Notwithstanding the gloom in the economy, growth in mobile subscriber base continues to increase by leaps and bounds, buoyed further by festive-season sales. It has now become the fastest growing mobile market of the world, where telecom companies are offering services at quite low rates.
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)-based networks added 3.3% or 7.7 mn subscribers (excluding Reliance Telecom) in October. The country has a total 241.4 mn users in October as compared to 233.7 mn users in September, as per the data of nine telecom companies maintained by Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI). At the current growth rate, the GSM segment is expected to cross the historic 250 mn part by December 2008.
Among the top five in the segment, top operator Bharti Airtel Ltd added 2.72 mn new users in October, taking its total base to 80.2 mn, while Vodafone Essar added its highest ever number of new users at 2.1 mn to take its base to 56.7 mn. Public sector operator and fourth ranked Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) added 669,551 new users to have a base of 39.8 mn users, while fifth ranked Idea Cellular Ltd signed up 1.2 mn users in October to have a total of 31.6 mn.
Global System for Mobile communications (GSM)-based networks added 3.3% or 7.7 mn subscribers (excluding Reliance Telecom) in October. The country has a total 241.4 mn users in October as compared to 233.7 mn users in September, as per the data of nine telecom companies maintained by Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI). At the current growth rate, the GSM segment is expected to cross the historic 250 mn part by December 2008.
Among the top five in the segment, top operator Bharti Airtel Ltd added 2.72 mn new users in October, taking its total base to 80.2 mn, while Vodafone Essar added its highest ever number of new users at 2.1 mn to take its base to 56.7 mn. Public sector operator and fourth ranked Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) added 669,551 new users to have a base of 39.8 mn users, while fifth ranked Idea Cellular Ltd signed up 1.2 mn users in October to have a total of 31.6 mn.
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