MTS intends to become pan-India mobile operator

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: MTS, the CDMA based mobile telephony brand of Sistema Shyam Teleservices, is intending to become a pan-India mobile operator by expanding coverage by 2010.
The operator at present operators in six telecom circles across nation and now it anticipates to enter more circles over the next few months, Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd Chief Operating Officer (TN and Kerala) Srinivasa Rao Saripalli, reportedly unveiled. With the expansion, the company hopes to achieve a ‘significant’ subscriber base. “After the pan-India operation, our subscriber base should be significant,” he said.
Saripalli further said the company had aggressive growth plans and would soon launch it’s wireless internet services, mobile cards and various value-added services.

On GSM mobile technology, he said people prefer GSM because of it’s ‘legacy’. CDMA is the latest technology and mobile connections’ growth is dependent on it, he claimed.