You know the feeling – where you’re in an unfamiliar area with nothing but your mobile device for guidance and you’re in a mobile ‘black spot’. The term refers to an area where there is absolutely zero coverage on a particular mobile network and this long-standing problem (especially in rural areas of the UK) could soon be a thing of the past.
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Let the rumour mill begin yet again as Sky is reportedly nearing a trial launch of its own mobile network in partnership with UK operator Vodafone.
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Vodafone has teamed up with Bharat BPO to facilitate railway ticket booking via M-Pesa. Bharat BPO is the official Rail Sampark partner of Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) .
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Vodafone India has launched Vodafone R206Z, that company’s latest 3G Mobile Wi-Fi dongle that offers data transfer speed of up to 21.1 Mbps. It lets you share the connection with up to 10 users through Wi-Fi, has microSD card support up to 32GB. Continue reading “Vodafone R206Z 3G Mobile Wi-Fi dongle launched for Rs. 2399”
Vodafone India has launched Vodafone Tuesdays, a new offer for its customers in Delhi-NCR region. This lets Vodafone customers in the region enjoy buy one get one offer from some exciting brands every Tuesday. This ranges from restaurants, salons and entertainment theme parks. Vodafone has tied-up with Costa Coffee, Pizza Hut, Geetanjali Salon, Vaango, Mad Over Donuts, Bikanerwala, World of Wonders & Splash Water Park for this offer. Continue reading “Vodafone Tuesdays Buy one Get One Free offer launched in Delhi & NCR”
Vodafone India has launched Vodafone RED, all-in-one plans exclusively for its postpaid retail and enterprise customers. This eliminates the need for multiple rentals for voice and data, since it comes with voice, data and SMS benefits. The Vodafone RED plans are available starting from Rs. 499 and the Vodafone RED4Business plans are available from Rs. 666. The Vodafone RED4Business is segmented into two user groups of IOIP (Individual Owned Individual Paid) and COCP (Corporate Owned Corporate Paid). Benefits vary depending on the plan. Check out the details below. Continue reading “Vodafone RED postpaid all-in-one plans with voice, data and SMS launched”
Micromax has partnered with Vodafone India to launch Canvas Knight with 2GB of free data for customers not active on a data pack. The pack would be activated in 48 hours on first Vodafone SIM inserted in the Canvas Knight before October 31, 2014. This offer would be extended to a wider portfolio of Micromax devices soon, says the company. Micromax started selling Canvas Knight A350 with Android 4.4 (KitKat) since last month. It is not clear when current Canvas Knight users would get the Kitkat update. Continue reading “Micromax teams up with Vodafone to offer 2GB of free data with Canvas Knight”
Vodafone India, today launched Super Network Operations Centre (SNOC) and Super Network Experience Centre (SNEC) in Pune. The SNOC provides insight into the workings of over 120,000 Vodafone sites that offer network coverage across 22 circles remotely. The SNEC enables enterprise customers to experience the latest and emerging business communication solutions to Communicate, Collaborate and Connect better. Continue reading “Vodafone India launches Super Network Operations Centre and Experience Centre in Pune”
Vodafone India has launched Vodafone Fan Army, a new Group Selfie contest for pre-paid and post-paid Vodafone customers. Vodafone customers can upload a group selfie with their friends on vodafone.in/fanarmy and stand a chance to win an opportunity to be a part of the Vodafone Fan Army by winning tickets to watch the IPL match live in India. Participants would also stand a chance to win jerseys and other merchandise. Continue reading “Vodafone India launches Vodafone Fan Army contest for IPL 2014”
The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) today cleared the 3G intra-circle roaming agreements signed between Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular by saying that the 3G intra-circle-roaming (ICR) does not violate the Unified Access Service Licence (UASL) license, reports ET. It has also quashed all penalties imposed by the Department of Telecom (DoT) on these operators last year.
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Vodafone has just announces that it has acquired 100% stake in its Indian subsidiary, Vodafone India Limited. It acquired indirect equity interests in VIL held by Analjit Singh and Neelu Analjit Singh in March, taking its stake to 89.03% of Vodafone India. Piramal Enterprises Limited has agreed to sell its 10.97% Vodafone India stake to Vodafone for Rs. 8,900 crores. The combined cash consideration for both transactions was Rs. 10,142 crores (1.0 billion GBP), said Vodafone. Continue reading “Vodafone acquires 100% stake in Vodafone India”
Vodafone India started BE SMART initiative long back to promote the use of mobile internet in India. The company recently launched a new campaign that uses tools like augmented reality, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) aimed at engaging, educating and providing a better smartphone experience on the go to its customers. Continue reading “Vodafone India promotes 3G using Augmented Reality and RFID”
Vodafone India has partnered with Disney India’s Interactive business to launch Vodafone Games & Apps to offer premium games and apps for both feature and smart phones. Vodafone partnered with Hungama to launch Vodafone Music back in December last year and tied up with Star India for Vodafone Sports. Continue reading “Vodafone ties up with Disney India to launch Vodafone Games & Apps”
Vodafone India has partnered with Opera Software to bring web pass services for Indian customers. Opera Web Pass was announced back in 2012, and lets operators offer time or site specific, mobile internet offerings to their customers. This will encourage new users to get online using their mobile devices and also help increase data usage among the existing users, believes Vodafone and Opera. Continue reading “Vodafone India partners with Opera to bring web pass service”
Vodafone India has entered in to a strategic partnership with Star India for multi-sports offering under new Vodafone Sports portal on Vodafone Live. This lets feature phone as well as smartphone users enjoy sports content on-the-go. Powered by starsports.com, Vodafone Sports offers curated in-depth content from different sports such as Cricket, Football, Tennis and Hockey. It would cover other major sports like F1, Tennis etc in the future. Continue reading “Vodafone ties up with Star India for Vodafone Sports VAS offering”
