The extension of Verizon’s free internet connectivity services for low-income homes has been announced. With its new Verizon Forward Program, the corporation offers free home internet service to qualified families with 5G, LTE, or Fios. Customers enrolling in the programme are also not subject to equipment fees, contracts, or data limitations. The new initiative is now covered by the company’s “Citizen Verizon” corporate social responsibility business strategy, which was first unveiled in 2020....

Vi today announced the launch of its Pay Per View service model, clubbed with deals from Hungama Digital Media Entertainment. This will enable Vi customers to get access to movie titles in four languages – Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu. Vi Movies & TV Pay per view model is a natural extension of our entertainment offerings. The current offerings allow users to watch content at no extra cost as per their recharge or post-paid plans....

Vivo has made decent strides over the course of the last two years, going from a company that offered poor specifications and a lacklustre UI for a rather expensive price, with the sole purpose of targeting offline markets to going to offering decently priced devices that offered features that made the device worthy of a slightly higher price. This also made the company’s recent devices, especially from the X-series and V-series of devices, proper contenders in the hotly contested Indian market....

A new low-cost smartphone from Vivo has been introduced in India. A huge battery, MediaTek chipset, a stylish design, and Android 12 Go Edition are all included in the Vivo Y02. The smartphone is available in two different colours and supports 1TB of additional storage via a dedicated microSD card. Let’s examine the device’s features, price, and other information. Vivo Y02 Specifications and Features The 6.51-inch HD+ (720x1,600 pixels) FullView display on the new Vivo Y02 is impressive....

Vivo Y11 (2019) India Launch Today: What to Expect It has been a busy year for Vivo as the brand launched a new series of phones- Vivo Z, Vivo S and even Vivo U. While the Vivo Z and Vivo U series of phones are aimed at the online market, the Vivo S lineup is aimed at the offline market. The Vivo S, Vivo V and Vivo Y series will be aimed at the offline stores in 2020....

Vivo Z1 Pro vs Vivo Z1x: Differences in Specifications Kicking off with the display, the Vivo Z1x has a 6.38-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED screen on the front with a teardrop notch and in-display fingerprint scanner. On the other hand, the Vivo Z1 Pro has an IPS LCD display with a punch hole; Notably, the Z1 Pro was the cheapest phone in the country with a punch home camera. They both are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SoC- a chipset aimed at gamers....

Vodafone launched its first commercial 5G network in the UK back in July 2019. Initially, the operator had rolled out the services of the next-generation network for only 7 cities of the UK. However, today, Vodafone’s 5G networks cover 100 cities of the UK and an additional 193 markets across Europe. If you have any issues with your broadband internet connection or if there’s no fiberisation in your area due to which you can’t purchase a fiber broadband connection, well, Vodafone GigaCube has you covered....

Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel can benefit a lot from the government’s decision on the withdrawal of a one-time spectrum charge (OTSC). The private operators might have to pay Rs 2,000 crore each or something even lesser than that. The government is trying to reduce litigation from the sector and the withdrawal of appeal against a telecom tribunal verdict would mean that it is doing just that. Because of the continuous litigation, the only people who are benefitting are the lawyers....

In a fresh development, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court (SC) confirming that it has returned the bank guarantees (BGs) to Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharti Airtel. DoT had to return approximately Rs 15,000 crore to Vi and Rs 7,000-Rs 8,000 crores to Airtel in BGs. The DoT has returned the BGs because the telcos have opted for a moratorium of four years on the spectrum dues pertaining to the previous auctions....

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, continues to deliver the best voice calling experience to users in 2022. The data comes through the Trai MyCall portal. As per the data, in the month of June 2022, Vodafone Idea outscored Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) in the area of providing the best calling experience. In June 2022, Bharti Airtel provided the worst voice call quality experience....

“As things stand now, that process is in NCLT and expectation is that it should be completed in the next 3-4 months timeframe. Before the merger is consummated, we have the right to receive that in cash. The value will fluctuate. “The value is dependent on Bharti Infratel (stock) price. At current Bharti Infratel price, the cash value is more than Rs 5,500 crore,” Vodafone Idea Chief Financial Officer Akshaya Moondra told PTI....

If you are looking for a decent postpaid plan, Vodafone Idea has got you covered. The plan from Vodafone Idea that we are talking about is priced under Rs 1000. This is not a family plan, so mind that. If you are someone who consumes a ton of data daily and doesn’t want to be bothered by the data limit that most of the plans come with, then there is a plan from Vi on offer which you must know about....

Vodafone Idea’s financial situation is known to all, and amidst all the worries, the telecom operator has pulled a new surprise out of the hat for its subscribers. Vodafone Idea’s postpaid plans have received a major revamp with some heavy benefits, premium REDX postpaid plans making their way into the Vodafone Idea portfolio. It’s worth noting that this introduction by Vodafone Idea can basically be termed as a tariff hike, as the baseline tariff for the subscription to Vodafone Idea REDx plan has gone up significantly....

Vodafone Idea Looking for an Instant Relief from Government Ever since the Supreme Court decision on AGR dues made in October 2019, rumours regarding Vodafone exiting the Indian market were making rounds on the web. Vodafone firmly said that it would not exit the Indian market, but sought immediate relief from the government. Vodafone Group Plc. Still says terms of the outlook of Vodafone Idea in India as critical. The government did not provide any relief to Vodafone Idea as of now, but Trai is in the process of implementing floor pricing....

Vodafone Idea (Vi) is ready for both 5G standalone (SA) and 5G non-standalone (NSA) architecture. Vi has been conducting 5G trials in two parts of India, including Pune, Maharashtra and Gandhinagar, Gujarat, for months now. The telco is utilising the spectrum allotted by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for the 5G trials. Vodafone Idea’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Jagbir Singh, during the 5G use cases demonstrations held in Pune recently, said that the telco is ready for both 5G SA and 5G NSA....

Vodafone Idea on Tuesday announced its fourth quarter results ended March 2020 with the operator reporting a revenue growth of 6% on a quarterly basis. The company said that the revenue growth was largely driven by the tariff hike implemented by the telecom operators in December 2019. Vodafone Idea said that the average revenue per user (ARPU) improved to Rs 121 in the fourth quarter ended March 2020 as compared to Rs 109 in the third quarter....

Vodafone Idea is facing another major hurdle as its fundraising talks with foreign lenders’ consortium led by Oak Hill Advisors hit a roadblock. A new report now says Vi’s massive $2 billion fundraising plan is now uncertain following differences between key consortium members. An ET Telecom report says the talks have not fallen through entirely, however, the struggling telecom operator is already exploring new partners for a fundraise. The fundraise talks between Vi and the foreign lenders’ consortium was supposed to end on January 31....

Vodafone Idea (Vi) has partnered with Voot Select to offer its users free access to the premium content library of this over-the-top (OTT) service. For the unaware, Voot Select is a subscription led OTT service owned by Viacom18. It is a strategic partnership between both parties. Now users will have much more incentive to subscribe to a Vi offering, and Voot Select will be able to access a larger chunk of the Indian market....

Vodafone Idea (Vi) will most probably clear its outstanding dues for Q4 of FY21 after being called out by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for non-payment of the license fee for seven circles, including Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh (East) and Orissa. According to an ET Telecom Report, partial payment has been made to the DoT, and the remaining amount will follow by next week....

Vodafone RED Offer on Samsung Galaxy S10 Details The bundled offerings by telecom operators and phone manufacturers are all the buzz now, and Vodafone Idea is shipping an offer on the latest Galaxy S10 as well. The buyers of Samsung Galaxy S10 series smartphone who are also the postpaid subscribers of Vodafone Idea will get a one year Netflix subscription worth Rs 6,000 on RED postpaid plans starting at Rs 499....