Business Desk, ETV Bharat: India’s leading telecom services provider Vodafone Idea Ltd announced on Monday that it has rebranded itself as ‘Vi’ in order to complete the integration of the two brands after Vodafone India merged with Idea Cellular on 31 August 2018.
Along with a new name, Vodafone Idea has also launched a new logo that would help in creating a new brand identity for the telecom company in the country.
“Vodafone Idea came together as a merged entity two years ago. We have, since then focussed on integrating two large networks, our people and processes. And today I am delighted to present Vi, a brand that will bring important meaning to lives of our customers,” Ravinder Takkar, managing director and CEO of Vodafone Idea Ltd said during the launch.
The total wireless customer base of Vodafone Idea in India stood at 30.9 crore at the end of May 2020, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) data. If you are one of these customers and confused on how the rebranding may affect your current mobile connection, read on to get some of your questions answered.
Will your mobile number change?
The company says customers can continue using their existing numbers. Also, the exiting tariff plans and services will also continue like before.
Do you need to get a new SIM?
Your existing SIM will continue to work. But in case you want to get it changed, which is optional, the new sim will carry an updated design and logo.
Will any of your existing services get impacted?
The company on its website said that the rebranding will have no impact on your current services and customers can continue to enjoy all the benefits like before.