Mobile phone users looking to upgrade to smartphones will have plenty of options this festive season with Idea Cellular and Vodafone India set to join Bharti AirtelBSE 6.99 % in offering 4G phones at effective price of around or less than Rs 1,5
Both Vodafone and Kumar Mangalam Birla-owned Idea are in talks with domestic handset makers including Lava and Karbonn to jointly roll out a new set of smartphones in the Rs 1,500 range to take on Sunil Mittal-owned Airtel and Mukesh Ambani- ..
“We’re in discussions with all three telcos but plans have not been finalised,” said Gaurav Nigam, product head at Lava. He refused to name any telco his firm is in talks with.
Sources said the homegrown company said they will not bring down the prices of its existing models but will work out enticing new offers in partnership with the telcos. Vodafone and Idea did not respond to ET’s mails as of press time Thursday.
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Idea, Vodafone may also offer 4G smartphones
Both Vodafone and Kumar Mangalam Birla-owned Idea are in talks with domestic handset makers including Lava and Karbonn to jointly roll out a new set of smartphones in the Rs 1,500 range to take on Sunil Mittal-owned Airtel and Mukesh Ambani- ..
“We’re in discussions with all three telcos but plans have not been finalised,” said Gaurav Nigam, product head at Lava. He refused to name any telco his firm is in talks with.
Sources said the homegrown company said they will not bring down the prices of its existing models but will work out enticing new offers in partnership with the telcos. Vodafone and Idea did not respond to ET’s mails as of press time Thursday.
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Idea, Vodafone may also offer 4G smartphones
