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VOOT Kids to Encompass Multi-Format Content Sudhanshu Vats, Group CEO & MD, Viacom18, remarked on the launch of the new VOOT Kids application saying, “Our digital play VOOT is the second largest video-on-demand platform in the country today.” He further added that the VOOT Kids app is a synergy of two growth stories from Viacom18 and with this, the group has made its foray into the world of subscription-based services....

The handset maker also displayed its first commercial 5G smartphone that will be officially available starting the third quarter (Q3) 2019. The 120W charge features a new charge pump technology with a customisable Type-C data cable and travel charger. “Vivo’s mission has always been to develop innovative products to deliver the ultimate user experience, with smart devices and smart services as the core of our business,” said Spark Ni, Senior Vice President, Vivo....

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo might bring a smartphone with an expandable display in the future. It is possible because of the patent application that the company has filed at the World Intellectual Property Organisation. According to 91mobiles, the patent was filed back in May 2021 and was published on December 2, 2021. The patent images shared by the publication suggest that the smartphone that Vivo is working on could have an expandable display....

Vivo V15 Pro: Specifications and Features Alongside the Vivo V15 Pro, the company is also expected to launch the V15 which is also said to come with pop-up selfie camera. Almost all the details of the Vivo V15 Pro have been revealed. The upcoming V15 Pro will carry forward the design of the Vivo NEX. This will be the second pop-up camera phone from Vivo to launch in India. Ahead of the launch, full specs of the Vivo V15 Pro have been leaked....

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo launched its Vivo X80 series in China earlier this week. The series consists of the Vivo X80 along with two variants of the Pro model – the X80 Pro Dimensity version and the X80 Pro Snapdragon version. Now in a new development, the company has officially revealed the launch date for the Vivo X80 series in India. The official website of Vivo India depicts that the smartphones will be launched in the country on May 18 at 12 PM....

Vodafone on Tuesday expanded its Work from Home pack that offered 50GB of data to its users across India. The company initially rolled out the Work from Home pack in May to select circles across India including Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Odisha. In early June, Vodafone expanded the availability of the Work from Home pack to 10 other circles followed by further expansion of its availability on Saturday to cover the majority of its circles....

Vodafone, one of the largest telecom operators in the United Kingdom (UK), offers users a tracking product called ‘Curve’. This is a Smart GPS tracker, which the company says can be attached to almost anything. GPS tracking products are pretty useful for people who seem to lose their belongings more often than not. But this product isn’t just good because it can track things, but also because it can track your pets....

The newly born brand ‘Vi’ today announced the result of the world’s largest network integration between brands Vodafone and Idea. The telco announced the launch of GIGAnet and said it is India’s strongest 4G network which will enable users to stay connected all the time. Furthermore, the telco assures it has set up a world-class network with the largest spectrum portfolio, huge capacity, and built on many principles of 5G architecture that help in delivering a superior network experience....

Vodafone Idea TurboNet 4G Services Now Live in Karnataka Vodafone Idea now has more than 320 million subscribers across the country, down from 438 million a year ago. The company is losing subscribers on a large number, but that did not stop it to integrate the networks of Vodafone and Idea. As noted, Vodafone Idea is launching TurboNet 4G services in circles where it has completed the radio integration. “The launch of TurboNet 4G follows the successful consolidation of its radio network integration and the deployment of newer technologies to further boost network capacity and coverage across large parts of the country,” said Vodafone Idea in a press release....

Total Telecom Subscriber Base Increased to 1205.4 Million The number of telecom subscribers in India increased to 1205.4 million at the end of February from 1203.7 million in January, according to the Telecom Monthly Subscriber Report released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). The sector, dominated by wireless connection, recorded an increase in the mobile services subscriber base to 1183.6 million in February from 1181.9 million in January....

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator of India, is ready to shift to 5G. The telco has a future-proof network and is also the leader in the country’s Internet of Things (IoT) offerings. According to an ET Telecom report, Ravinder Takkar, Managing Director (MD), Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), believes that the telco has a future-ready network. He said that Vi’s network is ready to take on 5G. Takkar said Vi provides differentiated propositions to its customers like private wireless, fixed wireless access, and gigabit optical networks....

Vodafone Idea Foundation, the CSR arm of Vi, announced the results of its Vodafone Idea Scholarship 2021 for teachers and distributed scholarships of Rs 1 Lakh each to 110 teachers across 22 states in India. The results for Student Scholarships 2021 will be announced shortly. The Vi CSR Scholarship initiative aims to reduce the social and fiscal divide that students and teachers have to face in terms of availability and accessibility to the necessary resources that help them to excel....

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has come out with new enterprise postpaid plans for its corporate customers. The telco is striving hard to earn not only from the retail customers but also the corporate customers. Looking at the evolving needs of the enterprises, Vi has launched new postpaid plans for its corporate customers with a range of exclusive benefits. The telco has announced a total of four new plans that cost Rs 299, Rs 349, Rs 399, and Rs 499 per month....

Vodafone Idea (Vi) is reportedly mulling exiting the Wi-Fi joint venture (JV) with Bharti Airtel formed back in 2014. Ravinder Takkar, CEO of Vodafone Idea, told BusinessLine the company might potentially exit the JV with Airtel as neither of the companies is investing much time into it. When the JV was formed, India was running on mobile networks powered by 3G technology. The telco had anticipated the data surge in the following years and thus had created a Wi-Fi JV to offload some data traffic into it....

Vodafone Idea, the third-largest telecom operator might take the same decision as Bharti Airtel when it comes to converting the accrued interest dues into equity for the government (govt). Much recently, Bharti Airtel said that it is not accepting the option of converting interest dues into equity for the govt. Vodafone Idea might do the same as well. Things are much different now than they used to be. The relief package announced by the government has changed the overall outlook of the telecom industry to positive....

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has been unable to invest in its networks in the capacity it should have for expanding 4G because it simply didn’t have the cash. But now, amid everything that is going in the industry, Vodafone Idea is planning to raise capital expenditure (capex) up to approximately Rs 15,000 crore or $2 billion per annum. The telco will get the cash required from an equity fusion from the current promoters as well as outside investors....

Vodafone Idea (Vi) is offering extra data to its users with the Rs 1,499 prepaid plan. The telco is providing users with 50GB of additional data on top of the existing data the plan provides. However, it might be possible that this benefit is limited or restricted to specific Vi users. This is because, on verification of the offer, multiple users couldn’t spot it, but a TelecomTalk member could see it within the Vi mobile app....

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has added a new prepaid 4G data voucher for its customers. The telco offers 7 days of validity with this plan, and it is aimed at users who want a significant data boost to their plan for a week. The plan was added approximately a few weeks back by Vi in a silent manner. This is a plan that sits just below the Rs 82 4G data voucher, which has a longer validity of 14 days....

Vodafone Idea (Vi) is all set to raise Rs 436 crore from its current largest promoter – Vodafone Group UK. Things have slightly changed for the telco in the last year. With the government relief package, Vodafone Idea is in a much better position as a going concern than it was at the same time last year. The telco was also finding it hard to raise additional funds from promoters because of a poor business outlook....

Vodafone Idea (Vi), one of the major telecom operators in the country, is reportedly in talks with Nokia, a Finnish telecom gear vendor, to replace Huawei 4G gear from its networks. Nokia might replace Huawei’s 4G gear in some parts of the country. It will be one of the biggest swap deals for Nokia in India. Nokia Might Deploy 12,000 5G Ready Sites, 4,000 Small Cells for Vi in Capital According to a Reuters report, Nokia might deploy 12,000 5G ready sites and 4,000 small cells for Vodafone Idea (Vi) in India’s capital, New Delhi....