Its 200 million
India has met the 200 million (20 crore) mobile subscribers target four months ahead of schedule and 15 months after crossing the 100 million mark in May 2006.
8.31 million wireless subscribers were added in August 2007, taking the total wireless subscribers (GSM, CDMA, WLL-F) base to 201.29 million.
Total telephone subscribers = 241.02 million
Wireless subscriber base [...]
7.34 m wireless additions in June
Telecom operators added a record 7.34 million subscribers in June, the highest ever subscriber growth in a month.
The total number of telephone subscribers have reached 225.21 million (22.5 crore), taking the overall tele-density to 19.86 at the end of June 2007
7.34 million wireless (GSM, CDMA, WLL-F) subscribers were added in June.
GSM additions = 5.2 million
CDMA [...]
Nokia is India’s largest MNC
Nokia is India’s largest MNC with sales of over 15,000 crore. The company has a share of about 74% in the Indian GSM handset market.
The ET article, which gives out the above figures, is about Nokia India Sales Head - Sunil Dutt - quitting the company.
Rajat Jain joins Mobile2win
Former MD of Walt Disney India, Rajat Jain has joined Mobile2win as managing director and CEO.
Prior to Disney, Rajat was with Sony Entertainment as EVP and Business Head, SET MAX, their movies and cricket TV channel. He has also held senior management positions with the Essel Group, Telstra International, Benckiser India and Hindustan Lever.
GK, a [...]
Record 73 lakh additions in June
Wow!
India added a total of 73 lakh (7.3 million) mobile users in June this year, the largest subscriber addition by telecom sector so far.
CDMA players added 21 lakh (2.1 million) users and GSM operators added 52 lakh (5.2 million) new users in June, says this Business Standard article.
But according to COAI, GSM operators added 54 [...]
Mobile revenues to hit $25.6b by 2011: Gartner
India’s mobile services revenue will grow to $25.6 billion by 2011 according to research firm Gartner.
Telecom revenues were around $8.95 billion in 2006, of which 9.6% were contributed by data services. Share of data revenues would rise to 22% of the total revenues by 2011. Gartner says entry of Vodafone will vitalise data services and [...]
GSM players add 5.4 mn subscribers in June
With additions of 5.4 million (54 lakh) new users in June, GSM subscriber base has touched 136 million.
Bharti Airtel = 1.96 million new, 42.7 million total
Vodafone Essar = 1.54 million new, 30.75 million total
BSNL = 0.43 million new, 28 million total
Idea = 0.90 million new, 16 million total
Spice = 0.16 million new, 3.1 million total
The [...]
Telecom subscriber base at 218 million
Total telecom subscriber base (GSM, CDMA, FWP, Landlines) as of May 2007 stood at 21.8 crores (218 million).
Net addition in May = 63 lakh subscribers
Tele-density = 19.25%
GSM additions = 50 lakh
CDMA additions = 15 lakh
Fixed line base declined by 2 lakh
COAI is usually prompt in releasing subscriber growth figures. The GSM numbers for [...]
Idea-Spice merger talks fail
ET reports that merger talks between Idea Cellular and Spice Telecom have broken down due to differences in price.
Spice, which offers cellular services in Punjab and Karnataka, had revenues of around Rs 553 crore in 2006. It was looking at a valuation of about $1.3 billion (over Rs 4,300 crore). Idea found it excessive, as [...]
Firdose Vandrevala quits Motorola
Firdose Vandrevala, Chairman of Motorola India is quiting the company. Mr Vandrevala had joined Motorola in October 2005.
The Hindu Business Line says that Vandrevala’s exit is being seen as the direct fallout of Motorola losing the 45.5 million line contract from BSNL.
Motorola officials denied any link between Mr Vandrevala’s exit and the way the BSNL [...]
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