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Vodafone paused the deployment of Huawei equipment in its core networks in January as the British group waits for Western governments to give the Chinese company full security clearance. (Photo: AP)

Vodafone had found security flaws in Huawei equipment

Vodafone said it had found security vulnerabilities in two products and that both incidents had been resolved quickly.

01 May 2019 2:51 PM

Vodafone Idea shares were trading at Rs 16.75 apiece, down by 2.62 per cent compared the previous close on BSE.

Vodafone Idea rights issue subscribed 1.07 times: Sources

As per data published by NSE, the rights issue has received bids for 1,109 crore shares.

25 Apr 2019 10:58 AM

Bharti Airtel trailed Jio with less than half of download speed at 9.3 mbps. (Photo: AFP)

Jio fastest with 22.2 mbps download speed in Mar, Voda leads in upload: Trai

Jio recorded average upload speed of 4.6 mbps and Airtel 3.6 mbps at the end of March.

23 Apr 2019 9:28 AM

BSNL improved performance in download speed and the latency required for better mobile broadband experience.

Non-availability of 4G spectrum keeps BSNL behind its competitors: Report

The study found Bharti Airtel to be the fastest mobile network with an average download speed of 8.7 megabit per second.

18 Apr 2019 8:56 AM

SC sought reply form Vodafone and Airtel on a plea by the CBI alleging that they were not cooperating with the investigation in the Saradha chit fund case. (Photo: PTI)

Saradha chit fund: SC seeks reply from Voda, Airtel on CBI's plea for non-cooperation

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi listed the agency's plea on April 8 after the mobile service providers denied the allegations.

29 Mar 2019 12:46 PM

Performance of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone remained almost flat at 9.4 mbps and 6.7 mbps compared to their performance in January. (Photo: AFP)

Jio tops 4G chart with 20.9 mbps download speed in Feb, Voda in upload: Trai

The average download speed on Idea's network improved to 5.7 mbps in February from 5.5 mbps in January.

16 Mar 2019 10:45 AM

In India, the company's joint venture Vodafone Idea has partnered with Huawei for 5G trials. (Photo: PTI)

Reduction of vendors to two from three not healthy: Vodafone

Currently, there are three major telecom venders left in the world -- Vodafone, Ericsson and Nokia.

25 Feb 2019 5:30 PM

Vodafone holds 45.1 stake in the combined entity, while Kumar Mangalam Birla-led Aditya Birla Group controls 26 per cent and Idea shareholders own 28.9 per cent.

Vodafone Idea to raise Rs 25,000 crore via rights issue

The board has authorised the Capital Raising Committee to decide the nuances of the Rights Issue.

23 Jan 2019 5:51 PM

The two companies are pitching the venture as a combination of cloud computing and connectivity.

In 5G play, Vodafone and IBM link up cloud systems for business

The telecom operator will pay USD 550 million to IBM under an eight-year managed-services agreement.

18 Jan 2019 11:30 AM

FAZ had said the government was mulling changes to the auction requirements envisaging compulsory roaming in rural areas with patchy mobile phone coverage.

German 5G auction at risk if government demands roaming

Transport Ministry said national roaming was not possible based on a EU provision and so not planned.

08 Dec 2018 10:27 AM

Trai has mentioned Vodafone and Idea separately in the result as some tests were conducted before completion of their merger.

All telcos, except Jio, fail Trai's call drop test on select highway, rail routes

Only RJio is meeting quality of service benchmark of drop call rate.

16 Nov 2018 3:00 PM

BMW, Vodafone, Ericsson back the alternative 5G standard called C-V2X.

BMW, Vodafone, Ericsson urge EU to consider 5G car standard

The companies said it was crucial for the industry to have the freedom to adopt a range of technologies for internet-connected cars.

15 Nov 2018 11:33 AM

The entity, which became the largest telco after the merger on August 31, reported consolidated revenue of Rs 7,663 cr.

Vodafone Idea to pump in Rs 25,000 cr, reports Rs 4,973 cr loss

The pro-forma revenue derived without considering the alignment of accounting policies, stood at Rs 12,023 crore.

15 Nov 2018 10:32 AM

5G technology would ultimately enable speeds of 1 gigabit per second.

Vodafone to introduce 1,000 5G sites by 2020

The mobile phone company will start trials of 5G technology in seven British cities in the coming weeks.

21 Sep 2018 10:20 AM

Now, India has four major telecom players: Vodafone-Idea, Airtel, Reliance Jio and BSNL.

Idea, Voda India complete merger of telecom business

Vodafone has a right to appoint the CFO, and the two firms have together chosen Balesh Sharma as the CEO of the new firm.

01 Sep 2018 12:13 AM

The government on Friday termed the merger of Idea and Vodafone in India as a big corporate milestone and said the move paves the way for a "good competitive scenario" in India.

Vodafone-Idea merger a big corporate milestone: Telecom Secretary

This is a good competitive scenario and good configuration for India to have, she said.

31 Aug 2018 7:10 PM

The telecom giant will topple Bharti Airtel from its current pole position and will have the firepower to take on competition in the Indian telecom market, which has intensified with the aggressive entry of Reliance Jio.

Vodafone completes merger with Idea, creates India's largest mobile operator

The merger of Idea Cellular and Vodafone ic omplete, creating India's biggest telecom service provider with over 408 million subscribers.

31 Aug 2018 1:15 PM

The combination will have all India revenue market share of 32.2 per cent and take the numero uno slot in nine telecom circles.

Vodafone Idea complete merger to creates India's largest mobile operator

The board has appointed Balesh Sharma as the CEO, the companies said in a joint statement.

31 Aug 2018 12:31 PM

However, to retain and expand market share, telecom companies will need to improve their services.

Telcos likely to recover in FY20

Average realisation per MB (ARMB) plummeted from around 23 paise in fiscal 2016 to a mere 1.6 paise in fiscal 2018.

14 Aug 2018 12:25 AM

DoT gave conditional nod to the merger on July 9 and asked the two firms to meet the demand raised for taking the merger on record.

Govt gives final nod to Vodafone-Idea merger; to be India's largest operator

Idea Cellular and Vodafone India made a joint payment of Rs 7,268.78 crore.

26 Jul 2018 3:49 PM

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