Nokia is rapidly expanding Vodafone Idea Limited’s (Vi) network in its circles with latest baseband and radio modules. By March 2025 alone, Nokia will deliver nearly 3300 new sites.
Additionally, Nokia’s upgrades to over 42,000 technology sites, and more than 25,000 spectrum expansions across Vi’s network will boost bandwidth and data capacity. So far, 100 per cent of the spectrum bandwidth expansion, nearly 40 per cent of the technology addition and 15 per cent of new sites are already completed.
Apart from this, ultra lean sites are being deployed rapidly to address hot spot coverage requirements and enhanced user experience in specific locations as per market demand.
Nokia believes Vi shall continue with its focus on coverage and capacity expansions in 2025, stepping up the data capacities and taking services deeper into rural and unconnected areas. This ongoing massive roll-out will benefit all the Vi Customers immensely.
Commenting on the news, Jagbir Singh, chief technology officer, Vi, said, “Nokia is one of our key long-term partners, and support from Nokia has been fantastic. We are working closely with Nokia to expand our 4G network coverage to 20 million addition population by March 2025. This will also enhance 4G network capacity by 25 per cent, enabling us to offer superior customer experience in nine circles out of our 17 priority circles.”
Meanwhile, Tarun Chhabra, senior vice president and country head, Nokia (India), said, “As a long-standing strategic partner of Vi, we are proud to support their LTE network expansion and modernisation across Nokia supplied circles. This upgrade will enhance mobile experiences for millions of Vi customers while laying the foundation for a seamless transition to 5G technology”.
