By A Bisht
According to combined estimates of Research & Markets and IE Market Research Corp. the total wireless subscribers in India will reach 876.6 million or 87.66 crore in 2013 with Bharti Airtel's market share increasing to 27.4%.
More insights from the above study:
--Wireless subscriber growth in India continues to be one of the fastest in the world
-- +50.1% industry-average subscriber growth in First quarter of 2009 (Q1 2009)
--ARPU (Average Revenue Per user) levels continue to fall at an increasing rate.
-- Negative industry average ARPU growth (-19.7%) in First quarter of 2009 (Q1 2009)
-- In the latest quarter Minutes of Use per Subscriber declined across operators.
-- -8.6% industry average MOU/Sub growth in First quarter of 2009 (Q1 2009)
So when companies say it’s becoming increasingly difficult to do business under the present conditions, they are indeed speaking some truth.
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