Searched for
SIM SUBSCRIBER GROWTH
Addition of mobile users slows as tariff hikes pinchTelecom tariff increases in July 2024 slowed subscriber growth in rural India, reversing a previous trend of outpacing urban areas. Net sub...
Robust increase in ARPU of private telecom operators (QoQ) led by recent tariff hikeIndian telecom companies see revenue increase. Tariff hikes benefit companies like Airtel, Jio, and VIL. Subscriber numbers drop as custome...
There's a China connection to why eSIMs haven't taken off in IndiaWhile Apple offers eSIM capability in its entire iPhone range, others such as Samsung, Vivo, Oppo and Xiaomi have started enabling eSIMs in...
Active mobile users dropped 4.5 million in November, trend to continue: AnalystsTriggered by inflationary pressures, SIM consolidation and slow down in feature phone upgrades are expected to continue for a couple more q...
Vi MD says drop in customer base is because of tariff hikes/SIM consolidationAddressing an investor call after the telco's fiscal third quarter earnings, Takkar said that there was "no concern regarding the 4G custom...
Analysts expect 'muted' June quarter for telcos amid lower subscriber additionsIn its note, J M Financial said while it expects "subdued activity" in the lower ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) category and consolidation...
Migration to 4G slows amid Covid-19 disruptionsMigration and addition of new users to 4G technology hit an alltime low in the quarter to June, owing to disruptions in porting and new SIM...
Mobile subscriber addition seen lower at 0.5 million in Mar; April numbers likely to be muted: ExpertsThe lockdowns and curbs have pulled down the fresh SIM connections for the month. The industry has recorded a sharp fall in new subscriber ...
Mobile user base to fall as tariffs riseThe country’s mobile user base is set to fall for the first time in eight years this calendar with many people likely to give up their seco...
Jio could emerge as telecom market leader in FY20: India RatingsThe outlook for the year explains how, given the continued capex commitments, refinancing requirements would remain high for all the player...
India dumps the second SIM card with a vengeance, 60 mn numbers set to be historyIndian customers are increasingly discarding multiple SIM cards from different operators in favour of one.
Airtel, Idea add 4.34 million users in September, negate Jio impactFringe players like Telenor India have taken a hit from Jio's first month of operations, having lost as many as 3.67 lakh customers in Sept...
Amid fears of Reliance Jio entry, Telenor’s India exit to benefit Airtel, Idea, VodafoneTelenor’s exit is also expected to boost AGR growth in these seven circles. Among top three operators, Idea Cellular is expected to gain th...
GSMA report predicts one billion new unique mobile subscribers by 2020By 2020, almost 60 per cent of the global population will subscribe to mobile services, up from half of the population at the end of 2014, ...
Asia Pacific to have 2.4 billion mobile users by 2020: GSMAThe region’s mobile subscriber base accounted for half of the world’s, which stood at 3.4 billion unique mobile subscribers at the end of 2...
The 7-bn milestone: Soon, there will be as many mobile connections as people on EarthIndeed, there’s a substantial difference between the number of mobile connections and what GSMA Intelligence terms "unique mobile subscribe...
As revenues dry up, telcom companies target machine-to-machine appsBharti is aiming to convert its 2,000 customers who take enterprise services (such as broadband Internet) to M2M subscribers.
- All new telcos have less than 50% active users, finds Trai
This is in sharp contrast to the national average of 70% active users on the operators’ network. Incumbent GSM operators are showing strong...
- Telcos may have it tough in Q4
A sharp fall in telecom tariffs and increasing penetration of telcos into low-usage remote areas are expected to dent profits of Big Telcos...
- Samsung launches world's first OMH handset
Leading CDMA player Samsung announced the launch of the world's first OMH phone "Mpower 699" in the Indian market in cooperation with Qualc...