Vodafone

Talks are ongoing and no final decisions on the structure of the merger or timing of any announcement have been made

Vodafone Germany's partnership with Tech Mahindra began in 2019 with focus on "transforming assisted sales experience"

The agreement will allow Vodafone customers to enjoy rich new messaging experiences by leveraging Google Jibe Cloud to power Vodafone's use of Rich Communications Services (RCS)

The company lost 5.8 million subscribers sequentially and its user base stood at 228.6 million at the end of the second quarter

Liberty Global, which acquired 1.34 billion shares in Vodafone, said in a statement on Monday that it isn't considering an offer for the Newbury, England-based telecom group

This is expected to free up some cash for Vodafone Idea which needs to pay urgently to Indus Towers, Nokia and Ericsson

Fund infusion critical to sustaining operations of the firm over medium term, say analysts

Troubled Indian mobile service provider Vodafone Idea Ltd said the govt ordered the company to convert into equity all the interest related to payments for spectrum and other dues owed to the govt

Iqon Capital agreed to buy the total of seven buildings known as "The Connection" on behalf of Aljazira Capital

This comes after Vodafone's November announcement of cost-saving measures worth $1.08 billion by 2026, in the wake of a deteriorating market outlook

Abu Dhabi's Emirates Telecommunications Group Co., also known as Etisalat, said it now owns 11% of Vodafone, up from 10% earlier

The development spells further trouble for the company, which has an overall debt pile of Rs 2.2 trillion including hefty dues to the government

The mobile group's chief financial officer Margherita Della Valle will take over as interim group chief executive, Vodafone said

The talks have reportedly been going on for over a month now and SBI is waiting to get clarity on the govt's potential shareholding in Vi

The KKR and GIP consortium will eventually own as much as 50% of the joint venture

Goldman Sachs said Vi would need a sharp capital raise or a tariff increase to remain competitive. It is the only telco which has not yet given a timeline to launch its 5G services

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Vodafone Idea's debt conversion should not be delayed

Vodafone Idea (VIL) on Sunday said it has rolled out 300 new-format 'Vi Shops' across multiple towns in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal and UP West, in line with its expansion blueprint to digitally connect the rural population. VIL plans to further strengthen its local presence and enhance engagement with mobile users by expanding its retail footprint to cover more rural markets in the coming months. "To ramp up its retail footprint at the sub district level, Vi has rolled out 300 new format 'Vi Shops' across multiple towns in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal and UP West," the company said in a statement. Customers in Indapur, Maharashtra; Hapur in Western UP; Basirhat in West Bengal; Usilampatti in Tamil Nadu; Payyoli in Kerala; and hundreds of other such towns will have access to quick, face-to-face service along with a range of differentiated products and offerings, it added. The Vi Shops concept for Tier 3 towns is intended to deliver a uniform experie

Gross revenue in the second quarter of FY23 increased by 12.8 per cent YoY to Rs 10,614 crore