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If you’re an Idea Cellular subscriber in NCR, you’ll pay. The company has raised mobile data rates by up to 100 per cent for its pre-paid customers. It’s the first telecom to raise its tariff after recent spectrum auction in March. 
 
The company has doubled the tariff for some 2G plans, and tripled 3G rates. 
 
According to media reports Idea MD and CEO Himanshu Kapania had said hinted post spectrum action that a data tariff price hike could occur. 
 
The company has changed most of the 2G and 3G recharge vouchers. As per the new rates subscribers would get 1.5 GB of 2G as against 3 GB for Rs. 255 earlier and 3 GB as against 4 GB for Rs. 755. 
 
The 1 GB 3G pack will now come with a 28 days validity of 28 days, but will cost Rs. 295 as against Rs 249. 1 GB of 2G would now set you back for Rs. 195 as against Rs 175 earlier, but will come with 28 days validity. 
 
The company has also reduced validity of some other packs. 
 
Experts predict an overall increase in the Idea’s data tariffs in other circles too. 
 
The new rates came into effect from June 3. 
 
(Image credit: Indiatimes)

Idea ups mobile data rates
in NCR by up to 100%

<ul><li>Idea has launched a new campaign under its ‘What an idea’ theme to address the issues of unemployment and underemployment. </li><li>Titled ‘NOT working? Try NETworking!’, the campaign showcases the myriad opportunities that the internet, through Idea 4G network, throws open to people from different age groups and socio-economic backgrounds, across India.</li><li>As Idea launches its new campaign, we look back at some of its iconic advertisements that were way ahead of its time and made a comment on issues such as unemployment, climate change, fake news, casteism -- that are more relevant today than ever. </li></ul>Historically, brand Idea has re-imagined mobile telephony - as an enabler for societal change. The issues/causes taken up through some of the memorable brand campaigns over the years have been contextual, contemporary and relatable to an urban audience, and yet been appreciated by the masses. Hark back to the time when ‘What an idea, Sirji!’ gripped the imagination of the nation, becoming a part of daily conversations, across India’s geographies. The popular series is now back to rekindle brand engagement and affinity amongst the audience. 
 
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 Keeping the intrinsic purpose of the brand, Idea has launched a new campaign under ‘What an idea’ theme to address the issues of unemployment and underemployment. Titled ‘NOT working? Try NETworking!’, the campaign showcases the myriad opportunities that the internet, through Idea 4G network, throws open to people from different age groups and socio-economic backgrounds, across India. Key to creating this campaign are real life insights on unemployment and underemployment amongst educated, qualified youth. There also co-exists in parallel, a huge demand-supply gap for skilled workforce with several graduates not able to find commensurate jobs. Taking a leaf from these real life, topical insights, Idea’s latest ‘NOT working? Try NETworking!’ campaign portrays the internet as a medium to network and connect with people who understand, complement and inspire, throwing up a world of opportunities to recognise one’s own potential and give wings to dreams of individuals looking for employment and entrepreneurship. 
 
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 Explaining the rationale behind the new Brand campaign with one of Idea’s most loved taglines, Kavita Nair, Chief Digital Transformation &amp; Brand Officer, Vodafone Idea Limited said, “Idea was the first telecom brand in India to take a step beyond the transactional plane to showcase how mobile telephony can transform people’s lives in a positive manner. Each Idea campaign, over the years, has focused on social issues prevalent at that time and championed causes which are relevant and appeal to urban and rural audiences alike.” “The new brand campaign ‘NOT working? Try NETworking’ has been conceptualised with the objective of tapping the immense love and affinity the brand enjoys - by telling short, hope infusing stories. Through the narrative, we highlight the reliability of high speed Internet on Idea 4G which can help spark a million innovative ideas and a million opportunities to create a better future for urban and rural Indians, signing off with the iconic ‘What an idea!’", adds Nair. For more than a decade, Idea Brand campaigns have taken up issues that have affected society and/or individuals and given them a creative spin by highlighting innovative ideas that demonstrated how mobile telephony offers solutions to these problems. Each brand campaign has played an integral role in building the brand’s persona and salience - be it the Sarpanch suggesting every individual’s mobile number as identity in ‘Caste Wars’ ad; or the ‘Father’ suggesting the idea of using mobile for e-education; or mobile rescuing trees from being cut in the ‘Use Mobile, Save Paper’ campaign; or even ‘Break the Language barrier’ or ‘Telephone Exchange’ campaigns in which mobile phone helps build bridges between people. 
 
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 With the launch of mobile broadband services, the brand showed how the service can be used by masses to get empowered with information on fingertips and not fall prey to fraudsters as in the ‘<keyword id="2209689" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="No-Ullu-Banaoing">No Ullu Banaoing</keyword>’ campaign. 
 
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 It further propagated the idea of internet as a powerful tool for education with the ‘Idea Internet Network’ (IIN) campaign. More recently, with the proliferation of 4G and high usage of social media, the brand also addressed psychological and social problems of the society through its ‘Meri Real Life’ and ‘India Ka Live’ network campaigns. The latest NETworking series of three TVCs carry the brand’s signature tune and creative treatment and went live today, 11th February, 2020. The TVCs have been conceptualised keeping in mind the perspectives of different target audiences – a youngster struggling for employment, a small-town businessman facing lean business time thanks to the growing trend of online shopping, and a middle-aged woman trying to supplement her income by selling homemade papads and pickles. Developed by <keyword id="6583398" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="BBDO">BBDO</keyword> India, directed by Sandeep Yadav, the campaign will be promoted through TV, Radio and Digital media.

Idea is back with another edition of its What an Idea ads

<ul><li>Vodafone Idea’s stock crashed by 27% in today’s trade, closing at ₹6.7 per share. </li><li>As much as ₹1,400 crore, about $200 million, was lost in a single day’s trade.</li><li>Vodafone Idea posted a net loss of ₹4,874 crore, or over $700 million, in the first quarter of the current financial year. </li></ul> Vodafone Idea’s stock crashed by a massive 27% in today’s trade, closing at ₹6.7 per share. It means that as much as ₹1,400 crore, about $200 million, was lost in a single day’s trade. On Friday (July 26), Vodafone Idea posted a net loss of ₹4,874 crore, or over $700 million, in the first quarter of the current financial year. “Vodafone Idea’s results disappointed with revenues, EBIDTA (pre-tax profits), and a loss ---all missed estimates,” said a report by CLSA, which retained its ‘Sell’ recommendation. In the long-run Top telecom operators Vodafone and Idea Cellular had merged last year, and these synergies will start paying off in a year. “We are delivering on our stated strategy, although the benefits are not yet visible in our top line. We are well on track to deliver our synergy targets by Q1 of 2020-21. We expect these factors to increasingly contribute to our financial performance going forward,” said Balesh Sharma, CEO Vodafone Idea. But the shareholders were clearly not in the mood to wait so long. The company, in spite of its size, is unable to keep up with competition from Reliance Jio, which has been gaining subscribers at <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/mukesh-ambani-owned-reliance-vs-vodafone-idea-vs-airtel-vs-bsnl-january-to-april-2019-subscriber-data/articleshow/69928185.cms">Vodafone Idea’s cost</a>. Vodafone Idea has been losing in terms of quantity and quality of subscribers as well. Its average revenue per user rose by a mere 4% to ₹108. Added to that, some of its best paying customers also downtraded which means went in for cheaper plans, leaving it with fewer profits.

Vodafone Idea lost $700 million in 3 months, but its investors lost $200 million in a day

Telecom major <keyword id="1553175" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vodafone-Idea">Vodafone Idea</keyword> Limited (VIL) on Tuesday announced that it has selected <keyword id="10875" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="IBM">IBM</keyword> Services to help it embrace open source at scale across the enterprise by implementing the <keyword id="10099317" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="big-data-platform">big data platform</keyword> on open source Hadoop framework. The <keyword id="10099318" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="ibm-big-data">IBM big data</keyword> platform helps businesses address the "full spectrum" of big data business challenges. BM Services implements data transformation with open technologies to propel Vodafone Idea's hybrid cloud strategy. Vodafone Idea has a need for large scale data transformation with a focus on architecture modernisation, open-source adoption and using predictive analytics for data modernisation. By partnering on this implementation, IBM is helping VIL transform the way data is optimised and delivered to partners, employees and internal systems. Fragmented, siloed data can now be streamlined for seamless data availability, the tech giant said. VIL will also be able to combine insights from the Big Data Platform and better leverage cloud native technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance revenues, reduce costs and elevate customer experiences, IBM said. "The modernised and future-ready data platform is helping VIL get daily actionable insights to make strategic and operational level decisions effectively," Sandip Patel, Managing Director, IBM India/South Asia, said in a statement. "IBM and VIL team worked together in challenging times of COVID-19 lockdown to seamlessly execute a complex and enterprise-wide deployment remotely," he said. Currently, insights derived from the data are leveraged for management dashboards, campaign management, network analytics, usage traffic analysis, product analysis, amongst others. Vodafone Idea said that the deployment will help millions of its customers with customised and faster service launches. "Along with IBM we have implemented many first-of-kind projects and the big data and analytics engagement is one such initiative," said Vishant Vora, Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone Idea Limited. "The open source approach has helped us in modernising infrastructure and network experience, helping our people and partners in quicker business decision making." IBM last week announced that it will separate its managed infrastructure services unit of its global technology services division into a new public company. The yet to be named new company is currently codenamed "NewCo". SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/oneplus-chinese-company-co-founder-carl-pei-exits-company-one-day-ahead-of-flagship-mobile-launch/articleshow/78634270.cms">OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei reportedly exits company one day ahead of flagship smartphone launch</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/banking-stocks-like-sbi-hdfc-axis-icici-and-other-share-price-in-the-stock-market-ahead-of-the-moratorium-verdict/articleshow/78633357.cms">SBI, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and other bank stocks tread caution as they wait with bated breath for Supreme Court verdict on moratorium</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-china-disengagement-looks-unlikely-with-more-chinese-troops-reportedly-being-deployed-at-the-border/articleshow/78632960.cms">Chinese PLA is reportedly rotating troops despite India's insistence on disengagement from friction points along the border</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/mars-will-appear-bigger-redder-and-brighter-on-october-13-and-wont-get-this-close-to-earth-again-until-2035/articleshow/78556539.cms">Mars will appear bigger, redder, and brighter on October 13 — and won’t get this close to Earth again until 2035</a>

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