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India’s telecom sector has reportedly added 10.35 million mobile subscribers in the month of November, in comparison to 10.42 million in October. The subscriber base of mobile users in India reaches the mark of 336.08 million at the end of November, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said in a statement.
Bharti Airtel, country’s leading mobile operator added 2.72 million users in November, totalling its subscriber base to 82.92 million. Followed by Reliance Communications which added 1.76 million users and took its subscriber base to 59.56 million subscribers. Vodafone Essar added 20.60 million users, taking its total number of subscribers to 58.76 million. BSNL’s reported a subscriber base of 44.57 million after adding 700,937 subscribers in November.

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Reliance Communication, one of India’s leading mobile operators, adds 1.76 million mobile subscribers in September. The total subscriber base, reportedly, surpasses 56 million.

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India based GSM mobile operators added nearly 6.3 million subscribers in the month of August.
India, the second largest mobile market of world, has a total of 225.6 million GSM subscribers at the end of August, this number excludes No 2 operator Reliance Communications. Reliance at the end of July had 52.5 million subscribers.
Bharti Airtel added 2.7 million users to take its subscriber base to 74.8 million. Vodafone, country’s third largest operator,had a subscriber base of 52.8 million August - end and added 1.8 million in the month of August.
BSNL added 573,862 subscribers in August, taking its mobile subscriber base to 38.5 million.

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LG brings to it’s customers a unique combo, which one can’t even find in the much hyped iPhone, of touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard. The device is named LG10000, a CDMA handset, is made available to Reliance subscribers.

Features:
2.8-inch display
2 MP camera
extendable memory up to 8GB
Office applications for Corporate Mail Access
Full HTML browser and high speed internet connectivity
Battery supports 240 minutes talk time and up to 480 hours stand-by time
priced between Rs 22,000 to Rs 25,000

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Reliance Communication, India’s well known mobile operator has added 1.75 million CDMA subscribers in the month of July, taking its total user base to 52.5 million.

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Alcatel-Lucent has been awarded an IP-based next-generation, CDMA and GSM network contract valued at more than $400 million from Reliance Communications, India’s largest integrated telecom service provider. This contract will enable Reliance Communications to expand its wireless network to more than 20,000 towns and 600,000 villages. This project represents one of the largest telecom expansions undertaken by a telecom operator anywhere in the world.

“In our endeavor to build a best-in-class infrastructure in the country, offering better overall performance and a higher quality of service to many million Indians, our wireless network will cater to customers across 20,000 towns and 600,000 villages upon completion of the current phase of expansion,” said Anil Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Communications. “The expansion of our wireless CDMA and GSM network would further enhance our competitive edge in effectively participating in the achievement of our national teledensity targets of 500 million by 2010, thereby contributing to economic growth.”

In the framework of this contract, Alcatel-Lucent will upgrade Reliance’s CDMA and GSM network with additional mobile switching centers and base stations. Alcatel-Lucent also will provide a comprehensive suite of network integration services, including network optimization, system support and general project management. This project substantially strengthens Alcatel-Lucent’s position in the Indian mobile market and extends the range of wireless solutions that Alcatel-Lucent provides to Reliance Communications.

“For a project of this magnitude, Reliance Communications needed a supplier with a deep understanding of and experience with the leading wireless technologies. Alcatel-Lucent is unique in the broadness of its wireless portfolio and the depth of its expertise. After years of faithful cooperation, the people of Reliance Communications understand that the Alcatel-Lucent team are committed to continue to deliver innovative solutions to Reliance Communications to help it enhance the quality of service it provides its subscribers and to enable it to enhance its leadership position in Indian telecommunications space,” said Patricia Russo, CEO, Alcatel-Lucent. “The expansion of the Reliance network, particularly in rural areas, will help improve the lives of millions in India, and is further evidence of our commitment to meeting the communications needs of high-growth economies.”

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Alcatel-Lucent has been awarded an IP-based next-generation, CDMA and GSM network contract valued at more than $400 million from Reliance Communications, India’s largest integrated telecom service provider. This contract will enable Reliance Communications to expand its wireless network to more than 20,000 towns and 600,000 villages. This project represents one of the largest telecom expansions undertaken by a telecom operator anywhere in the world.

“In our endeavor to build a best-in-class infrastructure in the country, offering better overall performance and a higher quality of service to many million Indians, our wireless network will cater to customers across 20,000 towns and 600,000 villages upon completion of the current phase of expansion,” said Anil Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Communications. “The expansion of our wireless CDMA and GSM network would further enhance our competitive edge in effectively participating in the achievement of our national teledensity targets of 500 million by 2010, thereby contributing to economic growth.”

In the framework of this contract, Alcatel-Lucent will upgrade Reliance’s CDMA and GSM network with additional mobile switching centers and base stations. Alcatel-Lucent also will provide a comprehensive suite of network integration services, including network optimization, system support and general project management. This project substantially strengthens Alcatel-Lucent’s position in the Indian mobile market and extends the range of wireless solutions that Alcatel-Lucent provides to Reliance Communications.

“For a project of this magnitude, Reliance Communications needed a supplier with a deep understanding of and experience with the leading wireless technologies. Alcatel-Lucent is unique in the broadness of its wireless portfolio and the depth of its expertise. After years of faithful cooperation, the people of Reliance Communications understand that the Alcatel-Lucent team are committed to continue to deliver innovative solutions to Reliance Communications to help it enhance the quality of service it provides its subscribers and to enable it to enhance its leadership position in Indian telecommunications space,” said Patricia Russo, CEO, Alcatel-Lucent. “The expansion of the Reliance network, particularly in rural areas, will help improve the lives of millions in India, and is further evidence of our commitment to meeting the communications needs of high-growth economies.”

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Alcatel-Lucent has been awarded an IP-based next-generation, CDMA and GSM network contract valued at more than $400 million from Reliance Communications, India’s largest integrated telecom service provider. This contract will enable Reliance Communications to expand its wireless network to more than 20,000 towns and 600,000 villages. This project represents one of the largest telecom expansions undertaken by a telecom operator anywhere in the world.

“In our endeavor to build a best-in-class infrastructure in the country, offering better overall performance and a higher quality of service to many million Indians, our wireless network will cater to customers across 20,000 towns and 600,000 villages upon completion of the current phase of expansion,” said Anil Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Communications. “The expansion of our wireless CDMA and GSM network would further enhance our competitive edge in effectively participating in the achievement of our national teledensity targets of 500 million by 2010, thereby contributing to economic growth.”

In the framework of this contract, Alcatel-Lucent will upgrade Reliance’s CDMA and GSM network with additional mobile switching centers and base stations. Alcatel-Lucent also will provide a comprehensive suite of network integration services, including network optimization, system support and general project management. This project substantially strengthens Alcatel-Lucent’s position in the Indian mobile market and extends the range of wireless solutions that Alcatel-Lucent provides to Reliance Communications.

“For a project of this magnitude, Reliance Communications needed a supplier with a deep understanding of and experience with the leading wireless technologies. Alcatel-Lucent is unique in the broadness of its wireless portfolio and the depth of its expertise. After years of faithful cooperation, the people of Reliance Communications understand that the Alcatel-Lucent team are committed to continue to deliver innovative solutions to Reliance Communications to help it enhance the quality of service it provides its subscribers and to enable it to enhance its leadership position in Indian telecommunications space,” said Patricia Russo, CEO, Alcatel-Lucent. “The expansion of the Reliance network, particularly in rural areas, will help improve the lives of millions in India, and is further evidence of our commitment to meeting the communications needs of high-growth economies.”

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Alcatel-Lucent has been awarded an IP-based next-generation, CDMA and GSM network contract valued at more than $400 million from Reliance Communications, India’s largest integrated telecom service provider. This contract will enable Reliance Communications to expand its wireless network to more than 20,000 towns and 600,000 villages. This project represents one of the largest telecom expansions undertaken by a telecom operator anywhere in the world.

“In our endeavor to build a best-in-class infrastructure in the country, offering better overall performance and a higher quality of service to many million Indians, our wireless network will cater to customers across 20,000 towns and 600,000 villages upon completion of the current phase of expansion,” said Anil Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Communications. “The expansion of our wireless CDMA and GSM network would further enhance our competitive edge in effectively participating in the achievement of our national teledensity targets of 500 million by 2010, thereby contributing to economic growth.”

In the framework of this contract, Alcatel-Lucent will upgrade Reliance’s CDMA and GSM network with additional mobile switching centers and base stations. Alcatel-Lucent also will provide a comprehensive suite of network integration services, including network optimization, system support and general project management. This project substantially strengthens Alcatel-Lucent’s position in the Indian mobile market and extends the range of wireless solutions that Alcatel-Lucent provides to Reliance Communications.

“For a project of this magnitude, Reliance Communications needed a supplier with a deep understanding of and experience with the leading wireless technologies. Alcatel-Lucent is unique in the broadness of its wireless portfolio and the depth of its expertise. After years of faithful cooperation, the people of Reliance Communications understand that the Alcatel-Lucent team are committed to continue to deliver innovative solutions to Reliance Communications to help it enhance the quality of service it provides its subscribers and to enable it to enhance its leadership position in Indian telecommunications space,” said Patricia Russo, CEO, Alcatel-Lucent. “The expansion of the Reliance network, particularly in rural areas, will help improve the lives of millions in India, and is further evidence of our commitment to meeting the communications needs of high-growth economies.”

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 India’s Bharti Airtel Ltd. is set to sign a three-year, $1.5 billion network outsourcing deal with Sweden’s Ericsson . Ericsson will be entrusted with design, planning, supply, installation, commissioning and upgrading of Bharti Airtel network in 15 telecom circles.

A spokesman for Bharti, India’s top mobile services firm, could not be immediately reached for comment.

Last week, Bharti said it was in talks with telecom equipment maker Ericsson for a network expansion deal after it signed a similar contract worth $900 million with Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) .

In August last year, Ericsson had won an estimated $1 billion contract to expand and upgrade Bharti’s telecom network and to supply services.

India’s telecom services firms such as Bharti and Reliance Communications are rapidly rolling out networks across the country to tap the vast rural population as growth in urban areas starts to plateau.
Indian cellular providers added more than 5 million GSM customers in May, taking the user base to 130.6 million in the world’s fastest-growing cellular market.

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