Vishant Vora resigns as CTO of Vodafone Idea after a decade-long stint

Vodafone Idea's Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Vishant Vora has resigned, the telco confirmed on Wednesday. Vora has decided to return home to the US. As CTO, the company said, Vora played a significant role in accomplishing this exercise over the last two years. "He has now decided to return home to the US. We wish him the best for the future," it added. He will be in the Mumbai office till October 31st.

He had recently played a pivotal role in rebranding Vodafone India as Vi; now he quit the company after a decade-long stint. “I would like to inform that after being in India for about 10 years, Vishant Vora, CTO has decided to return to the US,” Ravinder Takkar, in internal staff communication, Wednesday said. Vora also played a key role in the telco's integration with Idea Cellular.

About Vishant Vora

During his period in India, Vishant has been a prominent member of the evolution of the telecom industry. The development has come at a time when the integration between Aditya Birla group’s Idea Cellular and Vodafone UK’s India arm, as VI, is in full throttle.

“He has been a part of many technology transformations; first in Vodafone India, and then in Vodafone Idea in the last two years. He has led from the front, the integration of our technology estates – one of the biggest and most complex integrations attempted anywhere in the world,” Takkar said.

It is pertinent to mention here that last month, Vodafone Idea had unveiled a new brand identity 'Vi'. It looks to rediscover itself post apex court ruling on past statutory dues. Recently, shareholders of Vodafone Idea approved a slew of proposals including raising borrowing powers of the company, as also issuance of securities of up to Rs 15,000 crore. "VIL recently completed the world's largest network integration setting up a future ready network built on 5G architecture. Post consolidation, Vi GIGAnet is now the strongest and the fastest 4G network as per various third party agencies," the company said.