Vodafone Idea Limited is an Indian telecommunications company formed through the merger of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular. It is India's largest telecom operator by subscribers and revenue. The company provides voice and data services across 2G, 3G, and 4G networks. Vodafone Idea aims to develop 5G infrastructure and leverage 5G technology across industries. It plans to invest Rs 27,000 crore in fiscal year 2020 and complete integration of Vodafone and Idea businesses by 2021.

1. DR. AMBEDKAR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
STUDIES AND RESEARCH, NAGPUR
PERSENTED BY : Riya S. Baghele

2. HISTORY
•Vodafone Idea ltd.
• Founder : Kumar Mangalam Birla.
• CEO : Ravinder Takker
• Founded on : 31 August 2018
• Headquarter : Mumbai and Gandhinagar.
• Sector : Telecommunications.
• Product : Mobile telephony ,Wireless broadband ,Internet
services .

3. • Announced in March 2017 that Idea Cellular and Vodafone India would merge.
The merger got approval from the Department of Telecommunications in July
2018. On 30 August 2018, National Company Law Tribunal gave the final nod
to the Vodafone-Idea merger. The merger was completed on 31 August 2018,
and the newly merged entity was named Vodafone Idea Limited. The merger
created the largest telecom company in India by subscribers and by revenue.

4. PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
• Vi is India's leading telecom service provider.
• The Company provides pan India Voice and Data services across 2G, 3G and 4G platform.
With the large spectrum portfolio to support the growing demand for data and voice, the
company is committed to deliver delightful customer experiences and contribute towards
creating a truly 'Digital India' by enabling millions of citizens to connect and build a better
tomorrow.
• ViTM Business, formerly known as Vodafone Idea Business Services, bring a range of
enterprise grade services and solutions to support the growing needs of business customers
ranging from small home offices to large multi-national companies.
• It comprises of IoT , Connectivity , mobility, security, communications, and cloud .

5. MAJOR COMPETITORS OF THE COMPANY
AIRTEL JIO BSNL
CEO : Gopal Vittal CEO : Sanjay Mashruwala CEO: Pravin Kumar Purvar
Headquarter : New Delhi ,
India .
Headquarter : Mumbai , India. Headquarter : New Delhi , India.
Status : Public subsidiary of
Bharti Enterprises ,
BHARTIARTL.
Status : Private subsidiary of JIO
private limited.
Status : Government Independent
Company.
Sector : Telecommunication. Sector : Telecommunication. Sector : Telecommunication .
Annual Revenue: $14.4 B Annual Revenue : $10-50 B Annual Revenue: $2.5B
Funding : $2.5B Funding : $24.8 B Funding : $ 0

6. ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COMPANY
• In 2018 Telecom carrier – CIO Choice Award.
• In 2018 Enterprise Social Telecom Service Provider of the Year – SMB –
Frost and Sullivian India ICT Award.
• GOLDEN PEACOCK AWARD For Coorperate Social Responsibility For
being the best among Indians Telecom companies for CSR.
• Won 1 golden , 1 silver , and 2 bronze in APAC effies along with grand effie
–BRAND OF THE YEAR AND MARKETER OF THE YEAR.
• Sustainable and impactful CSR project – Letter of appreciation by Gujarat
state CSR Award.
• Won silver for PR around green goodbye- PR award Asia pacific.

7. • In 2019 # strongrer every hour and idea 4G – India ka live network emerges as joint network
– Telecom and Tech Category.
• In 2019 won gold for brand category – Telecom outdoor advertising convention.
• Remarkable achievements with one of the world largest post paid migration – Innovation at
the core award.
• Marketing – Har recharge pe extra – Voice and Data telecom leadership forum.
• Vi voted as the RED HAT INNOVATOR of the year- RED HAT INNOVATOR AWARD.

8. FUTURE PLANS OF THE COMPANY
• The company is developing infrastructure newer and smarter technologies, making both
retail and enterprise customer future ready with innovative offering, conventially
accessible through an ecosystem of digital channels as well as extensive onground
presence .
• Vi is leveraging the power of 5G technology across segments such as industry 4.0,
smart cities, smart healthcare, smart workplace, smart education, smart agriculture,
gaming, amongst others.
• Vodafone Idea plans to invest Rs 27,000 crore in FY20
• The debt-ridden company has advanced its target date to complete integration of
Vodafone and Idea Cellular business to financial year 2021 from fiscal 2023.