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Jio highest bidder in spectrum auction, buys 4G spectrum worth ₹57,122 crore
The conclusion of the two-day auction of the telecom spectrum on Tuesday saw airwaves worth ₹77, 814, 80 crores being sold, with Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio getting the…
India’s third largest telecom company Vodafone Idea! rebrands to ‘Vi!’
Vodafone and Idea, two of the country’s biggest telecom operators, have finally commemorated their merger, forming a single entity striving to become the biggest telecom operator in India, taking…
After BSNL, Airtel and Vodafone extend plan validity for migrant and daily-wage workers amid coronavirus lockdown
Telecom operators Airtel and Vodafone have extended the validity of connections for a section of their user base as large chunk of the consumers struggle to load credit…
Vodafone is the latest company to leave Libra Association
Last year, in June, Facebook officially announced Libra after months of speculations about the project. Soon after the announcement, regulators quickly put it under the microscope. While France…
Three years into existence, Reliance Jio becomes India’s largest telecom operator by subscriber base
Reliance Jio, the newest entrant in the Indian telecom market, has now become the largest telecom operator in the country in terms of both subscriber base as well…
India’s top court rejects plea by telecom companies seeking relief from over $14 billion in dues to government
India has 3 private and 1 state-owned telecom player. Out of the 3 private ones, Bharti Airtel and UK-based Vodafone’s India unit have literally been functioning on life…
Vodafone partners with Amazon Prime Video to strengthen its content proposition in India
Vodafone becomes the first (and biggest!) telecom company to partner with Amazon Prime Video in India. The company announced this collaboration on Sunday which will allow consumers to…
Idea Cellular and Vodafone India announce merger, become country’s largest telecom entity
Idea Cellular and Vodafone India were in talks for a merger to create India’s largest telecom carrier for the last few weeks. However, nothing was confirmed yet. But…
Netflix inks partnership with Airtel, Videocon d2h and Vodafone, announces plan to set up HQ in Mumbai
Advancing towards the establishment of a stronger presence in India, Netflix welcomes telecom companies like Airtel and Vodafone along with Videocon d2h to its streaming platform. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings…
Airtel, Vodafone and Idea come up with new offers to counter Jio Prime membership
Many things have changed in India as far as the telecom market is concerned with the launch of Jio. With the honeymoon period getting over for existing Jio…
Airtel pips Reliance Jio in race to offer highest 4G download speeds, reports TRAI
Airtel accounts for highest share of the market and was certainly one of the first companies to introduce 4G services for smartphone users in India. The company received…
Post Idea Cellular merger, Vodafone India may have to surrender its payments bank licence
The confirmation of merger talks between two mammoth telecom carriers — Vodafone India and Idea Cellular was definitely surprising for most of us. This merger is expected to…
Prior to its merger with Idea, Vodafone grants $300Mn contract for expansion of 4G services
Indian consumers are steadily accepting 4G services in response to the increasing network coverage for various telecom operators. While Airtel is transitioning towards VoLTE technology, Vodafone has now…
Kumar Mangalam Birla could head Vodafone-Idea merged entity as chairman
The market is rife with speculations of a Vodafone-Idea merger. Such an event would create the largest entity in the country and could have far reaching impacts upon…
Vodafone confirms merger talks with Idea Cellular
The rise in popularity of Jio’s 4G LTE services in India has been a disastrous nightmare for other telecom carriers. Further, the provision of free data and voice…
After Jio, Airtel launches data bundle packs with free voice calls
The advent of Reliance Jio in India has certainly led to massive insecurity amongst the already existing telecom operators like Airtel and Vodafone in the country. And now, they…
Google partners with Airtel, Vodafone to extend carrier billing for Play Store in India
Earlier this year, Google debuted carrier-based payments in India in partnership with telecom operator Idea Cellular. The tech behemoth had then stated that it was just a first step and…
Post Jio’s aggressive foray, Vodafone looks to infuse $3Bn to bring down its India division debt
Ever since Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance started pilot runs of their massively anticipated — worth $22Bn — Jio network, there has been a sense of excitement, as to how this…
Vodafone eyes Liberty Global, may become the largest telecom company on planet
Vodafone may be having troubles with India’s tax authorities, but it isn’t deterring the British telecom giant, to go on with what could be, the largest ever acquisition…