Vodafone Idea
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Vodafone Idea has picked Nokia to upgrade and expand its optical metro and circle networks across India. -
Tejas Networks has agreed a three-year deal with Vodafone Idea to supply its cutting-edge TJ1400 and TJ1600 packet and optical transmission products.
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Nokia will provide equipment to upgrade Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL)’s 4G and 5G networks as part of a new three-year deal.
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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.
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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.
Forthcoming events
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Vodafone Idea has posted the highest ever loss recorded by an Indian firm as it faced declining subscriptions and mounting debts in the last financial year.
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India has confirmed it is to delay auctions for 4G and 5G spectrum scheduled for this financial year and, while some analysts have put the delay down to the logistical challenges posed by Covid-19 lockdowns, others have noted that the decision has bought time for cash-strapped operators and regulators conflicted over the involvement of Huawei.
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Vodafone, the UK group that owns 50% of troubled Indian operator Vodafone Idea, has lost a case before the Supreme Court for a tax refund dating back to 2014-2018.
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Vodafone Group has given its financially troubled Indian operation Vodafone Idea a US$200 million liquidity boost originally scheduled to clear in September, under the terms of its contingent liability mechanism (“CLM”) with Vodafone Idea.
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The Indian government must step in to assist the country’s top telcos in paying off around US$54.46 billion in debt, and bring an end to the “AGR storm” that has consumed the industry.
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India’s Supreme Court is in a battle with the government over a $13 billion decision that may see the demise of mobile operator Vodafone Idea.
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Troubled Indian service provider Vodafone Idea (NSE: IDEA), is to fully transition its IT application stack to its Universal Cloud, following the pilot phase launch of the Optiva Charging Engine.
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The Indian government has asked the telecoms industry how quickly it could move Vodafone Idea’s 300 million customers to Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio or other operators.
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Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Tata Teleservices have paid some of the $14 billion they owe the Indian government in fees, but not all.
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India’s mobile operators have told the government they will make a part-payment of the $14 billion today that they owe in dues.
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India’s Vodafone Idea missed its payment to the government of 530.4 million rupees ($7.46 million) that was due yesterday.
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Indian operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are facing a trillion-rupee ($14.4 billion) crisis after the country’s Supreme Court rejected their plea over the way dues are calculated.
