Mobile Market In India

India posts record increase in mobile subscriber base in July
New Delhi: According to The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), India saw the highest ever
increase in mobile subscriber base in July 2008 when it added 9.22 million new subscribers, taking the total
user base to 296.08 million in the country. In June, the number of new users was 8.94 million. A private
player commented that the possibility of 10-million mobile user additions was now quite strong.
The overall tele-density in July 2008 was 29.08 per cent, against 28.33 per cent in June.
The number of telephone connections totalled 334.84 million at the end of July 2008, against 325.78 million
in June 2008. The overall wireless subscribers [GSM, CDMA and WLL (F)], base was 296.08 million in July,
compared to 286.86 in June, revealed TRAI, while the broadband subscribers’ base touched 4.57 million in
July, against 4.38 million in June.
The leading mobile operator in India, Bharti Airtel, had 72.07 million mobile users at the end of July, after an
addition of around 2.67 million new subscribers.
Reliance Communications had 52.53 million subscribers with an addition of around 1.74 million users, and
Vodafone Essar totalled 50.95 million, with an added 1.75 million mobile customers, in July, 2008.