer many affordable data plans for prepaid and postpaid customers. Of the four, Vi is the only service provider that does not offer broadband connections. Airtel recently surpassed Reliance Jio and Vi in terms of new subscribers for …
Read More »India challenges Vodafone arbitration ruling in Singapore court
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday challenged the international arbitration tribunal’s ruling in favor of Vodafone Plc in the retrospective tax case, according to press reports. The appeal was filed on December 21 in a Singapore court. In September, Vodafone had won the long-pending arbitration case against India’s Income Tax (TI) …
Read More »Airtel surpasses Jio in wireless user additions in August, Vi loss shrinks
Bharti Airtel Ltd added more wireless clients to its network than rival Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd in August as the economy continued to reopen, with some activities approaching pre-covid levels. However, Vodafone Idea lost 1.2 million subscribers, losing customers for the 10th month in a row, but less than the …
Read More »Reliance Jio retains top spot in mobile telcos with 35 lakh new clients, Vi loses 37 lakh: TRAI
Reliance Jio added more than 35 lakh of wireless subscribers to its mobile network in July 2020, while Vi, which renamed the old Vodafone-Idea, lost 37 lakh of subscribers, the monthly report from the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority noted. from India. With this, Jio continues its leadership in the wireless subscriber …
Read More »BSNL found mainly Chinese equipment, telecommunications companies advised network security audits
The Ministry of Telecommunications has proposed network security audits by external agencies for all telecom operators, and informed Rajya Sabha on the status of the deployment of the telecommunications network infrastructure in India. According to information from the ministry, BSNL, the state-backed telecom operator, has significant network equipment that comes …
Read More »Vodafone Idea becomes a co-sponsor of IPL 2020 days after the relief and rebranding of AGR, Telecom News, ET Telecom
Vodafone Idea Limited said it has become the co-presenting sponsor of the upcoming Dream11 IPL 2020, scheduled to start from September 19, 2020. The telecommunications company has acquired the co-sponsoring rights for the live broadcast of the T-20 main league to be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and …
Read More »The blockade boosts 4G coverage of telecommunications companies
The loss of millions of 2G customers during the lockdown could become a blessing in disguise for telcos, allowing them to accelerate their 4G coverage by reusing unused spectrum to improve technology. According to experts, while telcos were already on the way to upgrade their networks to 4G by reorganizing …
Read More »Vodafone Idea is now ‘Vi’, new brand revealed as Vodafone Idea Merger fully integrates
Vodafone Idea has revealed its new integrated brand identity: Vi (read as ‘We’), using only the initials of Vodafone and Idea. It is now shorter, simpler and refers to both brands. The development was shared during a virtual conference that was broadcast live, revealing the new brand that has been …
Read More »Vodafone Idea Is Now VI; Prepaid and postpaid price hike soon as it fights Reliance Jio and Airtel
Vodafone Idea has launched a new brand identity in India as it attempts to mount another challenge in the space that has seen Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel strengthen in recent quarters. Vodafone Idea, now VI, is renewing its approach following the AGR verdict a few days ago. Vodafone Idea …
Read More »Vodafone Idea CEO Ravinder Takkar presents the new Vi brand
Vodafone Idea said the unified brand will bet big on digital to attract customers Vodafone Idea said on Monday that it is rebranding, and the Vodafone and Idea brands are now “Vi”. Since the merger of Vodafone and Idea Cellular, the company has focused on “integrating the two great networks, …
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