I’m a Hutch subscriber for close to 5 years, and I’m happy that Vodafone has acquired 67% controlling stake in Hutch-Essar from HTIL (Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd). See my post, Will it be Vodafone?
Okay, my fondness for Vodafone has nothing to do with its service, because I haven’t had the opportunity of using its service. It stems from the brand’s high visibility, especially in the field of sports. That apart, not only is Vodafone world’s largest telecom company, being a part of it will make customers like us a part of world’s largest mobile community ‘seamlessly’. [Image source left]
According to news reports (see today’s TT story, Get set for the Vodafone way), Vodafone’s unique package will be such that Indians who opt for it will have global roaming access so that while visiting countries where it has coverage, they can make calls at local rates.
That’s not all. Once the enabling technologies are in place, Vodafone users in India like those say in UK will receive state-of-the-art access to 3G phones, broadband, convergence between PCs and mobiles, and links to top world websites like ebay, MySpace and YouTube among others.
Though the price has been pretty steep, Vodafone honchos, its main shareholders and analysts are upbeat at acquisition of Hutch’s stake. Vodafone UK already has about 16 million subscribers, and it hopes to push its India market share to 20-25% in 5 years flat. It’ll be interesting to watch the scenario as it has all the masalas to hot up in near future.
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