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 [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html)## Vodafone Idea unit seeks $570m debt raise to fund 5G rollout

 

 

   Details    Manny Pham    Category: [Operators](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news.html)     29 August 2025     14021 views   

 

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Vodafone Idea’s infrastructure subsidiary is reportedly seeking loans worth INR50 billion (US$570 million) to finance network expansion.

Sources told Reuters that Vodafone Idea Telecom Infrastructure plans to issue two- and three-year bonds, raising INR30 billion and INR20 billion respectively. The company will turn to private credit funds and pay annual interest of around 12% to 14%.

The funds will be allocated as capital expenditure to support the operator’s 5G rollout, which is targeting deployment across [17 priority cities by September.](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-business/operator-news/18936-vodafone-idea-expands-5g-to-kochi-and-thiruvananthapuram.html)

Reuters noted that billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla, who chairs Vodafone Idea, previously secured board approval to raise up to INR200 billion through a mix of equity and loans.

Vodafone Idea has been weighed down by heavy spectrum-related debt following a landmark Supreme Court ruling on Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR), which left India’s operators collectively saddled with around US$13 billion in dues.

 

 

   
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