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Verizon is one of the largest telecom operators in the United States (U.S.) market. The company has brought in new mobile hotspot plans for users. Now there are four options for the users to choose from. The plans start from $20, offering up to 15GB of data and range to $80 where the user gets 150GB of data. These plans offer standalone as well as unlimited plan add-on mobile hotspot data so that you can travel or work from home comfortably....

As per Verizon’s VP of Network Planning Kevin Smith, the operator is now seeking to increase its metro fibre backbone and network core with 400G capabilities. This will enable it to handle an incredible amount of traffic. Verizon Explored With 200G and 400G On Wednesday, Smith gave the opening remarks at Fierce’s Optical Networking Summit. He stated Verizon’s metro network begins with a baseline capability of 100G. It first introduced this capacity with Ciena back in 2011, but according to Smith, the network was built with the ability to support 400G from the outset....

Vodafone Idea’s (Vi) B2B arm called Vi Business has just introduced a new security offering for enterprises called ‘Vi Secure’. This is a solution meant to help enterprises or MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) enhance their security. More and more businesses are adopting the cloud and investing in digital infrastructure as well as the digital workforce today. But many businesses are vulnerable to cyber attacks and breaches because of low-level or insufficient security systems in place....

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has been going back and forth with Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Limited over the ‘priority 4G network’ plan. Trai had earlier questioned both the telcos over their ‘priority 4G network’ plan saying that the telcos should have registered the plan as a new type of offering so it could have been examined properly. Now, the regulator has issued a show-cause notice to VIL over the same issue....

Vivacom, part of the united Group network and OneWeb, announced the development of a dedicated Satellite Network Portal (SNP) or ground station for OneWeb in Bulgaria. The facility will boost accessibility to OneWeb’s constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites for EU nations and broaden communications capabilities. In addition, this will improve broadband coverage and enhance system resilience for areas stretching Central Europe and Central Asia, including the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea....

Vivo Y12G Specifications in India Vivo Y12G comes with a 6.51-inch Halo FullView display. It has a tear-drop notch at the top center housing the selfie camera. The smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 SoC coupled with up to 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. There is a dual-camera setup at the rear with a 13MP primary lens and a 2MP depth sensor. The front has an 8MP selfie sensor....

Vivo has just launched two new smartphones for the Indian market namely Vivo V23 5G and Vivo V23 Pro 5G. Both the smartphones are mid-range devices and will run on Android 12 out of the box. Vivo has gone with MediaTek Dimensity range of chipsets for both smartphones. Both are 5G supportive devices with powerful cameras and displays. Let’s check out the price and the specifications of both smartphones....

Vodafone 1.6GB Daily Data Plans: What Do They Offer? As noted, Vodafone has revised the Rs 209 and Rs 479 prepaid plans to offer 1.6GB data every day. Earlier, the same plans used to provide 1.5GB data per day, so a 100MB more data benefit has been added to the table now. Vodafone did not revise the Rs 529 prepaid plan which still offers 1.5GB data per day for 90 days....

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, offers multiple prepaid plans to users. These prepaid plans come with varied validities, benefits, and additional offers. It is easy to feel overwhelmed while deciding a good prepaid plan for yourself if there are a ton of plans at your disposal and all of them look decent. Today, we are detailing the 1GB daily data plan from Vi that is also affordable for you, and if this suits your needs, you won’t have to look for multiple plans to decide which is the best for you....

The ongoing geopolitical situations between India and China are showing adverse results in the telecom industry. Earlier the government was planning to stop Chinese telecom gear makers from supplying network to the state-owned telcos BSNL and MTNL. Not only this, but private telcos were also in the loop. However, if the private telcos will be barred from purchasing telecom gear from Chinese vendors, they will have to pay massive outstanding dues....

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has appointed Siddhartha Jain as the Cluster Business Head for the Karnataka and the Andhra Pradesh region. Jain has joined Vi from Perfetti Van Melle India, where he was working as the Associate Director - Sales (North Region), the company said in a LinkedIn post. In Perfetti Van Mella India, Jain had worked for seven years and had changed multiple positions. Jain has also worked in companies such as ITC Limited, Aditya Birla Retail Ltd and Mondelez International....

Vodafone Idea (Vi) cannot believe the Supreme Court (SC) judgement on the recent adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues case. As per an ET Telecom report, the telco has said it is ‘inconceivable’ or unimaginable that the SC is not considering the request for rectification of errors in the AGR dues amount. Further, Vi said that it is a “travesty of justice” that SC isn’t allowing for the errors in the dues amount to be rectified....

VIL Announces Raise in Tariffs In Two Weeks Vodafone Idea, in its latest press release, has noted, “Building on its largest spectrum footprint and by accelerating its network integration, VIL is speedily expanding both its coverage and capacity and is well on track to offer 4G services to 1 billion Indian citizens by March 2020. Mobile data charges in India are by far the cheapest in the world, even as the demand for mobile data services continue to grow rapidly....

5G is going to be the next revolution in the connectivity standards, and it is going to come with its share of challenges. One of the biggest issues that Vodafone Idea (Vi) and other telcos will have to navigate through will be delivering the network seamlessly to the end-user. Since 5G networks would operate on a higher spectrum band, they will require even denser infrastructure and backhaul to support the connectivity....

Vodafone Idea Racing Ahead With Network Integration The proposed merger of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular became operational from August 31, 2018, and since then, the combined entity has started merging network. In many parts of the country, subscribers of Vodafone are noticing their network latching onto Idea Cellular’s network and vice-versa. Talking about Vodafone Idea’s network coverage in Haryana circle, it’s available across 145 towns and 6520 villages, covering 99....

The Delhi High Court (HC) has stayed the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal’s (TDSAT) order which stopped the telecom regulator from taking any coercive action against Vodafone Idea (Vi) for not allowing certain customers to port out to other networks. Earlier, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had asked all the telecom operators to allow customers using prepaid without SMS benefits to port out as well. The telcos were offering expensive prepaid plans with SMS benefits, and right at the top, with the most expensive base, prepaid plan with SMS benefits was Vodafone Idea....

Jio is playing to be “India two player”, Ambit Capital said adding that this severely impacts the ability of Vodafone Idea to enjoy the upsides of its rural subscriber base upgrading to smartphones. “Revenue was….lower than peers Bharti (4.3% QoQ) and Jio (7% QoQ). However, ARPU (Rs 104) rose 17% quarter on quarter driven by the impact of minimum ARPU plans,” Deutsche Bank Research said in its report. Vodafone Idea, which recently concluded Rs 25,000 crore rights issue, is looking to monetise investments in tower venture as well as fibre assets, Deutsche Bank said adding that it believed the transactions would provide it adequate liquidity to maintain capex programme and fund spectrum payments....

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, is giving its users 90GB of lumpsum monthly data with a Rs 499 plan. But this is not a conventional prepaid or postpaid plan. This is a plan that is offered to the users with a MiFi device. If you are wondering what a MiFi device is, it is a portable Wi-Fi hotspot device that allows users to stay connected to the internet while on the move....

Vodafone Idea Extends Validity of Prepaid Plans To make sure that everyone is connected with their loved ones, Vodafone Idea has increased the validity of nearly 100 million prepaid subscribers until April 17, 2020. Not only this, but the telco giant has also credited Rs 10 talk time credit in the account of subscribers. The extended prepaid validity plan and extra time credit will aid the group of migrant workers are daily wage earners who are facing difficulty to get connected with their loved ones amid the precautionary lockdown period....

Vodafone Idea Limited aka Vi has revised the Rs 1,197 prepaid recharge today. After removing the ZEE5 Premium subscription benefit from its postpaid plans, Vi has added the same OTT app membership to the Rs 1,197 prepaid plan. With this revision, Vodafone Idea is now shipping free ZEE5 Premium membership with the prepaid plans of Rs 355, Rs 405, Rs 595, Rs 795, Rs 1,197 and Rs 2,595. The Rs 1,197 is a unique offering from the telco because of its 180 days validity and a very decent 1....