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Idea is now MP & Chhattisgarh’s fastest 4G Network for uploads; as verified by Ookla
MUMBAI: Idea has emerged as the fastest 4G network for uploads in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, as verified by Ookla – the global leader in broadband testing and web-based network diagnostic applications. Results of 4G data speed tests done across the region have revealed that Idea 4G is the fastest network in terms of upload speed in the entire region of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
Ookla’s findings have verified Idea 4G upload speeds to be the highest as compared to all other top operators in MP & CG. Now with Idea 4G, customers can now enjoy making group video calls, binge on series or movies and share photos or videos and everything they love doing at the fastest speed.
Speaking on the development, Mr. Vishant Vora, Chief Technology Officer, Vodafone Idea Ltd. said, “We are deploying new age technologies to enhance customer experience as we build a robust, future ready network in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh. Ookla verification is a recognition of our consistent efforts to provide better network experience to our valued customers.”
Vodafone Idea Ltd. is on a major network modernization exercise to ensure that customers get a seamless data experience and connectivity in both rural and urban locations of Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh. The company offers 4G, 3G and 2G services through a large spectrum portfolio of 61 MHz utilized across 12,106 sites. Post network integration, Idea coverage is available across 664 Towns and 53,130 villages in the Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh circle covering 260800 sq. km area.
The recent network initiatives have resulted in Idea 4G delivering fastest upload speeds in the region and the recognition by global leader – Ookla at this stage validates the efforts of the company.
According to Mr. Rajesh Naik, Business Head – MP & CG, Vodafone Idea Ltd., “We are delighted to be verified as ‘MP & CG’s fastest 4G network for uploads’. We hope our customers will continue to enjoy the benefits of Idea 4G and take delight in our premium content offerings from Sony LIV, Zee5, Shemaroo, Hoi Choi etc. available on the Idea Movies & TV App. We are also confident that our strengthened network presence and faster 4G speeds will attract more customers to the Idea network in MPCG.”
Fastest 4G upload speeds in MPCG is based on analysis Ookla of Speedtest Intelligence® data of tests taken by 4G users using popular Speedtest app from Apr – June 2019. MP & CG’s Fastest 4G upload speed Network verification is based on mean 4G speeds.
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Mumbai pani puri stall goes viral with water gun filling stunt
Instamart’s Holi activation swaps matka for blasters, video sparks laughs and soggy puri debates online.
MUMBAI: Pani puri just got a high-pressure upgrade because in Mumbai, even street food is practising its aim for Holi. A pani puri vendor in the city has become an overnight social media star after he was filmed firing paani into crisp puris using colourful water guns, part of a playful festive activation by quick-commerce platform Instamart ahead of Holi. The clip, shared widely on Instagram and Linkedin, shows the vendor ditching the traditional steel matka for toy blasters, blasting flavoured water straight into the golgappas with impressive accuracy while a crowd of office-goers, students, and passers-by gathers, phones out, recording the spectacle.
The stunt was designed to spotlight Instamart’s Holi collection of water guns, now shifting from childhood toys to serious adult purchases. Premium models like the German-engineered SPYRA (known for power and range), alongside NERF and Toyshine blasters, are already seeing demand as buyers gear up for the festival with high-performance gear bought with grown-up money.
Netizens had a field day with the video. One user quipped, “There are two kinds of Holi people: The ‘I’ll sit inside’ ones. And the ‘give me the biggest water gun’ ones. Instamart clearly built this for the second category.” Another likened it to “a deleted Holi scene from Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani,” capturing the mix of amusement and mock horror over potentially soggy puris.
With Holi still weeks away, the viral moment signals that festive shopping and the playful chaos it brings has already begun in Mumbai. In a city where street food is sacred, watching pani puri get the water-gun treatment might just be the splashiest sign yet that the festival of colours is loading up for a big, wet comeback.
