Vodafone Idea awards Rs 30k-cr contracts for 4G, 5G gear supply for 3 years

India’s Vodafone Idea on Sunday concluded a $3.6 billion deal with mobile and network manufacturers Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung for supply of equipment over a period of three years, it said in a statement to exchanges.

“The deal marks the first step towards the roll-out of the company’s transformative three-year capex plan of $6.6 billion (550 billion rupees),” the company said.