The number of mobile users in India has reached 13 crore with some 66 lakh new subscribers added only in the month of October. The number of people using GSM based mobile phones in the country has reached 9.6 crore, while people using CDMA mobile phones has reached 3.3 crore.
In the month of October, GSM mobile companies were able to add 47 lakh new users and CDMA mobile operators added 19 lakh new customers. Commenting on the growth, Mr T.V. Ramachandran, Director General, Cellular Operator Association of India (COAI), an association of GSM operators said that the GSM industry and COAI are delighted at the continued upswing in the subscriber additions. "This growth is strong evidence of the fact that GSM continues to be the predominant technology choice of masses", said Mr Ramachandran.
In the GSM sector, the metro subscribers grew only by 2.9 per cent as compared to 6.3 per cent and 6.2 percent growth shown by in Category B and Category C circles. This shows that more and more people in smaller cities and in villages are buying the mobile phones. Within the Category B circles, MP and Haryana recorded the highest growth at 9.2 per cent and 8.8 percent respectively. Within the Category C circles, the highest growth was recorded by the North East (9.4 per cent) followed by Jammu and Kashmir (8.7 per cent). Category A circles witnessed a growth of 5.4 percent, in which AP recorded the highest growth of 6.9 percent followed by Maharashtra at 6.2 per cent. The metro subscribers grew by 2.9 per cent over the previous month. Kolkatta recorded the highest growth (2.9 per cent) followed by Delhi (2.8 per cent).
From the companies perspective, Reliance Communications added over 10 lakh CDMA subscribers in October taking its total subscriber base to 2.4 crore. Reliance was followed by Tata Teleservices, whose subscriber base reached over 93 lakh with the addition of 8.8 lakh subscribers in the month of October.
"With the Indian telecom sector experiencing robust growth, Reliance communications is confident to further enhance the current uptrend," said Mr S.P. Shukla, president (personal business) Reliance Communications. The cellular subscriber base of Bharti touched 2.86 crore, BSNL’s 2.20 crore, Hutch-Essar’s 2.12 crore and Idea’s 1.09 crore.
In the month of October, GSM mobile companies were able to add 47 lakh new users and CDMA mobile operators added 19 lakh new customers. Commenting on the growth, Mr T.V. Ramachandran, Director General, Cellular Operator Association of India (COAI), an association of GSM operators said that the GSM industry and COAI are delighted at the continued upswing in the subscriber additions. "This growth is strong evidence of the fact that GSM continues to be the predominant technology choice of masses", said Mr Ramachandran.
In the GSM sector, the metro subscribers grew only by 2.9 per cent as compared to 6.3 per cent and 6.2 percent growth shown by in Category B and Category C circles. This shows that more and more people in smaller cities and in villages are buying the mobile phones. Within the Category B circles, MP and Haryana recorded the highest growth at 9.2 per cent and 8.8 percent respectively. Within the Category C circles, the highest growth was recorded by the North East (9.4 per cent) followed by Jammu and Kashmir (8.7 per cent). Category A circles witnessed a growth of 5.4 percent, in which AP recorded the highest growth of 6.9 percent followed by Maharashtra at 6.2 per cent. The metro subscribers grew by 2.9 per cent over the previous month. Kolkatta recorded the highest growth (2.9 per cent) followed by Delhi (2.8 per cent).
From the companies perspective, Reliance Communications added over 10 lakh CDMA subscribers in October taking its total subscriber base to 2.4 crore. Reliance was followed by Tata Teleservices, whose subscriber base reached over 93 lakh with the addition of 8.8 lakh subscribers in the month of October.
"With the Indian telecom sector experiencing robust growth, Reliance communications is confident to further enhance the current uptrend," said Mr S.P. Shukla, president (personal business) Reliance Communications. The cellular subscriber base of Bharti touched 2.86 crore, BSNL’s 2.20 crore, Hutch-Essar’s 2.12 crore and Idea’s 1.09 crore.