Having launched its Prime Video at a lower price than Netflix, Amazon India is now consolidating partnerships to expand its user base in the country. It recently partnered with Vodafone, which, after its merger with Idea Cellular in a $23 million deal, is the biggest telecom company in the country...
Netflix Expands its Service Reach in India
With a view to expand its service's reach via direct-to-home and mobile platforms in India, Netflix said it is working on making "our Indian service better in every dimension," and unveiled three new distribution partnerships with Vodafone telecom, DTH company Airtel, and Videocon d2h. Airtel will integrate the Netflix app into its direct-to-home...
Vodafone Confirms Merger Talks with India's Idea Cellular
U.K.'s Vodafone confirmed it was in talks to merge its Indian subsidiary with its local rival in an all-share deal. A possible merger between the country’s No. 2 provider Vodafone India and its third largest, Idea Cellular Ltd., will create a subscriber base of 395 million subscribers propelling Vodafone to first...
India's Telecoms React to Reliance Jio's Market Entry
To increase their user base to 10 million, Reliance Jio announced offered free voice calls, and low cost data plans for customers in India. To counter this offering, other telecom players such as Airtel, Vodafone, and state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) have announced similar plans to retain their own...
India's Telecom Operators Collaborate to Curb Call Drops
Last month, as part of a 100-day commitment to the government, telecom operators in India -- Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular, Vodafone, BSNL, MTNL, Reliance Communications, Aircel, Telenor, Tata Docomo and Reliance Jio -- set up 48,000 new telecom sites across the country to curb call drops. Another 12,000 base transceiver stations will...
Shell and Vodafone Win Transfer-Pricing Lawsuits in India
The Bombay High Court ruled in favor of the Indian unit of Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europe’s largest oil producer, in a $1.4 billion tax dispute. The court set aside an order by the country’s tax department that sought to tax monies paid to transfer shares of the oil producer...