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Opensignal has consistently found Airtel to be the fastest network in terms of 4G data download while telecom regulator Trai has found Reliance Jio to be the fastest network from last several months.

Airtel tops in 4G download speed, Idea in uploading: Report

The report found that Jio's 4G services are available to users 97.8 per cent of the time, Airtel stood second with 89.2 per cent.

22 Oct 2019 6:28 PM

Airtel followed Jio with an average download speed of 8.2 mbps, and was followed by Vodafone (7.7 mbps) and Idea Cellular (6.1 mbps) in August.

Jio tops Trai's 4G mobile broadband chart in Aug with 21.3 mbps speed

Vodafone, however, maintained lead in terms of upload with 5.5 mbps speed.

17 Sep 2019 10:28 PM

The offer will also be valid for new Vodafone customers. (Photo: PTI)

Vodafone launches new scheme to lure customers, details here

Vodafone has come out with this scheme to attract new customers and make the existing ones happy.

30 Jul 2019 1:28 PM

Vodafone m-pesa was one of the 11 firms that was given payments bank licence by the Reserve Bank of India in 2015.

Vodafone Idea to close m-pesa biz, writes off Rs 210 cr for payments bank closure

The company had written off a total amount of Rs 580 crore during the first quarter of 2019-20.

30 Jul 2019 9:08 AM

Mukesh Ambani-led firm Jio had pipped Bharti Airtel in May to become the second largest mobile operator with 322.9 million users and 27.80 per cent market, according to Trai data.

Jio emerges as India's biggest telecom player; Voda Idea user base dips to 320 mn

According to financial results reported by Reliance Industries last week, its subsidiary RJio had a user base of 331.3 mn by June 2019.

27 Jul 2019 11:20 AM

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

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

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

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

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

Bharti Airtel network during June 1-August 29 was 7.53 megabit per second.

Airtel tops in 4G download speed, Idea in upload: OpenSignal

Airtel came top in our analysis of download speed experience with a score close to a third faster than its rivals.

01 Nov 2018 5:01 PM

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

Idea, a part of the Aditya Birla conglomerate, and Vodafone both declined to comment.

Idea and Vodafone's India deal edges closer to completion: source

Vodafone had set the end of August - or Friday - as its target to close the deal.

31 Aug 2018 8:34 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

Idea Cellular and Vodafone announced to merge operations in March last year and were targeting to seal the merger by June.

Vodafone Q1 revenue down 22 pc; to complete Idea merger by Aug

Company exuded confidence of completing the transaction by next month.

25 Jul 2018 3:02 PM

Rs 3,926.34 crore have been paid in cash and bank guarantee of Rs 3,322.44 crore have been furnished.

Idea, Vodafone pay Rs 7,249 cr under protest to DoT for merger

Idea Cellular and Vodafone have made payment under protest as demanded by the DoT for the merger.

24 Jul 2018 9:16 AM

The department has also asked Idea Cellular to furnish a combined bank guarantee of Rs 3,342 crore.

DoT looks into Vodafone-Idea dues re-computation plea

DoT is revising its cash demand of Rs 3,926 crore on Idea-Vodafone, which as per initial assessment could come down by Rs 400 crore.

19 Jul 2018 9:44 AM

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