savramesh 37 Report post Posted October 2, 2009 Source New Delhi, Oct. 1 In what could be a matter of concern for GSM-based mobile operators, the Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) has for the first time fallen below the Rs 200 mark. According to the quarterly performance indicator released by the telecom regulator, ARPU for GSM operators declined 10 per cent from Rs 205 in March quarter to Rs 185 in June quarter. Making matters worse is the fact that the minutes of usage (MOU) declined by 6.19 per cent from 484 to 454 . The outgoing MOUs declined by 5.30 per cent and incoming by 7.04 per cent. The ARPU for CDMA services declined by 7.2 per cent from Rs 99 in March quarter to Rs 92 in June quarter. The MOU declined by 4 per cent from 357 to 342. The outgoing MOU declined by 2.7 per cent and the incoming by 5.2 per cent. This, however, does not include revenues or usage from limited mobility subscribers and income from CDMA data cards. The ARPU for dial-up Internet usage increased by 2.97 per cent from Rs 236.47 to Rs 243.50 . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanagaDeepan 1,084 Report post Posted October 2, 2009 Source New Delhi, Oct. 1 In what could be a matter of concern for GSM-based mobile operators, the Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) has for the first time fallen below the Rs 200 mark. According to the quarterly performance indicator released by the telecom regulator, ARPU for GSM operators declined 10 per cent from Rs 205 in March quarter to Rs 185 in June quarter. Making matters worse is the fact that the minutes of usage (MOU) declined by 6.19 per cent from 484 to 454 . The outgoing MOUs declined by 5.30 per cent and incoming by 7.04 per cent. The ARPU for CDMA services declined by 7.2 per cent from Rs 99 in March quarter to Rs 92 in June quarter. The MOU declined by 4 per cent from 357 to 342. The outgoing MOU declined by 2.7 per cent and the incoming by 5.2 per cent. This, however, does not include revenues or usage from limited mobility subscribers and income from CDMA data cards. The ARPU for dial-up Internet usage increased by 2.97 per cent from Rs 236.47 to Rs 243.50 . Very interesting figures Ramesh... ARPU of CDMA is Rs92 in JUNE quarter... Guess with TataIndicom's PayPerCall, MTS and Virgin's 50p STD and other schemes, what may be the ARPU of CDMA for SEPTEMBER quarter??? And for GSM its Rs185 in JUNE, and with schemes like 50p all over India (Airtel,Vodafone,Idea,Aircel) & pay per sec, WHAT MAY BE THE GSM ARPU for SEPTEMBER quarter??? OBSERVATIONS:- 1) SO ARPU of GSM is twice that of CDMA... THATz why Tata and Reliance are concentrating on GSM more than CDMA... 2) With Rs185 ARPU and >10 crore customers, Airtel gets revenue of >20.5 crores per day (Am sure Airtel's ARPU will be much higher than GSM average Rs185.. Further Airtel has high Data revenue, VAS, BlackBerry and other revenues too.. 3) May be MinutesOfUsage for SEPTEMBER quarter will get increased, due to above said offers.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
