India Overtakes US, Becomes Second Largest Wireless Market
India Overtakes US, Becomes Second Largest Wireless Market
Adds a total of 10.16 million wireless subscribers in the month of March 2008.
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Saturday, April 26, 2008:
It's been just a month when China surpassed US to become the world's largest wireless market, and now India follows suit. According to the fresh reports, India has become second largest wireless network in the world after China by overtaking USA, as per data available on CTIA (International Association for the Wireless Telecommunications Industry) website.
In India, the total wireless subscribers (GSM, CDMA & WLL(F)) base stood at 261.09 million at the end of March 2008. A total of 10.16 million wireless subscribers have been added in the month of March 2008 as against 8.53 million wireless subscribers added in the month of February 2008.
Total 10.40 million telephone connections (wireline and wireless) have been added during March 2008 as compared to 8.49 million connections added in February 2008. The total number of telephone connections reaches 300.51 million at the end of March 2008 as compared to 290.11 million in February 2008. The overall tele-density is 26.22 per cent at the end of March 2008 as against 25.31 per cent in February 2008.
In the wireline segment, says the report, the subscriber base has increased to 39.42 million in the month of March 2008 as against 39.18 million subscribers in February 2008. And the total broadband subscribers base has reached 3.90 million by the end of March as compared to 3.47 million by the end of February 2008.
