India to be second largest in mobile subscribers in April
By Erina Lin, Tuesday 25 March 2008 at 21:44 :: World Digital Media Trends :: #1445 :: rss
India has passed the 250 million mark and reached 258.53 million mobile subscribers in February, and in the first half of April 2008, the country will outpace the United States and become the second largest wireless network after China, the Times of India reported Tuesday.
According to telecom regulator Trai, 8.49 million telephone connections were added during February. Meanwhile, landline connections went down from 8.74 million connections in the previous month.
The total number of telephone connections reached 290.11 million at the end of February, versus 281.62 million in January. The overall telephone density grew from 24.63 percent to 25.31 percent at the end of February.
In the wireless segment, 8.53 million subscribers were added in February, compared to 8.77 million one month previously. Total wireless subscribers, including GSM, CDMA & WLL (fixed) were 250.93 million in the end of February, according to the Times of India article, posted by Asia Media.
According to CTIA, there are currently 256 million U.S. subscribers, and the base increases by two to three million subscribers every month. China, the country with the most subscribers currently, adds around six to seven million subscribers a month. India, however, has the highest monthly wireless subscriber growth - about eight to nine million.
With this performance, in terms of wireless subscribers, India will surpass the United States during the early half of April, making it the second largest wireless network in the world.
India's total subscriber base, including wireless and landline, will also exceed 300 million mark in April, according to the Times of India article.
In the landline segment, however, the subscriber base has slightly dropped to 39.18 million in February 2008, compared to 39.22 million subscribers in January.
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