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Vodafone Idea Expands 5G Services to 23 More Cities, Including Jaipur, Kolkata and Lucknow

  • On July 1, 2025, Vodafone Idea extended its 5G services to 23 new cities throughout India, including prominent state capitals like Jaipur, Kolkata, and Lucknow.
  • This development builds on Vodafone Idea’s prior introduction of 5G services in five major cities, including Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, and Patna, and forms part of a step-by-step deployment facilitated by its acquisition of spectrum across 17 out of 22 telecom regions.
  • The rollout covers priority circles and new urban centers such as Ahmedabad, Agra, Indore, and Visakhapatnam, allowing users with compatible devices to access unlimited 5G data plans starting at ₹299.
  • Vodafone Idea has strengthened its 4G network by adding more than 56,000 sites across various frequency bands, leading to a 35% increase in data capacity and a 26% rise in average speeds, and aims to deploy an additional 100,000 towers over the coming six months.
  • This expansion signals Vodafone Idea's commitment to growing its digital network despite financial challenges, aiming to improve connectivity and access across India through its ongoing phased 5G rollout.
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Telecom Talk broke the news in on Monday, June 30, 2025.
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