The demand for 4G hotspot devices grew in India in recent times as a lot of users are working from home. Having a 4G hotspot device will allow the users to work seamlessly and it avoids the hassle to turn on Wi-Fi Hotspot feature on the smartphone. Reliance Jio has a lot of 4G Hotspot devices aka JioFi devices, while Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are providing only one option to the users....

It is safe to say that Vodafone Idea (Vi) is doing everything possible to attract the customers. After announcing the new brand identity Vi a couple of months ago, the telco has been unstoppable, especially in the prepaid segment. Vi introduced a prepaid plan that extends your smartphone’s validity, and it also came up with a unique scheme called ‘Weekend Data Rollover’ as part of which you can carry forward unused data from the weekdays to weekends....

Design and Colours Options Both the Vivo and Oppo phones come with gradient finish and look stunning. The V15 comes in three colour variants – Royal Blue, Frozen Black and Glamour Red. The Oppo F11 Pro comes in two colour variants including – Thunder Black and Aurora Green. Both the phones include no notch display, sport pop-up selfie camera, and slim bezels. Display The Vivo V15 sports a much bigger screen when compared to V15 Pro....

Vivo V17 Pro: Specifications and Features The Vivo V17 Pro offers decent specifications for the asking price. Since the phone is heavily marketed towards the offline market, the price of the handset is slightly on the higher side, compared to the competitors. On the front, the V17 Pro has a 6.44-inch Full HD+ display with an aspect ratio of 20:9 and a resolution of 2400*1080 pixels. It’s an AMOLED panel which allowed the company to include an in-display fingerprint scanner....

While Bharti Airtel has made payment of Rs 2,745.8 crore and Reliance Jio paid Rs 1,109.1 crore, the embattled Reliance Communications has not yet made payment of about Rs 492 crore as on the due date. Typically, telecom companies are given a grace period of ten days after the due date by the DoT to make the stipulated payment. Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio did not comment on emails sent to them....

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) all have come out with new prepaid plans during this week. It all started with Reliance Jio coming out with new Disney+ Hotstar prepaid plans. This was followed by Vi and Airtel as well. Disney+ Hotstar had changed its subscription tiers and structure in India starting September 1, 2021. This was naturally going to force operators to change their plans as well since the over-the-top (OTT) platform had removed its ‘VIP’ offering....

Vodafone Idea and Nokia have finished the first phase of deploying the world’s largest Dynamic Spectrum Reframing in India. Not only this, but the companies have also deployed the largest massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (maMIMO) installation in India. The deployment of Dynamic Spectrum Reframing will help Vodafone Idea to use spectrum assets effectively and efficiently which will further help the telco to increase its network coverage in India and give fierce competition to Reliance Jio which is the largest telecom operator in India....

Full Range of ZEE5 Content Now Available for Vodafone Idea Subscribers The company announced that customers of Vodafone Idea will now be able to enjoy the complete range of content being provided by ZEE5 thereby providing a seamless viewing experience which will be accessible on multiple devices. The companies also emphasised the fact that the partnership between the two market leaders will be beneficial for the ecosystem as well as it will drive the growth of video-based content in small cities....

Vodafone Idea has announced its Diwali Offer for 2022. The offer is applicable from October 18 to October 31, 2022. Under the new Diwali Offer from the company, users will get a bonus or additional data on recharge of select prepaid plans. These are not new prepaid plans, but the additional data offer has been added by the company to the existing plans. Vodafone Idea will also offer all the Vi Hero Unlimited benefits with the plans that have been provided with additional data....

Vodafone Idea Quick Recharge Through SMS Detailed As we already know, the entire nation is under lockdown as Coronavirus has started spreading at a rapid pace. Due to lockdown, the retail outlets have been closed as well. With the closure of retail outlets, Vodafone Idea is helping its 2G subscribers using feature phones to access ‘Quick Recharge’ through SMS and Missed Call. Vodafone Idea customers in Assam & North East and Bihar and Jharkhand regions can avail the feature by just sending an SMS from their registered mobile number....

Vodafone Idea Providing Free Data Benefits to Subscribers Also to facilitate connectivity during such harsh times, the telecom operator is also offering its 10 lakh subscribers with a special voice and data benefits. Vodafone Idea has already credited the free data benefit of 100MB to 5GB and free validity to make calls on ‘customer’s account. This will help people access critical services like easy digital money transaction, emergency services, social media for communicating and finding their missing relatives/friends etc....

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has been refarming the 3G spectrum to 4G since last year. The telco has done it in phases throughout the country, picking one circle after another. Vi plans to slowly remove its 3G services from India and become a 2G and 4G only operator. Now, Vi has refarmed the 3G spectrum to 4G in Maharashtra & Goa. Multiple cities, including Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Solapur, Kolhapur, Goa, Jalgaon, Nagpur, Nanded, Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad, Amravati, Akola, Bhiwandi, Ahmednagar, Vasai, and Ulhasnagar are now expected to get better 4G speeds throughout....

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 to RED range of postpaid plans in three circles only- Mumbai, Delhi and Gujarat....

Post the tariff hikes, Vodafone Idea’s stock has been soaring. One of the biggest boosts for Vodafone Idea’s future was the announcement of tariff hikes from Reliance Jio. With all the operators moving their tariffs up, there will not be that big a worry about subscriber market share to Vodafone Idea. In the last few months, Vodafone Idea’s future has changed for the good. The telco firstly benefited from the relief measures announced by the government....

While capital is the soul of a business, it would be foolish to think that it is everything a business requires to become successful. With capital, companies can fuel their growth, but for that, the right execution and pathway to the future are important. Vodafone Idea (Vi), the only struggling private telecom operator in India, has made it to 2022, carrying a lot of baggage on its shoulders. Things such as adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues, low average revenue per user (ARPU) users, millions of 2G customers on the subscriber base, and more have stopped the telco from blooming into a successful brand in the country....

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telco in India, is in a better position as it has received the option to defer additional AGR (adjusted gross revenue) dues worth Rs 8,837 crore. This amount is on top of the money that the telco has already deferred for payment. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had given the telco an option to defer the additional AGR dues up to FY2018-19. Vi naturally opted for the benefit as it would reduce the pressure of liquidity even further....

Even though Vodafone Idea (Vi) isn’t in the best position right now, there’s no denying that the telco can have a future in India. It offers some of the best prepaid and postpaid plans to users in the country. In fact, there is a prepaid plan offered by the telco that neither Jio nor Airtel offers to its users. The prepaid plan that I am talking about comes with a validity of 84 days....

The talks about a relief package coming soon have helped Vodafone Idea (Vi) stock majorly. The company’s shares are 9.66% in the green early Tuesday session. Vodafone Idea’s stock has reached the figure of Rs 7.95 at the time of writing which is 9.66% up. Vi’s stock opened at Rs 7.30 and touched a low of Rs 7.15 for a brief point. The previous close for the stock was Rs 7....

Vodafone Idea Unveils MyAmbar App Solution The CSR arm of the third-largest wireless operator in India highlighted that the app also aids women through a “step-by-step risk assessment tool.” Vodafone Idea Foundation highlighted that the tool will guide the women “through various ways in dealing with their current status.” “Vodafone Idea is committed to leveraging our technology strengths to create social impact through sustainable solutions,” P Balaji, chief regulatory and corporate affairs officer at Vodafone Idea, said in the release....

Vodafone on Wednesday rebranded the 100% data benefits on the Rs 98 data add-on pack as a Double Data offer with the operator expanding the benefits to its users in 20 circles. The telecom operator on Friday increased the data benefits on its Rs 98 data add-on pack by 100% which enabled the users to receive 12 GB of data for 28 days. However, the operator limited the availability of the increased data benefits to users in six circles including Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Mumbai and UP East....