Vodafone Idea Limited , India ’s tumid telecom manipulator , has signalize a multi - million five - class concord with IBM for the intent of overhaul and strengthening IT base . Vodafone plan to respond to the spring up usance of data point by its guest and to evolve AI and IOT go-ahead through the role of IBM ’s intercrossed and multi - obscure military service , analytics and AI security capability . Vodafone is updating its base in rank to ameliorate table service with its 387 million customer to attain the efficiency of Vodafone India ’s unification with Idea Cellular in 2018 . IBM will confirm in exceptional the consolidation of application program and substructure , admit data rivet and tragedy convalescence heart and soul . Vodafone India Limited and Idea Cellular Limited will coalesce and raise their big - descale data point content in the first place . This is Vodafone ’s back John Major fog arrangement with IBM this year — in January , they announce a $ 550 million shrink for fog service . IBM has get ahead business organisation by modernize their web by leveraging 5 gee by decoct on loan-blend and multi - dapple management . IBM Services are victimised by 8 of 10 prominent nomadic wheeler dealer , let in AT&T and Verizon .