Indian wireless telecom subscriber base increased by 38.9% during FY2011 - West Bengal fastest growing market

Robust subscriber growth.....

·    India’s wireless subscriber base touched  811.6 million by March 2011 compared with 584.3 million in March 2010, growth of 38.9%

·    Active subscriber percentage is 70.7% which results in active mobile subscriber base of 573.9 million in March 2011

·    Bharti Airtel leads the market with 25.6% share followed by Vodafone (18.6%), Reliance (15.2%), Idea (14.5%), BSNL/MTNL (8.9%), Tata (7.8%) and Aircel (5.3%)

·    In terms of subscriber growth, Uninor topped with 434.5% growth while Aircel (48.8%) and Idea (40.2%) performed impressively. Airtel’s subscriber growth was 27.1%, lowest in the market

West Bengal fastest growing market…

·    Among 22 wireless telecom circles in India, West Bengal posted highest growth rate with 57.6% followed by U.P. (West), Orissa, Gujarat and Bihar (All non-UPA ruled states!!!)

·    Rajasthan is the slowest growing wireless telecom market in India with 27.7% subscriber growth followed by Kerala, Tamilnadu, Mumbai and Andhra Pradesh (All Congress / UPA governed states except Kerala!!!)

Vodafone leads West Bengal mobile telecom circle….

·    Total mobile subscriber base in West Bengal were 39.6 million by March 2011 while active subscriber numbers were 28.2 million which is 71.2% of total

·    Vodafone leads West Bengal mobile telecom circle with 33.4% market share while top 3 players accounts for 73.7% of active subscribers