After merger, Idea-Vodafone to up the ante in mobile broadband space

The combine saw its 3G/4G customers grow around 15.4% between the quarter ended December 2017 over the previous quarter

With around 88 million 3G or 4G subscribers under its belt at the end of the December 2017 quarter, the Idea-Vodafone combine is no walkover in the mobile broadband sweepstakes.

It is already the second-largest mobile broadband player in terms of subscribers, bigger than its key rival Bharti Airtel, which had 62.1 million subscribers in the same period. However, the new entity would have a lot of catching up to do with Reliance Jio, which had 160 million 4G customers in December-end.

The combine saw its 3G/4G customers grow around 15.4% between the quarter ended December 2017 over the previous