Vodafone India invests Rs. 1,000 cr in Mumbai.

Vodafone India has invested more than Rs. 1,000 crore to ramp up network and distribution and retail presence in its Mumbai circle over the past 12 months.

The investment was made between April 2014 and March 2015. The company has expanded its network footprint by adding over 1,200 new 3G and 2G sites across Mumbai, and has also rolled out 7 Vodafone Stores and 27 Vodafone Mini Stores during this period, it said in a statement.

Now, Vodafone India has a total of about 5,000 3G sites in Mumbai circle, while the overall data contribution to circle’s service revenues is 25 per cent. At present, Vodafone has more than 202 retail outlets (largest and exclusive) in Mumbai.

With this ramp up, Vodafone has further extended its leadership in Mumbai across relevant industry parameters – network coverage, subscriber base, retail footprint and revenue market share (RMS).

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