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01/13/2011 |
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The following figure apresents the evolution of the number of fixed telephones and cell phones in India (Source UIT and TRAI).
Monthly Performance
| Millions | Jul/11 | Aug/11 |
Sep/11 | Oct/11 | Nov/11 | ∆Month |
∆Year |
| Cellulars* | 858.4 |
865.7 |
873.6 | 881.4 | 884.4 |
0.3% |
21.2% |
| Fixed | 34.2 |
34.1 |
33.3 | 33.2 | 33.0 |
(0.7%) |
(6.3%) |
| Broadband** | 12.5 |
12.7 |
12.8 | 13.0 | 13.1 |
1.2% |
22.6% |
| Millions | Jan/11 |
Feb/11 |
Mar/11 |
Apr/11 |
May/11 |
Jun/11 |
| Cellulars* | 771.2 |
791.4 |
811.6 |
826.9 |
840.3 |
851.7 |
| Fixed | 34.9 |
34.9 |
34.7 |
34.6 |
34.4 |
34.3 |
| Broadband** | 11.2 |
11.5 |
11.9 |
12.0 |
12.1 |
12.3 |
Source: Trai *Includes WLL; ** connections> 250 Kbit/s Note: Since August/06, the number of WLL were included to mobile accesses, according to the Indian Telecom Department. |
Quarterly Performance
| Millions | 1Q10 |
2Q10 |
3Q10 | 4Q10 | 1Q11 | 2Q11 |
3Q11 | ∆Qter |
∆Year |
| Mobile Accesses* | 584.3 | 635.5 | 687.7 | 752.2 |
811.6 |
851.7 |
873.6 | 0.9% | 27.0% |
| Fixed Tel. | 37.0 | 36.2 | 35.6 | 35.1 |
34.7 |
34.3 |
33.3 | (2.2%) | (6.4%) |
| Broadband** | 8.8 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 10.9 |
11.9 |
12.3 |
12.8 | 1.2% | 24.8% |
| Pay TV | 21.3 | - | - | - |
- |
- |
- | - | - |
(Source Trai) *Include WLL; ** connections> 250 Kbit/s
Note: Since August/06, the numbers of WLL were added to cellulars, according to Departament of Telecom India.
Density
| /100 inhab. | 1Q10 |
2Q10 |
3Q10 | 4Q10 | 1Q11 | 2Q11 | 3Q11 |
| Mobile Accesses | 49.7 | 54.0 | 58.4 | 63.9 |
69.0 |
72.4 | 74.2 |
| Fixed Tel. | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
3.0 |
2.9 | 2.8 |
| Broadband | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1.0 |
1.0 | 1.1 |
| Pay TV | 1.8 | - | - | - |
- |
- | - |
(Source Trai)
Annual Performance
| Millions | 2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 | ∆Year |
| Mobile Accesses | 233.63 |
346.89 |
525.15 |
752.2 |
43.2% |
| Fixed Tel. | 39.25 |
37.90 |
37.06 |
35.09 |
(5.3%) |
| Broadband** | 3.13 |
5.45 |
7.83 |
10.92 |
39.5% |
| Pay TV | - |
11.10 |
19.10 |
- |
- |
| (Source Trai) *Including WLL; ** connections> 250 Kbit/s |
Density
| /100 inhab. | 2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| Mobile Accesses | 20.7 | 30.3 | 45.2 | 63.9 |
| Fixed Tel. | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| Broadband | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Pay TV | - | 1.0 | 1.6 | - |
Cellular
Mobile Operators
Month Performance
| Millions | Jul/11 |
Aug/11 | Sep/11 | Oct/11 | Nov |
∆Month |
∆Year |
| Bharti | 170.7 |
171.8 |
172,8 | 173.7 | 174.7 |
0.6% |
16.9% |
| Reliance | 144.8 |
146.1 |
147.1 | 148.1 | 149.1 |
0.7% |
21.9% |
| BSNL | 95.1 |
95.4 |
95.8 | 96.2 | 96.0 |
(0.2%) |
14.7% |
| Vodafone Essar* | 143.0 |
144.1 |
145.0 | 145.9 | 146.8 |
0.6% |
21.2% |
| Idea | 96.1 |
98.4 |
100.2 | 101.8 | 104.0 |
2.1% |
31.9% |
| Others | 208.6 |
209.8 |
212.8 | 215.6 | 213.7 |
(0.9%) |
22.8% |
| Total | 858.4 |
865.7 |
873.6 | 881.4 | 884.4 |
0.3% |
21.2% |
| Millions | Jan/11 |
Feb/11 |
Mar/11 |
Apr/11 |
May/11 |
Jun/11 |
| Bharti | 155.8 |
159.0 |
162.2 |
164.6 |
167.1 |
169.2 |
| Reliance | 128.9 |
132.2 |
135.7 |
138.7 |
141.2 |
143.3 |
| BSNL | 88.8 |
90.3 |
91.8 |
92.0 |
92.8 |
93.7 |
| Vodafone Essar* | 127.4 |
130.9 |
134.6 |
137.0 |
139.4 |
141.5 |
| Idea | 84.3 |
86.8 |
89.5 |
92.0 |
93.8 |
95.1 |
| Others | 186.1 |
192.2 |
197.8 |
202.7 |
206.0 |
208.9 |
| Total | 771.2 |
791.4 |
811.6 |
826.9 |
840.3 |
851.7 |
Source: TRAI * Hutch Essair was acquiered by Vodafone in 02/11/2007 |
Quarter Performance
| Millions | 1Q10 |
2Q10 |
3Q19 | 4Q10 | 1Q11 | 2Q11 | 3Q11 | ∆Qter |
∆Year |
| Bharti | 127.6 | 136.6 | 143.3 | 152.5 |
162.2 |
169.2 |
172.8 | 2.1% | 20.6% |
| Reliance | 102.4 | 110.8 | 117.3 | 125.7 |
135.7 |
143.3 |
147.1 | 2.7% | 25.4% |
| BSNL | 69.5 | 72.7 | 78.3 | 86.7 |
91.8 |
93.7 |
95.8 | 2.2% | 22.3% |
| Vodafone Essar* | 100.9 | 109.1 | 115.6 | 124.3 |
134.6 |
141.5 |
145.0 | 2.5% | 25.5% |
| Idea | 63.8 | 68.9 | 74.2 | 81.8 |
89.5 |
95.1 |
100.2 | 5.3% | 35.0% |
| Others | 120.1 | 137.4 | 159.0 | 181.3 |
197.8 |
208.9 |
212.8 | 1.9% | 33.8% |
Source: TRAI and COAI
* Hutch Essair was acquiered by Vodafone in 02/11/2007
Annual Performance
Millions |
2007 |
2008 | 2009 |
2010 | ∆Year |
| Bharti | 55.16 |
85.65 |
118.86 |
152.50 |
28.3% |
| Reliance | 40.96 |
61.34 |
93.80 |
125.65 |
34.0% |
| BSNL | 36.81 |
46.22 |
62.86 |
86.71 |
37.9% |
| Vodafone Essar* | 39.86 |
60.93 |
91.40 |
124.26 |
35.9% |
| Idea | 21.05 |
34.21 |
57.61 |
81.78 |
41.9% |
| Outras | 39.79 |
58.54 |
100.62 |
181.31 |
80.2% |
Source: TRAI and COAI
* Hutch Essair was acquiered by Vodafone in 02/11/2007
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Bharti: www.airtel.in Reliance: www.reliancemobile.com BSNL: bsnl.co.in/ Vodafone: www.vodafone.com Idea: www.ideacellular.com |
Fixed Telephones
Fixed Operators
Month Performance
| Millions | Jul/11 |
Aug/11 | Sep/11 | Oct/11 | Nov |
∆Month |
∆Year |
| BSNL | 24.58 |
24.45 |
23.68 | 23.54 |
23.31 |
(1.0%) |
(9.6%) |
| MTNL | 3.44 |
3.45 |
3.45 | 3.45 |
3.45 |
0.05% |
(0.6%) |
| Bharti | 3.33 |
3.33 |
3.33 | 3.33 |
3.31 |
(0.4%) |
2.2% |
| Others | 2.82 |
2.84 |
2.86 | 2.87 | 2.89 |
0.6% |
7.1% |
| Total | 34.18 |
34.07 |
33.31 | 33.19 | 32.96 |
(0.7%) |
(6.3%) |
| Millions | Jan/11 |
Feb/11 |
Mar/11 |
Apr/11 |
May/11 |
Jun/11 |
| BSNL | 25.48 |
25.38 |
25.22 |
25.03 |
24.86 |
24.72 |
| MTNL | 3.46 |
3.46 |
3.46 |
3.46 |
3.45 |
3.44 |
| Bharti | 3.27 |
3.28 |
3.30 |
3.31 |
3.32 |
3.32 |
| Others | 2.73 |
2.75 |
2.75 |
2.76 |
2.78 |
2.80 |
| Total | 34.94 |
34.87 |
34.87 |
34.87 |
34.40 |
34.29 |
Source: TRAI |
Quarterly Performance
Millions |
1Q10 |
2Q10 |
3Q10 | 4Q10 | 1Q11 | 2Q11 | 3Q11 | ∆Qter |
∆Year |
BSNL |
27.8 | 26.9 | 26.2 |
25.6 |
25.2 |
24.7 |
23.7 | (4.2%) | (9.7%) |
MTNL |
3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.4 | 0.1% | (0.8%) |
Bharti |
3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 | 0.2% | 3.5% |
Others |
2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.9 | 2.1% | 7.3% |
Total |
37.0 | 36.2 | 35.6 |
35.1 |
34.9 |
34.3 |
33.3 | (2.9%) | (6.4%) |
Source: TRAI |
Annual Performance
Millions |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 | ∆Year |
| BSNL | 31.71 | 29.50 | 28.10 |
25.65 |
(8.7%) |
| MTNL | 3.60 | 3.53 | 3.49 |
3.47 |
(0.7%) |
| Bharti | 2.18 | 2.61 | 2.99 |
3.26 |
9.0% |
| Others | 1.76 | 2.26 | 2.49 |
2.72 |
9.2% |
| Total | 39.25 | 37.90 | 37.06 |
35.09 |
(5.3%) |
Source: TRAI |
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BSNL: bsnl.co.in MTNL: mtnl.in Bharti: www.airtel.in |
| Economic Indicators |
| - | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ∆Year |
| GDP (US$ billion) | 1,152 |
1,259 |
1,269 |
1,538 |
21.2% |
| GDP per capita (US$) | 989 |
1,065 |
1,058 |
1,265 |
- |
| Annual Inflation (%) | 6.4% |
8.3% |
10.9% |
13.2% |
- |
Source: FMI - World Economic Outlook Database, April 2011 |





