“It’s bound to be a tough call as Voda Idea would need to pump in around $2-2.5 billion capex into YOU Broadband to target 5 million homes, as wiring a million households would, typically, entail investments of $400-500 million,” said Rajiv Sharma, co-head of research at SBICap Securities.ĭon’t miss out on ET Prime stories! Get your daily dose of business updates on WhatsApp. You also doesn’t offer DTH services, said analysts.īesides, it would need significant capital infusion for scaling up, which could be a challenge, given the balance sheet pressures Vodafone Idea faces in its loss-making core mobility business. You Broadband though faces an uphill task to compete, given it is still a relatively smaller player in the space which is capex intensive and takes time to expand. On Wednesday, Airtel launched Xtream Fibre with 1 Gbps data speeds at Rs 3,999 a month - similar to Jio’s pricing - offering unlimited landline calls to any network in India, besides a host of content services.īoth telcos are trying to lure premium customers by offering triple play services of content and calling, backed by highspeed wired broadband. Jio users can use the JioTV app to watch Legends League Cricket on the Star Sports channel. If you’re a postpaid user instead, you’ll get to redeem a Disney+ Hotstar subscription on postpaid plans above Rs 599. Vodafone Idea’s move to augment its home broadband services comes after Jio last week launched ultra-fast home broadband services, and Airtel also came up with a converged digital entertainment services platform, Xstream, and further matching Jiofiber’s 1Gbps peak fibre broadband speeds. The company currently offers plans, including Rs 999, Rs 1,499, Rs 2,499, Rs 3,999, and Rs 8,499.
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