Telecom News --
Indian telecom market adds 22 million wireless users in November
New Delhi, 26 January, 2011
- Total Telephone subscriber base reaches 764.76 Million
- Wireless subscription reaches 729.57 Million
- Wireline subscription declines to 35.19 Million
- 22.88 Million new additions in wireless
- Overall Tele-density reaches 64.34
- Broadband subscription is 10.71 million
The number of telephone subscribers in India increased to 764.76 Million at the end of November 2010 from 742.12 Million in October-2010, thereby registering a growth rate of 3.05%. With this, the overall Tele-density in India reaches 64.34.
Wireless Segment (GSM, CDMA & FWP)
Wireless subscriber base increased from 706.69 Million in October-2010 to 729.57 Million at the end of November-2010 registering a growth of 3.24%. Wireless Tele-density stands at 61.38.
Wireless Service: Service Providers’ share in net additions during the month of November 2010
Service Provider wise Market Share as on 30-11-2010
Wireline Segment
Wireline subscriber base declined from 35.43 Million in October-2010 to 35.19 Million at the end of November-2010. BSNL/MTNL, two PSU operators hold 83.12% of the Wireline market share. Overall Wireline teledensity is 2.96.
Service Provider wise Market Share as on 30-11-2010
Category wise Net Additions during the Month of September - 2010
Category |
Net Additions |
Wireline |
Wireless |
Circle A |
-32525 |
8085986 |
Circle B |
-85808 |
9603162 |
Circle C |
-124941 |
3206260 |
Metro |
2595 |
1983191 |
All India |
-240679 |
22878599 |
Category-wise Growth Rate in Access Service
Category |
Monthly Rate of Growth
(October-2010 to November-2010 |
Yearly rate of growth
(November-2009 to November-2010) |
Wireline |
Wireless |
Wireline |
Wireless |
Circle A |
-0.24% |
3.18% |
-3.28% |
40.4% |
Circle B |
-0.74% |
3.51% |
-10.26% |
47.4% |
Circle C |
-4.07% |
3.44% |
-9.40% |
52.1% |
Metro |
0.04% |
2.31% |
1.62% |
37.6% |
All India |
-0.68% |
3.24% |
-5.29% |
44.2% |
Broadband (≥ 256 Kbps download)
Total Broadband subscriber base has increased from 10.52 million in October-2010 to 10.71 million in November-2010, there by showing a growth of 1.80%.
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