Assam Wireless Telecom Market 2013

Source: TRAI

Airtel leads two-way battle against Aircel as many smaller player exits

Assam has one of highest percentage of active mobile subscriber base in India…

·        Mobile subscriber base of Assam increased by 1.26% during FY2013 to reach 14.38million, 3^rd highest growth rate in India

·        Active wireless subscriber base in Assam is 86.38% resulting in 12.43million active mobile users

·        Active subscriber base in Assam increased by 6.16% during FY2013 compared with national average of 5.86%

·        By March 2013, Assam is 19^th largest wireless telecom market in India accounting for 1.72% of total active subscriber base

Airtel gains advantage over Aircel with 31.1% market share….

·        Airtel leads the market with 31.1% share of active subscriber base in Assam followed by Aircel with 24.3%

·        Vodafone with 18.0% share is at 3^rd spot followed by Reliance (16.9%) and BSNL (6.9%)

·        During FY2013, many smaller players including Tata DoCoMo exited Assam driven by regulatory hurdles, challenging operating environment and uncertainly about profitability of business model

·        Top 5 players accounts for 97.2% of Assam’s active mobile subscriber base indicating dominance of top players