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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) released data of 4G download speeds for the telcos. The report is for the month of July 2020 and it highlights that Vodafone and Airtel have registered higher 4G download speeds than the previous month’s speeds. Idea, on the other hand, reported a dip in speed while Reliance Jio records identical speed as of June 2020. The data can be found in the MySpeed portal regulated by Trai....

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator trying to survive and raise funds, might get an investment from Hong Kong under Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) route. In 2021, as a way of bringing reforms for the telecom sector, the Indian government had allowed the telcos to get 100% of FDI through the automatic route. However, there was a condition. If the telecom sector was to get an investment from any country that shares land border with India, then special approval from the government would be required....

Ravinder Takkar, CEO of Vodafone Idea (Vi), expressed how surprised he was to see Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, commenting on the cultural differences inside Vi. For the unaware, very recently, Mittal had said that Vi is struggling because of the cultural differences that exist inside the company. While talking to ET Telecom, Takkar said that Mittal had said many times that his company (Airtel) was on the brink of collapse, and if that company could emerge out stronger from the tough times, why does Mittal think that Vi can’t?...

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the struggling Indian telecom operator, is trying to entice users from porting out or just experiencing its service once more time by dolling out free data to users without any active plan. Users across the country have received free data from Vi when they have not recharged their SIM or number with any plan. To ensure that these users don’t port out and keep using the SIM, Vi is giving them free data at regular intervals....

Vodafone Idea (Vi) is a much talked about telecom operator these days. Especially because the telco isn’t looking in great shape after the relief package wasn’t announced. Regardless, Vi is providing some prepaid plans that can’t be ignored. Some plans from the telco are seriously so good that they put Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel behind. If Vi could add more users with the help of these plans, it would change the course of the company....

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has been in the conversation since the time 5G spectrum auctions started. But the sad part is that most of the conversation isn’t on the positive side. Just a couple of days back, Vi also announced its quarterly performance results. If you are an investor in Vodafone Idea or are thinking of getting some stocks of the telco in your portfolio, there are some things that you must put focus on....

Vodafone Idea Expands TurboNet 4G Footprint in India The launch of Vodafone Idea TurboNet 4G follows the successful completion of its radio network integration and the deployment of new-age technologies such as Massive MIMO, 4G on 900 MHz and Small Cells to further boost network capacity and coverage across large parts of the region. It is also said that the integrated Vodafone Idea network in Maharashtra is now stronger & faster....

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country had started offering new prepaid plans with a Disney+ Hotstar Mobile earlier this year. This was because Disney+ Hotstar had the digital streaming rights of the IPL 2022. There’s a whole range of prepaid plans from Vi that bundle this OTT benefit. But if you are looking to get the most affordable plan from the telco that comes with Disney+ Hotstar, you can go for the Rs 151 plan....

Vodafone Idea (Vi) is offering multiple prepaid plans to its users who are working from home (WFH). There are some plans from the telco that you can leverage to your advantage if you are working from home. The plans we are talking about come for Rs 319 followed by Rs 539 and Rs 839 plans. Users can choose from these plans for a seamless work experience from home. All of these plans offer sufficient data and great additional benefits....

Vodafone Idea is eagerly waiting for the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to come out with a relief package for the telecom sector that might set things straight for the company. However, everyone, including the government, knows that the relief package isn’t alone going to ensure the survival of the company. According to an ET Telecom report, the government wants to understand the plans of the promoters of the company, which includes the Aditya Birla Group and the Vodafone group....

Vodafone Idea is the worst off when it comes to telecom companies being handed the short arm. Both Vodafone India and Idea Cellular were looking forward to smooth years after synergising their assets and revenues after the Reliance Jio data revolution. However, sadly for them, the situations have only grown worse with the AGR (Adjusted Gross Revenue) issue and dues piling up on their balance sheets. In the latest revelation, it has come to our eyes that Vodafone Idea is likely to require a Rs 70,000 crore equity infusion for a healthy streak in the industry....

If you are a Vodafone Idea (Vi) customer, you can get 30 days of mobile service validity for Rs 200. There’s a very simple way in which any Vi customer can do this despite higher tariffs. Vodafone Idea (Vi) has been enhancing its network services in many parts of the country including Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh West, Uttarakhand and more. This means, that the telco’s customers will now get better connectivity resulting in an improved voice calling and data experience....

Vodafone Rs 39 All Rounder Prepaid Plan: What it Offers? Vodafone’s all-new Rs 39 All Rounder prepaid plan differs itself from the Rs 35 plan in the talk time segment. The newly launched plan offers full talk time benefit- Rs 30 main talk time and Rs 9 extra talk time valid for seven days. Other benefits of the prepaid plan include 100MB data and all the voice calls will be charged at 2....

Vodafone Rs 269 Prepaid Plan: Benefits Detailed Before moving into the benefits, the Rs 269 prepaid plan from Vodafone is available only in select circles at the moment. Vodafone Idea prepaid users can download the respective operators’ self-care apps to check the availability of the plan in their circle. Alternatively, they can even check out the same on the official website. The Rs 269 prepaid recharge ships with unlimited voice calling benefit to any network within India, 4GB of data and 600 SMSes for a period of 56 days....

Vodafone Group sold the headquarters, which it held for decades in Newbury, England, and will rent over half of the premises of the site back as it downsizes and cuts costs. Job cuts are also expected as the company tries to improve operations and strike deals to consolidate in key markets, including Britain. Vodafone Group sold the headquarters, which it held for decades in Newbury, England, and will rent just over half of the site’s premises back as it downsizes and cuts costs, according to a Bloomberg report....

The American multinational mass media conglomerate WarnerMedia announced that it would discontinue HBO SD and HD linear movie channels in India from December 15, 2020. Besides India, the channels will be suspended in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Maldives as well. The decision to discontinue is a result of its struggles to find a sustainable business model in the South Asian region. The subscriber base of the channels is tiny in these regions....

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 long journey and most of us don’t know about the different phases the company has passed through....

WhatsApp Ads to Come This Year Only a few months back, Daniel had announced, “We are going to be putting ads in Status. That is going to be primary monetisation mode for the company as well as an opportunity for businesses to reach people on WhatsApp.” Although there is not more information available as to how these ads would work, it is pretty much clear that the ads would be working based on Facebook’s native advertisement platform and they would be aimed at connecting the people through the WhatsApp Business, of that particular brand or advertiser....

Numerous new features are being developed by WhatsApp. A new “Kept” communications feature, which will let users store disappearing texts rapidly, was recently seen being tested by the messaging app. The feature is still being developed by WhatsApp and has not yet been made available to beta testers. You can use the optional setting for disappearing communications to increase your privacy. You can arrange messages to vanish 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days after they are sent when you enable disappearing messages....

WhatsApp introduced its UPI payment service in India late last year, which lets users send money to their contacts directly via the messaging platform. Since then, the company appears to be on the quench to add more users to its payments service as it faces a stiff competition against the likes of the other well-established UPI services such as Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm among others. To tackle the strong competition out there in this segment, WhatsApp has introduced the cashback program that rewards users who make payments via this app with a cashback of Rs 51....