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What Cairn, Vodafone and Devas episodes tell us about India's arbitrariness

The Indian state's arbitrariness may have come to be accepted with resignation within the country, but when it behaves in the same manner with external players, it gets a push-back, writes T N Ninan

Jio tops 4G download speed in May, Vodafone India in upload: Trai

Reliance Jio continues to maintain leadership in 4G segment with 20.7 megabit per second average download speed, while Vodafone Idea topped the chart in upload segment with 6.7 mbps data speed in May

Jio tops in 4G download speed, Vodafone in upload in April: Trai

Reliance Jio topped the 4G speed chart with data download rate of 20.1 megabit per second, while Vodafone was ahead of others in upload speed at 6.7 Mbps in April, according to the latest data from telecom regulator Trai. Jio has almost three times higher download speed compared to its closest competitor Vodafone. Though Vodafone and Idea Cellular have merged their mobile business as Vodafone Idea Ltd, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) still releases separate network speed data of both the entities. Vodafone recorded download speed of 7 Mbps in April, according to Trai's data updated on May 11. It was followed by Idea and Bharti Airtel with download speeds of 5.8 Mbps and 5 Mbps, respectively. Vodafone topped the chart in the upload segment, with network speed of 6.7 Mbps. It was followed by Idea with upload speed of 6.1 Mbps, Jio 4.2 Mbps and Airtel 3.9 Mbps. The download speed helps consumers in accessing content from the internet, while upload speed helps them in

Vodafone seeks to raise up to 2.8 billion euros from towers IPO

The base offer size is 2 billion euros, but there is scope to increase it to 2.8 billion euros

Vodafone Group seeks to raise up to 2.8 billion euros from Towers IPO

Vodafone Group said it would seek to raise up to 2.8 billion euros ($3.32 billion) in proceeds by floating infrastructure unit Vantage Towers in Europe's largest initial public offering of 2021

Vodafone Idea slips 4% amid reports of fund raising plan hitting a snag

Vi's talks with the Oak Hill consortium have not led to a binding agreement as there were unresolved issues around funding terms, a media report said

Tata Consultancy expands strategic partnership with Vodafone Netherlands

To deploy AI and ML technology and TCS TwinX to gain deeper insights

Top headlines: Bad bank's Swiss challenge method, pvt banks to get govt biz

India will start the next stage of vaccinating those above 60 years of age and those above 45 with comorbidities, such as diabetes and heart ailments, from March 1

Vodafone's towers arm plans biggest European IPO of 2021 so far

Duesseldorf, Germany-headquartered Vantage operates 82,000 towers across 10 countries, where it is usually the leading or second largest supplier. Germany is its largest market

Top headlines: Automatic nod for China FDI, Govt eyes Rs 6,200 cr in AGR

After being relegated to the second spot in the previous two fiscal years, China again became India's biggest trading partner in the first nine months of FY21. Read top stories with Business Standard

Vodafone's confidence increases after return to growth in third quarter

Chief Executive Nick Read said there was momentum across the business, including in its largest market Germany

Why India should honour the $1.2 bn arbitration award in Cairn's favour

This year's budget is due on Monday. All that Finance Minister Sitharaman has to do is to make a provision for the Cairn payment, an insignificant footnote in her $415 billion-plus expenditure plan

Telcos attend pre-bid spectrum auction forum; queries by Jan 15, says DoT

Telecom firms like Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea on Tuesday participated in pre-bid conference for spectrum auctions

Decoded: Why Vodafone, Cairn retro tax cases are in for a long haul

The government sticking to its stand that bilateral investment treaties cannot override a nation's sovereign right to tax

India challenges Vodafone arbitration award, plans the same in Cairn case

Experts mixed on the Indian government response. Some say it will send wrong signal to investors, while others say bilateral investment treaties exclude tax disputes

Vodafone retro tax: India challenges arbitration ruling in Singapore

India has faced a string of arbitrations by investors including Deutsche Telekom, Nissan Motor Co, Vodafone and Cairn Energy over issues ranging from retrospective taxation to payment-related disputes

Cairn verdict may push govt to appeal Vodafone order, say officials

India had got 90 days' to challenge the Vodafone award before a court in Singapore - which was the seat of arbitration

Vodafone arbitration appeal deadline ends today, but govt still uncertain

FM's meeting with officials on arbitration appeal last week inconclusive

Jio leads in 4G download speed in Nov; Vodafone in upload: Trai

Jio recorded more than double the download speed of its closest competitor Vodafone

Entitled to restrain Voda from starting 2nd int'l arbitration: Govt to HC

The high court was hearing Centre' plea against the international arbitration the company has initiated against India under the India-UK BIPA in connection with a tax demand.