Vivo to Bring Users New System Called ‘Origin OS’ The Origin OS will come with multiple improvements over the Funtouch OS that Vivo devices currently run on. The Chinese giant is going to launch the Vivo X60 series later this year and it just might happen that it comes with the new Origin OS. If you pay attention to the name of the new system, it has been said that the Origin OS literally means ‘Original Operating System’....
The Vivo X Fold, the company’s first foldable smartphone powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, was introduced earlier this year. The business has launched the Vivo X Fold+, which uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, about six months after its launch. Although the designs of the two foldable smartphones are somewhat similar, the new version has a few minor changes. Most crucially, it has a larger 4,730mAh battery with faster-charging capabilities (as opposed to the 4,600mAh unit in the original edition)....
Vivo has been moving fast in the smartphone market. In the past, it has come out with many successful smartphone series and very soon, it is going to come out with its latest series in India. The new series is none other than the Vivo X50 which was unveiled by the smartphone manufacturer last month. The series contains three smartphones — X50, X50 Pro, and X50 Pro+. Launch event for the X50 series is confirmed on 16 July....
Ericsson and Vodafone have together launched a new 5G lab in Spain. The lab is being called Vodafone 5G Lab, and it is meant for the startup ecosystem for developing services and applications for the 5G technology. In a joint statement, the companies said that this partnership would enable the quality of the 5G ecosystem in the Spanish market to go up. A solid 5G ecosystem will further enable the enterprises to get the best connectivity and 5G access for all the future project developments (from design to execution)....
Vodafone, one of the largest telecom operators of the U.K. recently announced that it has switched on 4G Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) in two rural locations of Cornwall. The two concerned locations are St Keverne on The Lizard and the Fistral Beach in Newquay. It is worth noting that the newly added two locations are only the second and the third places in all of the U.K. to receive O-RAN 4G networks....
Vodafone Full Talk Time Plans Under Rs 50 Detailed Under Rs 50, Vodafone is providing three full talk time plans to the customers. Very recently, the UK-based telco brought back the Rs 20 and Rs 30 talk time plans offering Rs 20 and Rs 30 talk time, respectively. These plans also ship with 28 days of service validity. Earlier, Vodafone users were forced to recharge with at least Rs 35 to extend the account service validity, but the company has re-introduced the Rs 20 full talk time plan....
The 5G spectrum auctions are finally over now. Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, has announced that it has acquired 5G airwaves in the mid-band (3.3-3.67 GHz) and mmWave (26 GHz) band across its priority circles. Vodafone Idea didn’t announce the amount it had to spend for acquiring these airwaves, but the telco has shared a detailed table for its spectrum holdings post the 5G spectrum auction 2022....
Vodafone Idea (Vi), India’s third-largest telecom operator and Reliance Jio, India’s top-ranked telecom operator, offer prepaid plans that fall in the same price range. However, the benefits offered by both the operators are very different. Some people would prefer the Rs 600 plan from Vi, and some would prefer the plan from Jio. This is because, at the end of the day, the needs and wants of every consumer is different....
It hasn’t been long since the private telecom operators introduced prepaid tariff hikes for customers across the nation. Vodafone Idea (Vi) is planning to go for another round of prepaid tariff hikes in 2022 or 2023, Ravinder Takkar, CEO of Vodafone Idea, said during the earnings call. The Rs 99 prepaid plan from the company is not an expensive option for 4G users believes the company. Depending on the market reaction and how well the current new prices are embedding, the telco will take a call on whether another prepaid tariff hike for 4G plans will come in 2022 or 2023....
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has been one of the most active companies in the private telecom sector when it comes to forming new partnerships. If you are a Vi fan and have been following the company closely, you know the multiple partnerships the telco has formed in the last year. The partnership model for Vi is the right one because it doesn’t involve investing a huge sum of funds into building a platform, and partnering with an established brand just adds more credibility to its services of Vi....
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, has not launched 5G services alongside Airtel and Jio. While the telco has already proven the power of its 5G networks by demonstrating several use cases with the partners and vendors, it doesn’t have the money to roll out 5G right now. Once Vi has sorted its funding issues, the telco will plan for the 5G rollout by purchasing 5G network gear from the vendors....
Sunil Bharti Mittal has repeatedly said that it would be tragic if India’s telecom market is reduced to two private players. While Mittal has a lot of experience inside the telecom industry and his insights are valuable, his mention of India becoming a two private telecom operators nation is largely speculation and unrealistic at the moment. Mittal has indirectly taken a dig at the struggling Vodafone Idea (Vi) and said that India is already down to 2....
Vodafone Idea (Vi) is in an interesting position right now. All the relief measures provided to the telecom sector have ensured that Vi is not going to go out of the market. But the company hasn’t made big improvements either. At this stage, it is not just a game of branding or offering more benefits. Telcos now need to differentiate on the basis of the quality of network services. Vi needs to show that it is better than Airtel and Jio in several areas apart from just delivering faster download and upload speeds....
Vodafone Idea (Vi) recently introduced a bunch of new postpaid plans. These new postpaid plans are not too very different from the price of the old plans that the telco offered. These new plans are basically Rs 2 more expensive than the old plans that are not available anymore, and they offer much more benefits to the consumers. We recently did an analysis of these new postpaid plans; you can check them out by clicking here....
Vodafone Idea is one of the telecom operators that has curated an extensive range of prepaid plans for its subscribers. The prepaid plans offer by the telco giant are packed with double data offers, weekend data rollover facility, combo benefits and OTT subscriptions as well. Since blending OTT benefits with prepaid plans have become the new normal, Vodafone Idea has several prepaid plans that come with OTT benefits. Read the article to the end to get complete details regarding OTT packed prepaid plans of Vodafone Idea....
Airtel recently silently added the Rs 199 prepaid plan to its offerings. With this offering, Airtel added another 30 days validity option for consumers. Vodafone Idea, which was already offering the Rs 199 plan, will now be getting some competition from Airtel in this area. Vi has often been looked at as the company that copies the tariff structure of Bharti Airtel. But that’s a little unfair to say because Airtel doesn’t offer the kind of additional benefits that Vi’s plans come with....
Vodafone Idea’s much-awaited ‘Wi-Fi Calling’ or ‘VoWi-Fi’ service will be available for customers starting today. The telco has confirmed this news via direct message to a reader of TelecomTalk. The Vi Wi-Fi Calling service will be available only in two circles- Maharashtra & Goa and Kolkata circles at the launch. The company will likely launch the service in other circles in a phased manner. Wi-Fi Calling from Vi has been overdue for a year now....
Vodafone Idea (Vi) is soon going to give the Indian government equity against the interest dues worth Rs 16,133 crore. Vi was the only telco to go ahead with this option, and it makes sense because the telco wasn’t making money. Bharti Airtel, on the other hand, was in a position where it was generating free cash flows and deleveraging as fast as possible and thus didn’t require to give the centre any equity against the removal of dues....
Vodafone Play Mobile Web Live TV Channel Count Increased When it comes to providing better services to the customers, Vodafone is trying to compete with Bharti Airtel. As part of the same, the telco has come up with a mobile version of the Vodafone Play website. Vodafone Play mobile web offers the video content in four categories- News, Movies, Original and Live TV. Talking about the Live TV service first, there are more than 50 channels on offer right now, including 9 HD channels....
Vodafone RED Basic Plan Revised: What it Offers Now? Telcos Removing Low-Cost Postpaid Plans to Boost ARPU Vodafone is providing Netflix subscription for two months with its high-end postpaid plans of Rs 999 and Rs 1,299, so clearly Airtel has the upper hand. Vodafone has a Rs 299 postpaid plan as well which can be availed by heading over to the Vodafone offline stores. Airtel is no longer offering the Rs 299 postpaid plan, but the telco has a Rs 349 in select circles with very basic benefits....
