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Idea Cellular

Idea Cellular Limited
FormerlyBirla Communications Limited (1995-1996)
Birla AT&T Communications Limited (1996-2001)
Birla Tata AT&T Communications Limited (2001-2002)
Company typePublic
ISININE669E01016
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1995 (1995)
FounderAditya Birla Group
DefunctAugust 31, 2018 (2018-08-31) (as company) September 7, 2020 (2020-09-07) (as brand)
FateMerged with Vodafone India into Vodafone Idea
SuccessorVodafone Idea[1]
HeadquartersGandhinagar, Gujarat, India[2]
Area served
India
Key people
ProductsMobile telephony, wireless broadband
RevenueIncrease 36,162.54 crore (US$4.2 billion) (2016)[3]
Increase 12,180.67 crore (US$1.4 billion) (2016)[3]
Increase 2,728.13 crore (US$320 million) (2016)[3]
Total assetsIncrease 98,577.16 crore (US$11 billion) (2016)
Total equityIncrease 27,262.46 crore (US$3.1 billion) (2016)
Owner
Members220.00 million (June 2018)
ParentAditya Birla Group
Websitewww.ideacellular.com

Idea Cellular was an Indian telecommunications company based at Mumbai, Maharashtra.[4] It was an integrated GSM operator and had 220.00 million subscribers as of June 2018.[5]

In 2018 Idea Cellular merged with Vodafone India into Vodafone Idea.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NCLT nod was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Idea Cellular – Cell Phone Services". Retrieved 28 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b c "Consolidated Result 2016-17".
  4. ^ "Idea Cellular – Cell Phone Services |3G, Prepaid, Postpaid & Wireless Internet". www.ideacellular.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Press Release No. 23/2018" (PDF). Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Idea-Vodafone say merger complete, now India's largest telco with 408 million active users". Indiatimes. 31 August 2018.

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