Telecom News --
Indian wireless subscriber base crosses 600 million
New Delhi, 29 May, 2010
- Total Telephone subscriber base reaches 638.05 Million
- Wireless subscription reaches 601.22 Million
- Wireline subscription declines to 36.83
- 16.90 Million new additions in wireless
- Overall Tele-density reaches 54.10
- Broadband subscription is 9 million
The number of telephone subscribers in India increased to 638.05 Million at the end of April-2010 from 621.28 Million in March-2010, thereby registering a growth rate of 2.70%. With this, the overall Tele-density in India reaches 54.10
Wireless Segment (GSM, CDMA & FWP)
Wireless subscriber base increased from 584.32 Million in March-2010 to 601.22 Million at the end of April-2010 registering a growth of 2.89%. Wireless Tele-density stands at 50.98.
Wireless Service: Service Providers’ share in net additions during the month of April 2010
Service Provider wise Market Share as on 30-04-2010
Wireline Segment
Wireline subscriber base declined from 36.96 Million in March-2010 to 36.83 Million at the end of April-2010. BSNL/MTNL, two PSU operators hold 84.64% of the Wireline market share. Overall Wireline teledensity is 3.12.
Service Provider wise Market Share as on 30-04-2010
Category wise Net Additions during the Month of April - 2010
Category |
Net Additions |
Wireline |
Wireless |
Circle A |
-66833 |
6061622 |
Circle B |
-62009 |
6649237 |
Circle C |
-10944 |
2342902 |
Metro |
8936 |
1846796 |
All India |
-130850 |
16900557 |
Category-wise Growth Rate in Access Service
Category |
Monthly Rate of Growth
(March-2010 to April-2010 |
Yearly rate of growth
(April-2009 to April-2010) |
Wireline |
Wireless |
Wireline |
Wireless |
Circle A |
-0.48% |
2.9% |
-3.3% |
45.5% |
Circle B |
-0.49% |
3.0% |
-4.3% |
52.2% |
Circle C |
-0.34% |
3.0% |
-3.2% |
64.9% |
Metro |
0.13% |
2.6% |
2.3% |
35.3% |
All India |
-0.35% |
2.89% |
-2.6% |
48.9% |
Broadband (≥ 256 Kbps download)
Total Broadband subscriber base has increased from 8.75 million in March-2010 to 9 million in April-2010, there by showing a growth of 2.80%.
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Click here to see Indian Telecom Market Statistics in March 2010
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