www.WirelessFederation.com/news: China Mobile, world’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, has reported a drop of 1.6% in Q2′09 profits driven by slow economy, weak 3G rollout and rising competition. The operator is in competition with smaller rivals China Unicom and China Telecom which offer full range of services since last year’s restructuring process. These operators are aggressively entering the rural market as the urban market faces saturation.
China Mobile’s Q2′09 net profit stood at 30.1 billion yuan ($4.4 billion) as compared to 30.6 billion yuan in Q2′08.
On 08.20.09, In Mobile, By Editor
On 07.03.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: According to the Indian Government, at the pace with which the Indian telecoms market is growing, the target of 500 million fixed and mobile phone connections by 2010 seems to be taking shape.
India’s Economic Survey for the year 2008-09, released ahead of the budget, unveiled strong growth in the telecom sector with the country counting a total of 414 million fixed and mobile connections as of February 2009.
Teledensity rose from 12.7% in March 2006 to 35.65% in February 2009, after government reduced the barriers to entry and created a level playing field between new entrants and incumbents. The country’s rural regions are also experiencing strong growth, with the number of rural lines increasing from 12.3 million in March 2004 to 112.71 million in January 2009. Rural teledensity reached 13.81 per cent over the same period.
The survey has further suggested that the 2G and 3G spectrum should be freely tradeable rather than following current legislation which prevents the purchase and sale of spectrum.
On 06.10.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Reliance Communication, one of India’s leading mobile operators, anticipates a strong subscriber growth in the rural market through the Kribhco tie-up. RCom and Kribhco have inked a distribution JV for marketing Rcom’s products and services.
The operator expects its rural subscriber base share to rise by 50% and the ARPU, which will be driven by VAS in rural areas, will also grow.
On 05.06.09, In Mobile, By Editor
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: According to a recent study done by Wireless Federation on the Indian Mobile Market, it is predicted that India’s mobile subscriber base will cross the 520 million mark in 2012, as new entrants start launching new services and promotions and as rural reach gets better. India has a mobile subscriber base of 392 million as of March 2009.