Vodafone Idea Merged : News & Updates

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Sarkar said:
There is a max limit(I think 8) one can buy SIM and with Aadhar Govt can easily track it

it may be in paper but dont think private teleco can implement this they want income interms nation security :(:(:( ..
 
Gobinaath said:
it may be in paper but dont think private teleco can implement this they want income interms nation security :(:(:( ..

With Aadhar Govt can track how many SIM has been issued  ;)

Check the last post for details. Link updated with reference  :k
 
Sarkar said:
Bro read the news. One aadhar is genuine and another is fake. Fake details are not valid as you need the person's fingerprint to authenticate any details

:hs:tup;) ..
 
Kumar Mangalam Birla to head Vodafone-Idea combine: Report

Industrialist and chief of the Kumar Mangalam Birla group, Kumar Mangalam Birla appears to head the new telecom entity Vodafone-Idea combine, a report by Mint indicated.

Vodafone-Idea combine is a new telecom giant in the making with both companies confirming discussions to form a joint business in an all-share deal, which could create ‘stronger’ telco to take on rivals such as market leader Bharti Airtel and billionaire Mukesh Ambani-owned new entrant Reliance Jio infocomm.

Mumbai-based Kumar Mangalam Birla likely to be the unanimous choice for chairman in the event of a Vodafone-Idea merger and the new entity likely to have a 12-member board, the report said, citing details emerging from early talks between two rival groups.

The report attributing to an unnamed person said that the merger would also help UK-based Vodafone Group to de-consolidate its subsidiary Vodafone India.

A new Vodafone-Idea entity would have about 390 million users, exceeding current market leader Bharti Airtel’s 266 million. The combined entity will also be the largest by revenue market share.

Meanwhile, Vodafone group and the Idea Cellular have appointed consultancy firms EY and Deloitte, respectively, to conduct due diligence for the proposed merger.

The appointed consultants are also looking at various job functions that are being duplicated. The two telcos, put together, have more than 30,000 employees.

Vodafone Idea Merger: Kumar Mangalam Birla to head Vodafone-Idea combine: Report, Telecom News, ET Telecom
 
Vodafone-Idea merged entity will beat Airtel in spectrum share

A potential merger of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular would make the combined entity the biggest spectrum holder in India and knock off Reliance Jio Infocomm from the top slot on the overall network capacity market share metric, analysts at Credit Suisse said.

According to the Swiss brokerage, if Vodafone and Idea were to merge, the combined entity would have 35% network capacity share, displacing Reliance Jio, which would have 31%.
UK's Vodafone Group and the Aditya Birla Group are in talks to merge Vodafone India and Idea in an all-share transaction, in their bid to forge a stronger front to combat Jio, which is owned by India's richest man, Mukesh Ambani.

The merged entity, the brokerage said, would command a 26% spectrum market share and relegate Bharti Airtel to second place on this score. At present, Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Airtel leads the industry in terms of spectrum holding with a 21% market share, with Jio at second spot with 17%.

“Individually, Vodafone and Idea appear quite lacking in 3G4G spectrum capabilities, but when combined, the spectrum foorprint looks comparable with Jio and Bharti,“ Credit Suisse said in a note, a copy of which is with ET.

The brokerage, however, said, “Jio would continue to lead in capacity share of data networks by virtue of its large data spectrum holdings and exclusive 4G deployment.“

Analysts at Credit Suisse said if the country's no. 2 and no.3 telcos merge, imbalances in the combined entity's revenue market share (RMS) and network capacity share would continue. It said the merged entity's 35% network capacity share would be significantly behind its envisaged 42% RMS.

“Historically, revenue mar ket shares have had decent correlation with capacity shares, but with the imbalance evident in the above figures, pressure would sustain on incumbents (read: combined entity) to continue to add capacity at a time when Jio has recently announced expansion plans of its own,“ said the Swiss brokerage.

Credit Suisse said the Vodafone-Idea merger being discussed would be good for the industry and combining entities in the long term, but “coming years would remain challenging from the perspective of pricing and capital expenditure pressures“, especially as Jio is expected to slug it out for a 30-plus% market share to justify returns on its large investment.

Vodafone- Idea: Vodafone-Idea merged entity will beat Airtel in spectrum share: Report, Telecom News, ET Telecom
 
Vodafone, Idea Likely to Seal Merger Pact Within a Month

UK's Vodafone and Aditya Birla group firm Idea Cellular are likely to finalise within a month the mega merger deal that will create India's largest telecom firm, according to sources.

"The companies are likely to announce a definitive signing agreement by February 24-25," says a source.

"They are almost ready to sign the agreement and should not take more than a month to announce it," according to another source. However, both Vodafone and Idea declined to comment on the matter.

The British telecom major has brought its ex-India unit chief Marten Pieters to work on the proposed merger.

Vodafone Group Chief Executive Vittorio Colao is also likely to brief all business heads of the Indian arm on a conference call next week about the proposed merger.

If the deal is successful, the combined entity will create India's largest telecom firm with a revenue share of around 40 per cent and a subscriber base of over 380 million, according to India Ratings and Research.

The proposed merger of Vodafone India and Idea will create an entity with a revenue of around Rs 77,500-80,000 crore besides eliminating duplication of spectrum and infrastructure capex, the rating agency said in its report.

Further, the spectrum of Vodafone India in seven circles and that of Idea in two, whose permits are expiring in 2021-22, is together valued at around Rs 12,000 crore as per last auction price. These permits are not in common circles, and hence there could be potential spectrum capex synergies between the two companies, the report said.

However, given the present spectrum holding, revenue and subscriber base, both the companies need to work on synergy to comply with rules.

According to the merger and acquisition rules, an entity should not hold more than 25 per cent spectrum allocated in a telecom circle and 50 per cent on spectrum allocated in a particular band in a service area.

The merger entity should also not have more than 50 per cent revenue and subscriber market share.

As per CLSA report, the merged entity would breach revenue market share, subscriber and spectrum caps in five markets.

The combined entity as per present scenario will breach spectrum cap in 900 Mhz band in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, Haryana and UP West and in 2500 Mhz band in Maharashtra and Gujarat, it said.

CLSA estimated that the excess spectrum which would need to be surrendered or sold off is valued around Rs 5,400 crore and for the merger both the companies will also have to shell out Rs 5,700 crore for liberalising radiowaves that they were allocated administratively.

Vodafone, Idea Likely to Seal Merger Pact Within a Month - News18
 
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