"I think Vodafone Idea will remain and I wish it thrives," said Gopal Vittal, the chief executive of Bharti Airtel, speaking on an earnings call the day after Bharti Airtel on Tuesday posted a third consecutive quarterly loss of $147m for the quarter to the end of December. "It's important that India remains a three-player market as that's good from all perspectives [including] investments, jobs and reputation."