Vodafone Idea
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Mavenir has announced it is in the advanced commercial phase of an Open RAN network pilot deployment for Vodafone Idea in India. -
Vodafone Idea will make significant investments to roll out its 5G network in India, Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the company said today.
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India’s fledgling Vodafone Idea has accused its competitors Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel of predatory pricing with their latest 5G deals.
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Vodafone Idea is yet to start setting up a 5G base station network in India according to local reports from the country.
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India’s mobile companies are calling on operators of so-called over-the-top (OTT) apps to pay them for carrying their traffic.
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In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the week from tower sales to contract announcements and the use cases for 6G.
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Vodafone is looking to sell its entire 28.1% stake in India’s largest cell tower firm Indus Towers according to several reports.
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Reliance Jio (RJIL) has paid Rs 30,791 (£3.03 million) towards clearing prepayment of deferred spectrum acquired before March 2021.
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Vodafone Idea is revamping its national backbone networks after it announced a partnership with Ciena.
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The Indian government will take a 36% in the fledgling Vodafone Idea after the operator’s board approved the conversion of dues into equity.
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Debt-stricken mobile carrier Vodafone Idea is looking at funding deals with potential investors after receiving a relief package from the Indian government.
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Vodafone Idea saw revenue fall by 4.7% quarter-on-quarter to INR91.5 billion (€1 billion) in the three months to the end of June.
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Indian banks are in discussions about converting Vodafone Idea’s debts into equity, effectively taking over one of the country’s three main mobile operators.
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The Indian government appears to have blinked first in its fight with its telecoms operators and others over back taxes worth billions.
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The chairman of the company that owns 27% of Indian mobile operator Vodafone Idea has offered to transfer the group’s entire shareholding to the government to help stave off collapse.
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India's Vodafone Idea reported a revenue decline of 11.8% quarter on quarter in its Q4 financial results this week.
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India's mobile operators spent a combined US$11 billion on spectrum in the country's latest auction.
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India has taken the biggest step so far in a plan to merge its two state-owned telcos, by transferring mobile operations in Delhi and Mumbai from one to the other.
