India has 100 mn CDMA subscribers; to add 100 mn in 2 yrs
India, which is already the world's second-largest CDMA market, now has 100 million subscribers using mobile telephony based on the technology.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: India, which is already the world's second-largest CDMA market, now has 100 million subscribers using mobile telephony based on the technology and it is expecting to add another 100 million subscribers in the next two years.
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) -- a trade association -- today said that there are now more than 100 million CDMA subscribers in India.
"The country has added 50 million subscribers in India in just two years. Going forward we expect to add another 100 million subscribers in the next two years," CDG executive director Perry LaForge said.
CDMA or Code division multiple access is a popular mobile technology. In India operators such as Tata Teleservices, Reliance Communications and Siestema Shyam Telelink offer mobile services based on this technology. The other popular technology is called the GSM.
Attributing this rapid growth to the availability of affordable devices and low tariffs, LaForge further said "Efforts led by CDMA operators, device manufacturers, technology enablers and the CDG introduced an array of entry-level handsets to the market while tariffs dropped by more than 40 per cent."
As a result, CDMA reached 50 million subscribers in India twice as fast as any competing cellular technology.
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) -- a trade association -- today said that there are now more than 100 million CDMA subscribers in India.
"The country has added 50 million subscribers in India in just two years. Going forward we expect to add another 100 million subscribers in the next two years," CDG executive director Perry LaForge said.
CDMA or Code division multiple access is a popular mobile technology. In India operators such as Tata Teleservices, Reliance Communications and Siestema Shyam Telelink offer mobile services based on this technology. The other popular technology is called the GSM.
Attributing this rapid growth to the availability of affordable devices and low tariffs, LaForge further said "Efforts led by CDMA operators, device manufacturers, technology enablers and the CDG introduced an array of entry-level handsets to the market while tariffs dropped by more than 40 per cent."
As a result, CDMA reached 50 million subscribers in India twice as fast as any competing cellular technology.
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