Cisco® solutions will provide Vodafone India with a multiservice convergence platform.

Cisco marks one step more in India. This time, to provide Vodafone India with a multiservice convergence platform to serve Vodafone’s residential, business and mobile customers with a single network infrastructure.

In addition, Vodafone will also be able to deliver newer data
services at faster mobile broadband speeds to its customers.

 “Vodafone has always been a pioneer when it comes to enabling customers to enjoy a superior connectivity experience. With the growing market dynamics and radical changes in consumer behavior, there is a need to anticipate market requirements and act now to stay competitive and provide best-in-class services to our customers. We are investing in technology and getting IP-fication of our backhaul networks done. It will further enhance our customers’ experience. We look forward to working with Cisco, as it has extensive hands-on experience in many markets and the most comprehensive portfolio of broadband solutions in the industry.” Said Vishant Vora, director - Technology, Vodafone India.

 “IP is the key to providing highly secure, scalable, value-added services, and Cisco is well positioned to deliver IP broadband solutions over DSL, cable, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and other broadband architectures. This enables our service provider customers to accelerate deployments, manage network resources, deliver full-service offerings, enhance average revenue per user, and deliver rich experience to consumers.”  Said Sanjay Rohatgi, managing director, Service Provider Sales, India and SAARC, Cisco.

About Vodafone India

Vodafone India is a member of the Vodafone Group and commenced operations in 1994 when its predecessor Hutchison Telecom acquired the cellular license for Mumbai. The company has operations across the country serving around 150 million customers. Vodafone India has firmly established a strong position within the Vodafone Group too, making it the largest subscriber base globally.

Vodafone Group is one of the world's largest mobile communications companies with over 403 million customers as on December 31, 2012. Vodafone currently has equity interests in over 30 countries across five continents and more than 40 partner networks worldwide.

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