Idea Cellular and Vodafone India have been merged. The merger got approval from the Department Of Telecommunications in July 2018. On 30 August 2018, National Company Law Tribunal gave the final nod to the Vodafone-Idea merger. The merger was completed on 31 August 2018, and the newly merged entity was named Vodafone Idea Limited. The merger created the largest telecom company in India by subscribers and by revenue. Under the terms of the deal, the Vodafone Group holds a 45.2% stake in the combined entity, the Aditya Birla Group holds 26% and the remaining shares will be held by the public. Vodafone Idea lost a significant number of gross and active subscribers in the month of August 2020 after the merger.
Vodafone Idea also provides services including Mobile payments, IoT, enterprise offerings, and entertainment, accessible via both digital channels as well as on-ground touchpoints, centers across the country. Vodafone Idea has a broadband network of 340,000 sites, distribution reach of 1.7 million retail outlets.
