Vodafone Idea inks $3.6 billion gear deal with Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung

While experts have termed the deal, which is the largest by any telco this year, as a significant step in terms of network capex, they feel that additional investments would be needed for Vi to get at par with its stronger rivals, especially after the Supreme Court rejected a curative petition seeking to recompute dues linked to adjusted gross revenue (AGR). This ruling effectively confirmed its statutory dues of over ?70,000 crore, payable from FY26.