abhay 0 Report post Posted November 10, 2005 Indian carriers offering mobile services based on code division multiple access (CDMA) technology added 790,738 users in October, raising their total customer base to 14.35 million, their industry body said on Thursday.The CDMA subscriber base grew 5.8 percent in October, the association, which represents six carriers, said in a statement. More than 2.9 million customers in total entered the world's fastest growing major mobile market in October as cheap call rates lured more people into the 68.5-million-strong sector. About 2.48 million entered the market in September. On Wednesday, the industry body for rival technology GSM reported its highest-ever monthly addition of 2.11 million users, taking the total GSM customer base to 52.98 million. India's mobile business has boomed as more people use mobile phones due to the sluggish growth of fixed-line services, leading to a rise in foreign investment in the sector. Wireless services penetration is less than 7 percent in billion-plus India compared with more than 28 percent in neighbouring China, the world's largest mobile services market. So carriers are expanding throughout the countryside, since less than 30 percent of India is now covered. India's top mobile services firm, Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd., 30.8 percent owned by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. , added 670,000 GSM users in October, its best ever month, taking its customer base to 14.74 million. Last month, Britain-based Vodafone Group Plc bought 10 percent of Bharti for $1.5 billion. State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd., the second-ranked player, has a GSM user base of 12.51 million customers including about 600,000 subscribers added last month. Third-ranked Reliance had a mobile user base of 11.81 million customers. Hutchison Essar Telecom Ltd., the Indian unit of Hong Kong's Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. <2332.HK>, added 410,000 users last month, for a total of 10.16 million. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articl...121,curpg-1.cms Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SexyGurl 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2005 Non-Stop Mobile Service Makes Tata Indicom ‘November Ka Sikandar’ Suruchi Sharma, EFY News Network (Thursday, December 08, 2005 7:15:14 PM) Tata Teleservices added 8.69 lakh new subscribers in November after the launch of its `non-stop mobile’ service scheme. Thursday, December 08, 2005: Registering a major achievement, Tata Indicom has become ‘November ka sikandar’, as it has attained market leadership position by adding over 1 million gross subscribers across 20 circles. Tata Indicom has shown aggressive growth since the launch of ‘Non-stop mobile’ service, which was recently launched and is immensely popular among masses. The two year free incoming service has brought a significant contribution to the booming Indian telecom industry. The company has now set an ambitious target of reaching the mark of nine million mobile subscribers by the end of 2005 from the current level of over 7.1 million. When asked about providing free incoming for two years, Tata Teleservices chief executive officer, Darryl Green said, "The company has not lost any revenue in offering free incoming for two years. My board is delighted with the financial performance of Tata Indicom." Terming the success of the plan as a breakthrough in pre-paid market, Green said that they are looking for the same breakthrough in the post-paid market as well. The company is also planning to apply for national long distance (NLD) licence in January when the recently announced new licence fee of Rs 2.5 crore takes effect. According to Naresh Malhan, president, North India, hub of Tata Teleservices, the company is busy with the expansion of networks in its existing 20 circles and is planning to cover J&K as well as India’s North-East zone, in order to complete all 23 circles by the end of next year. http://www.efytimes.com/fullnews.asp?edid=8446 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
@ksh@T 20 Report post Posted December 9, 2005 RIM's growth has been slow and steady @ almost 5 lac users pm..... the subscriber base grew from 13,502,419 to 14,007,533 ...... now as RIM too has 3 sal non stop mobile scheme lets c whether does it helps lil ambani or not! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abhay 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2005 Telecom Subscribers growth accelerates in November, 2005 – Gross touches 120 million Teledensity reaches 11 per cent More than 3.5 million additions in mobile alone 3.80 million additions including fixed line 1. Subscriber Base: As per a compilation done by TRAI based on latest reports from operators, the subscriber base for telephony services has shown a record growth of 3.79 million subscribers during November 2005. In the month of November 2005, 3.79 million subscribers were added as compared to 3.24 million subscribers in October, 2005. During the first 8 months of year 2005-2006 around 21.50 million subscribers have been added. For mobile segment 3.51 million subscribers have been added during November 2005 as compared to 2.90 million in October, 2005. The mobile additions consist of 2.33 million GSM subscribers and 1.18 million CDMA subscribers as against 2.11 million GSM and 0.79 million CDMA last month. During the first eight months of current financial year about 19.24 million mobile subscribers were added, making it a total of 71.46 million mobile subscribers at the end of November 2005. In the fixed segment, a total of 0.28 million subscribers were added during November 2005, which were predominantly WLL (F). With this the total subscriber base of fixed lines have reached 48.47 million. The gross subscribers' base consisting of fixed as well as mobile has reached around 120 million. 2. Teledensity: The gross subscriber base consisting of fixed as well as mobile has become around 120 million at the end of November, 2005. The tele-density at the end of November, 2005 has reached around 11% as compared to 10.66 at the end of previous month. 4. Broadband (>256 Kbps download) Growth: Broadband connections have continued the similar growth rate since beginning of 2005. At the end of November, 2005, total Broadband connections in the country have crossed 7.50 lakhs only as against a target of 3.00 million fixed in Broadband Policy-2004. sont know ABOUT reliance but overall the telecom sector is catching FIRE thse days http://www.trai.gov.in/pr9dec05.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SexyGurl 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2005 CDMA offers galore, users talk the talk Service providers turn the heat on each other by launching offers, some exclusively for Gujarat. Aditi Varma Ahmedabad, December 9: NOW, cellphone users can talk to their heart’s content without causing themselves heartburn, what with CDMA service providers turning the heat on each other by launching fantastic offers. Some of these schemes have been launched exclusively for Gujarat. ‘‘The market in Gujarat offers a lot of potential. Gujaratis have a lot of buying power and business is good here. It is a great market to test a new product or offer,’’ says a senior Reliance Infocomm official. Tata began the war by introducing a scheme offering non-stop incoming calls for two years. To counter this, Reliance came up with a similar three-year plan. For Rs 2,999, Reliance offers LG CDMA RD 2530 cellphone under this scheme. Tata offers six handsets, including three with single-colour screens, for charges ranging from Rs 2,499 to Rs 4,699. Businessman Bhavik Patel says, ‘‘I opted for Reliance because I receive a lot of calls. The three-year plan sounds like a good deal.’’ Tata subscriber Ashok Varma says, ‘‘I opted for Tata because I feel that it’s a reputed company and will not cheat its customers. Moreover, the new scheme means that I will not have to recharge for the next two years.’’ With its ‘Non Stop Mobile’ scheme, Tata has roped around 50,000 subscribers in Gujarat. ‘‘Of this, Ahmedabad accounts for nearly 20 per cent,’’ say officials. A Reliance Infocomm spokesperson says, ‘‘Around 1,500-2,000 Amdavadis are opting for the three-year scheme every day. In fact, we have run out of stock, so people have opted for advance booking.’’ Yet, Reliance has upped the ante with a new prepaid scheme of Rs 1,949 which offers free talktime of Rs 1,000 along with LG handset 2430. The cellphone is worth Rs 2,799. This scheme has been launched exclusively for Gujarat, said an official. Tata Indicom is expected to announce a counter scheme soon. Reliance has also launched another offer wherein the subscriber will get an LG 2340 worth Rs 2,500 along with free talktime worth Rs 2,500 for only Rs 2,500. Validity period is three months, said another official. To attract more customers, Tata has already launched two schemes: per second billing and its 0-1-2-3 plan. Under the 0-1-2-3 plan, Tata charges nothing for local calls to Tata cellphones; Re 1 per minute to Tata fixed phones and other local cellphone numbers; Rs 2 per minute to other fixed phones and Rs 3 per minute for outgoing STD calls. With so many offers being thrown their way, subcribers find themselves in a win-win situation. http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=160839 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
