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The Vivo Y22 is anticipated to be on sale in India soon. This week, new phones from Motorola, Realme, OPPO, and iQOO will be unveiled in India. The Vivo Y22 could possibly become officially available at the same moment. The cost of the Y22 for the Indian market was leaked by Pricebaba ahead of the anticipated debut. According to the report, Indian users will be able to choose between the Vivo Y22’s 4GB RAM + 64GB storage and 6GB RAM + 128GB storage configurations....

If you are in London and planning to travel through the underground rail system, then you will be happy to know that all the four major telecom operators in the United Kingdom (UK) now offer 4G services underground. Vodafone UK and Virgin Media O2 will share a neutral host mobile network in London’s underground rail system to now provide 4G services. Virgin Media O2 said that it had reached an agreement with BAI Communications that will enable customers to access high-speed 4G and 5G-ready mobile connectivity inside the tunnels built for train commute....

Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel have not got any relief when it comes to the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues. Both the telcos have to pay thousands of crores in AGR dues to the government as per the Supreme Court (SC) order. While it is possible for Bharti Airtel to pay the dues comfortably, the same can’t be said for Vodafone Idea, which is struggling with its financials a lot....

Top telecom operators of India, including Vodafone Idea (Vi), Bharti Airtel, and Reliance Jio, are ready to provide seamless connectivity to users during the pandemic. Since most companies and employees are opting for remote working, the need for high-end connectivity has increased. As per an ET Telecom report, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), Director General, SP Kocchar, said that telcos have spent around Rs 9,000 crores in the last year for laying optic fibre cable and deploying new telecom sites....

Spectrum Auction Timeline to Be Further Pushed Back If the dues rise for the telecom operators, then it might push the date of the 4G and 5G spectrum auction even further given the harsh financial situation of the telecom industry. If that happens, then the spectrum auctions in the industry might happen late next year. To recall, previously the talks were being held about holding the auction in late 2019 and early 2020....

Vodafone Idea has reportedly appointed SBI Capital Markets last week for negotiating the restructuring of its current loan. The telco’s loan is worth around Rs 20,000-23,000 crore today which needs to be paid in the next four years. Not just the restructuring, but SBI Capital Markets will also help Vodafone Idea in raising fresh loans. This loan will allow the telco in raising capex levels so that it could expand 4G fast to compete for head-on with Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, reports ET Telecom....

Vodafone Idea has onboarded Saurabh Bajaj as the new EVP (Executive Vice President) for prepaid marketing. Sharing the development on his LinkedIn profile, Bajaj wrote, “Feels great to join another wonderful brand as the Marketing Head for Vi’s Prepaid Business. A new sector to understand, a fabulous team to work with & new challenges to solve. Looking forward to an action-packed rollercoaster to ride!” It will certainly be a challenge for Bajaj to work around the prepaid marketing for Vi....

Vodafone Idea is the third-largest telecom operator in India currently. The telco doesn’t have a very solid reputation in the industry and amongst the subscribers, but it has been managing business and trying to recover from losses. Regardless of how the network of the telco is, there’s an undeniable fact that its plans load the most awesome additional benefits for the consumers. Today, we are looking at a few such prepaid plans from Vodafone Idea....

One of the most prominent service providers in India, Vodafone Idea or Vi offers a premium postpaid experience called REDX. REDX plans can be activated for both individuals or a small family depending on the need of the users. The REDX plan offered by Vi attracts a ton of users because of the amazing benefits it comes with. The family plans offered under REDX helps users to bring together multiple mobile numbers in the family under a single postpaid plan and offers the convenience of single bill payment....

Vodafone Idea has launched multiple new prepaid plans in the last few days. The new plans include the following — Rs 337, Rs 107, and Rs 111 vouchers. But very silently, the company had also added two new prepaid plans to its list. These plans come for Rs 137 and Rs 141. If you go to the ‘Others’ section of prepaid plans listed on Vodafone Idea’s website, you will find these two new additions by the company....

Vodafone Idea (Vi) started offering users double data offer with its prepaid plans a while back. Since then the telco has extended the offer to multiple prepaid plans and also removed it from some. At present, VI users can get this offer on three plans: Rs 299, Rs 449, and Rs 699. Today, we will be focusing on the Rs 699 plan specifically, and we are going to analyse if it is really worth it....

Vodafone Idea, the third largest telecom operator currently “facing a cash gap” is set to witness more pressure following the new postpaid tariffs unveiled by Reliance Jio, ICICI Securities said in a report. According to the report released by ICICI Securities on Wednesday, the cash gap witnessed by Vodafone Idea is due to the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) verdict. The third largest telecom operator in India is required to pay its AGR dues and the spectrum dues annuity from the end of 2022 financial year....

It is the last day of 2021, and Vodafone Idea (listed as IDEA on the stock exchanges) shares have gained almost 5%. It’s not just the last day of 2021 but also the last day of the week, Friday. At the time of writing, Vodafone Idea’s shares are trading at Rs 14.70, which is 5% in the green. The telco’s shares have already hit a high of Rs 14.85 on Friday morning....

Vodafone Rs 129 Prepaid Recharge: What it Offers? After the revision, Vodafone’s Rs 129 prepaid plan ships with 2GB of 2G/3G/4G data, unlimited voice calling without any FUP limit and 300 SMSes for the entire validity period. The plan comes with a validity of 28 days. This plan is very useful for users who are looking for minimal data benefit and heavy voice calling as there’s no FUP limit on calling....

Wearable tech has become increasingly common in recent years with the fitness band and watch boom playing a key role. According to a report published by famed research company IDC, India’s wearable market grew by around 170.3% on a year-over-year or YoY basis in Q1 of 2021, shipping around 11.4 million units. Amidst this rise, watches grew by 463.8% YoY in Q1 2021 to become the fastest-growing category when it comes to wearables....

WhatsApp for iPad Will Offer All Features of WhatsApp iOS App One of the reasons why WhatsApp become so popular is because of its simple user interface. The upcoming WhatsApp for iPad will have a similar interface as WhatsApp for iOS and it even brings the same features to the table. WABetaInfo reports that WhatsApp for iPad offers audio & video calls, WhatsApp Status, Groups and it even has support for a landscape mode....

After more than two years since the beta launch, WhatsApp Pay has finally received the much-awaited nod from National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for a full-fledged launch. Starting today, people across India will be able to send money through WhatsApp. The instant messaging platform will make use of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for secure payment experience. As for UPI, it is a real-time payment system with over 160 supported banks....

WhatsApp Details How it Designed Dark Mode The arrival of Dark Mode on WhatsApp globally was first hinted by the company on social media platforms as it replaced the profile image with a dark background and WhatsApp logo. Late yesterday, WhatsApp published a blogpost saying detailing how it designed the Dark Mode for WhatsApp. While designing Dark Mode, WhatsApp spent time researching and experimenting with a focus on two particular areas- Readability and Information Hierarchy....

The formal 5G debut in India took place over a week ago, and telecom giants Airtel and Jio are currently leading the next-generation network services there. However, not everyone can use it for a number of reasons. In order to support 5G, several manufacturers must provide a software upgrade. The smartphone manufacturers have since confirmed the 5G support release schedule. OnePlus phone 5G support This year, OnePlus produced a number of 5G-capable smartphones and even advertised them as being future-ready....

Elon Musk, the new CEO of Twitter, is capable of anything. The Tesla CEO may soon introduce a product that competes with iOS and Android. He wouldn’t consider developing his own phone, though, until Apple or Google removed his recently acquired company, Twitter, from the app stores. The Google and Apple App Stores may ban Twitter due to problems with content moderation. If Twitter is removed from the Google or Apple app stores, Musk will undoubtedly develop a new phone, he responded to a Twitter user who questioned whether he would do so....