Vodafone Idea (VI) on Tuesday announced a commercial rollout of its 5G services in India. The telecom operator in its Q3 2024-25 report revealed its plans and highlighted that 5G services would be first launched in Mumbai in March. The company will then expand services in four more cities in April. In December 2024, VI ​​first began the 5G operation in 19 circles across the country, however, it was not a commercial rollout at that time. In particular, both Airtel and Jio launched 5G services in 2022.
VI 5G services to start with Mumbai
Announcement of its quarterly Report For the third quarter of the financial year 2024-25, VI shared its plan to roll commercial 5G services in the country. After Mumbai, the company plans to expand its services in Bangalore, Chandigarh, Delhi and Patna in April 2025. The telecom operator has not named any other cities which can get 5G coverage in this stage.
“We are invested and the velocity of the deployment of CAPEX is determined to accelerate the upcoming quarters. Contextually, a phased rollout of 5G services is going on, targeting major geography,” statement,
In addition to the 5G rollout, VI also highlighted its rapid expansion of 4G population coverage in the last nine months. The company claimed that it had covered a population of 1.03 billion in March 2024, and reached 1.07 billion by the end of December 2024.
The telecom operator increased its 4G subscriber base from 125.6 million in Q3 FY24 to 126 million at the end of Q3 FY25. The telecom operator reported that its total customer base was 199.8 million in the December quarter, compared to 215.2 million in the same quarter in the last financial year, a decline of 15.4 million.
Additionally, VI reported that it increased its average revenue (ARPU) from Rs. Q2 from Q2 in 166. In 173 Q3, not an increase of 4.7 percent. This growth was selected for tariff hikes and high -priced schemes by users, the company said.
In addition, the telecom operator expanded its appearance up to more than 4,000 unique broadband towers during the quarter. The company claimed that it is its largest joint in the same quarter since the merger.
