The Story of Network Capacity Charge (NCF) Trai in its mandate has said that now there is a massive change to how the Network Capacity Fees (NCF) is handled. It is worth noting that the NCF is the charge which is paid by the subscribers to the DTH operators for carrying the channels and makes up for one part of the total two parts of the DTH or cable TV bill which the subscribers pay every month....
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), which is led by India’s richest personality, Mukesh Ambani, late on Thursday announced that the merger of Den Networks, TV 18 Broadcast and Hathway to Network 18 would be called off. This comes almost a year after the announcement was first made, prompting major shifts and reactions in the world of networking. The key cable distribution company that is owned by RIL, Den Networks, on Wednesday said that it had decided to go against proceeding with the scheme of arrangements in which it had to merge into Network18 alongside its sister companies....
For the users who are looking to commit to a long-term plan, telcos offer a yearlong plan apart from the usual monthly, two-month and three-month packs. The year long plans usually have a validity period of 365 days and mentioned below are some of the annual prepaid plans offered by Vodafone Idea and Airtel along with the pack details. Year long Plans from Vi Vi offers three yearlong prepaid plans to its users with some exciting benefits....
Vodafone Idea or Vi, has changed its carrier name to ‘Vi is here.’ The new carrier name falls in-line with the company’s announcement on September 7 that both Vodafone and Idea brands will have a single brand identity called as ‘Vi.’ The new carrier name ‘Vi is here’ is being spotted by both Vodafone and Idea customers across the country. With the telco now becoming a single brand, we can also expect improved services in the coming quarters....
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has just announced its partnership with Firework, deemed as the world’s largest short story publishing platform. It is a strategic partnership between both the companies aimed to deliver quick entertainment to the users in India. Vi is looking to entertain its users in 30 seconds with the help of short, quirky videos present in the platform of Firework. Firework is a story publishing platform based out of Silicon Valley....
Vivo has finally announced its new operating system (OS) called OriginOS. The Chinese smartphone maker currently rolls out its devices with the FuntouchOS. But the OriginOS is here to replace it. There are multiple changes made to the user interface (UI) of the new OS. The home screen of the OriginOS uses square and rectangular widgets which Vivo calls Klotski grid. The new OS comes with enhanced animations, a new notifications system, sound, and other things....
Vivo V20 (2021): Specifications and Features The smartphone is available in a single variant with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage at Rs 24,990. Users can expand the storage up to 1TB on the smartphone. Talking about the cameras, the USP of the Vivo V20 (2021) is the 44MP selfie snapper. On the rear side, there are three sensors comprising of a primary 64MP snapper, 8MP super-wide-angle sensor and a 2MP monochrome sensor....
Vivo V23 may be launched in Indian markets on January 4. The information has arrived just hours later after the Chinese smartphone manufacturer released a teaser during the Kabaddi match confirming the arrival of the Vivo V23 in India. The Vivo V23 lineup in India is speculated to include Vivo V23 and Vivo V23 Pro handsets. The recent report has also confirmed the previously reported rumours that the Vivo V23 series will feature dual front cameras....
Vivo just launched the Vivo Y51A in India. The smartphone comes with a massive 5,000mAh battery inside and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SoC. It is a mid-range device which comes with a triple-camera setup at the rear and teardrop notch at the front housing the selfie-camera. It is worthy to note that the Vivo Y51 launched just a month back in India and both the devices have a ton of similarities....
Continuing evidence of the growth in importance of artificial intelligence (AI) for operators comes in the form of a recent announcement from Ericsson and Vodafone Oman that they have partnered to, as they put it, “empower the telecom company’s network infrastructure development across multiple domains”. More precisely, in this most recent development in the continuing collaboration between the two firms, Ericsson will offer AI-based cognition technology solutions for network optimisation to enable Vodafone’s implementation of zero-touch operations (ZTO) and anomaly detection capabilities....
The private telecom operators in India including Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea (Vi), and Bharti Airtel aren’t going to see robust growth in mobile revenues in Q1 FY23. This is due to a couple of reasons, said ICICI Securities in a note. First of all, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) saw a decline in subscribers. The smartphone prices were up and thus the sales were lower resulting in fewer 4G subscribers net addition....
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest private telecom operator in India, offers multiple 4G data vouchers with a different set of validities. If you are someone who is looking to purchase a shorter-validity data voucher, there are a series of options that come with 28 days and 21 days of service validity. These vouchers are great for giving your unlimited data plan an additional boost of data so that you can work from your home seamlessly in the pandemic....
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, has been offering a better voice quality experience to users than its competitors, Jio and Airtel. While Vi isn’t the best at everything, the telco has certainly bagged recognitions for some of the key metrics which make a big difference in the kind of overall experience a consumer has. According to the TRAI MyCall Data, Vi continues to be rated the highest on call quality parameters from January to May 2022....
Vodafone Idea has just become the first telecom operator in the country to offer network services to Parapatta in Kozhikode. For the unaware, Kozhikode is a seaport in Kerala where there is a small village called Parapatta. Because schools are shut down and offline education isn’t allowed, students need continuous access to mobile networks or broadband networks to stay connected with the internet so that their online education can proceed smoothly....
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the ailing telecom operator in the country, can get more help from the Indian government to boost its chances of survival and make a comeback. Vi has already opted for the dues to equity conversion and received the benefits of the relief measures that govt had announced in September 2021. Besides this, the government is ready to help the telecom operator further. However, there’s a condition. The government wants the promoters of the company, including the Aditya Birla Group and the Vodafone Group Plc, to pitch in with additional funds....
Vodafone Idea (Vi) is claiming that because of the deployment of additional spectrum to increase capacity and new sites added in Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Telangana, users there would experience 2x faster speeds. But is it going to make a positive difference for the company? First of all, let’s see what Vi has said it has done in the last year in the two circles. Vi announced that it had deployed additional 1800 MHz spectrum on all 11000 sites in the two states....
In a bid to improve the mobile network experience for its customers in Gujarat, a prominent state in India, Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, has deployed an additional spectrum in the state. Vi has also increased the network capacity significantly in the last two years in Gujarat. The telco said that it had undertaken various initiatives to ensure that the network experience for users in Gujarat enhances and customers can get faster speeds on their mobile....
Vodafone Idea (Vi) is getting aggressive with its broadband business in the country. The telco has just launched new fiber plans through its subsidiary You Broadband for 4 more places. Vi had already announced new broadband plans for Chennai, Bangalore, Vijaywada, Kakinada, and Ahmedabad. Now the company is all set to offer new fiber broadband plans in these locations - Navi Mumbai, Thane, Powai, and Mumbai. All of the locations are getting different plans with different speeds....
Vodafone Idea has hiked the prices of Family postpaid plans across India. To recall, Vi increased the prices of Family postpaid plans in few circles a couple of months ago, and now, the telco has rolled out the same plans across the country. Prices of two entry-level postpaid plans have been increased from Rs 598 to Rs 649, and from Rs 749 to Rs 799. Earlier, the two plans were live in five circles- UP East, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Kolkata and Maharashtra & Goa....
Vodafone Idea has been one of the go-to operators for postpaid services thanks to its affordable and unique plans. For individual customers, Vodafone Idea has a unique postpaid plan of Rs 1,099 which offers a slew of benefits. Alongside the postpaid plans aimed at individual users, Vodafone Idea aka Vi has five postpaid plans aimed at the individual users, however, for Family users, the telco has four plans on offer....
