After Airtel, Vodafone Idea Modifies its Postpaid Plans Aiming ARPU Push

On Monday, Vodafone Idea announced changes to their enterprise postpaid plans. This move comes right after Bharti Airtel had made similar changes to its enterprise and retail postpaid plans. The cash-strapped telco would hope some much-needed ARPU push with these changes.

New Vodafone Idea Enterprise Postpaid Plans

In the statement, the telco said, "the ‘New Normal’ has led to inevitable surge in the use of internet due to national lockdowns and social distancing norms". The telco further cited new use cases such as Work from Home, Learn from Home and so on. As such, the telco said, "with this, customers have also evolved with their needs and requirement of high-speed data".

The corporate plans are as follows:

• ₹299 Plan: This plan offers unlimited calling, along with 30 GB monthly data. Along with these benefits, Vi Business customers will also have access to Mobile Security, Vi Movies & TV Classic and Vi Caller Tunes.
• ₹349 Plan: This plan offers an extra 10 GB over the previous plan. Along with that, the telco also has offered a Location Tracker Solution, along with the benefits from the previous plan.
• ₹399 Plan: This plan offers the same "Business Plus" benefits as the previous plan. Apart from them, the plan gives the user unlimited calls, and 60 GB data per month.
• ₹499 Plan: This is the only plan which offers an OTT add-on in an year's access to Disney+Hotstar VIP. Along with that, the user gets 100 GB data per month, unlimited calling and all the same features as the previous plan.

All of these plans come with 3000 SMS per month, as well.

The telco said, "existing Vi Business Corporate customers will be upgraded to the new Business Plus Plans, as applicable, from their subsequent billing cycles". The telco also said that the plan allows companies to track location of their field staff to ensure security, among other features.