Bharti Airtel and Vodafone, which are India's top two telecom operators, have decided to take on
Reliance Jio Infocomm, the upcoming mobile telephony, broadband services, and digital services provider so that they can maintain their top spot while taking care of their customers’ demand.
In their bid to do so, they are preparing to deploy Voice over LTE (VoLTE) technology on their networks, so that they are well-prepared to battle Jio, which is expected to start its operations soon. The deployment would be done in association with Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia.
Idea cellular, which happens to be at the third position, is also in "active talks" with Nokia for a similar deal, sources close to ET confirmed.
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