Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), India’s third-largest telecom provider, has significantly ramped up its network expansion during Q4 FY25 by strengthening its 900 MHz band infrastructure across all 16 circles where it holds the spectrum. This strategic move is aimed at resolving one of its long-standing challenges—poor indoor coverage.
Driven by a notable increase in capital expenditure over the past year, Vi added 6,900 unique broadband towers in the fourth quarter alone, marking the highest-ever quarterly tower addition since the company’s formation through merger. In a strong push to improve overall customer experience, Akshaya Moondra, CEO of Vodafone Idea, stated, “We continue to strengthen our network on sub-GHz 900 band across all the 16 circles where we have 900 MHz spectrum and during the quarter, we added approximately 18,400 sites, enhancing overall coverage and significantly improving indoor connectivity.”
But Vodafone Idea’s network upgrade doesn’t stop there. The telco is also enhancing capacity by rolling out the 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz spectrum bands across additional sites. Moondra added, “Further, we added approximately 14,500 sites in the 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz bands primarily to boost network capacity, enabling faster data speeds on the Vi GIGAnet network. Our overall broadband site count stood at around 494,600 as of March 31, 2025, compared to about 430,700 as of March 31, 2024.”
This expansion translates into more than just numbers. Over the full financial year FY25, Vi deployed 14,100 broadband towers, nearly equaling the total tower additions from the previous five years combined (FY20–FY24), which stood at 14,900. As a result, Vodafone Idea has expanded its 4G population coverage by an impressive 73 million people, while also significantly increasing network data capacity to deliver a faster and more seamless digital experience for users.
Vodafone Idea’s continued investment in both coverage and capacity is seen as a strong step toward addressing past service gaps and future-proofing its network for growing data demands.
Also read: Viksit Workforce for a Viksit Bharat
Do Follow: The Mainstream formerly known as CIO News LinkedIn Account | The Mainstream formerly known as CIO News Facebook | The Mainstream formerly known as CIO News Youtube | The Mainstream formerly known as CIO News Twitter |The Mainstream formerly known as CIO News Whatsapp Channel | The Mainstream formerly known as CIO News Instagram
About us:
The Mainstream formerly known as CIO News is a premier platform dedicated to delivering latest news, updates, and insights from the tech industry. With its strong foundation of intellectual property and thought leadership, the platform is well-positioned to stay ahead of the curve and lead conversations about how technology shapes our world. From its early days as CIO News to its rebranding as The Mainstream on November 28, 2024, it has been expanding its global reach, targeting key markets in the Middle East & Africa, ASEAN, the USA, and the UK. The Mainstream is a vision to put technology at the center of every conversation, inspiring professionals and organizations to embrace the future of tech.
