All India articles – Page 10
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PremiumVodafone Idea partners feel squeeze from merger meld
Signs of tech vendor challenges and frustration in converting sales. Broader operator downturn exacerbating difficulties.
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PremiumVodafone Idea has officially relinquished customer base-leadership in Kolkata
Updated figures from India’s telecoms watchdog showed Vodafone Idea (VfI) has indeed relinquished customer base-leadership in Kolkata, one of the country’s three main licencing ‘circles’‘ (Vodafonewatch, #177).
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PremiumVodafone Idea remains leery of 5G reserve prices
OpCo considers pulling out of upcoming 5G auction. 3.5GHz reserve prices a major stumbling block.
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PremiumVodafone Idea set to relinquish first Metro stronghold
Erasure of joint venture’s once-vaunted subscriber lead seems imminent.
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Network & InfrastructureRakuten Mobile at DTW19: first cloud-native mobile network operator (from a non-telco)
Inside the rebel base: CTO opens up on Rakuten Mobile and Reliance Jio green-field ventures. Network and customer experience reimagined for challenge to operator establishment. Can telco establishment translate experiences, with legacy encumbrance?
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Suppliers & SCMVfI signs raft of deals for post-merger synergies
Fresh contracts with long-established suppliers Ericsson, HPE, and IBM. Merger partners wield more procurement power as VfI. Focus on back-office streamlining, virtualisation, and digital transformation. CEO Sharma says post-merger synergy targets are “ahead of track”.
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PremiumVodafone Idea picks Cisco for NFV multi-cloud network
Tie-in with Group’s broader cloud infrastructure plans.