GSM subscriber base crosses 781 mn; 2 mn added in Aug
GSM telecom operators such as Airtel, Vodafone and Idea together added 2.09 million subscribers in August, taking the mobile subscriber base to over 781 million.
Sep 22, 2016, 15:44 PM IST
India mobile subscriber base to top 500 mn; fastest growing market in world
India is set to have more than half a billion (500 million) unique mobile subscribers, or actual individual subscribers, by 2015-end, thanks to affordable devices, easy tariff and digital literacy drives, a study by GSM telecom players global body GSMA said on Thursday.
Nov 26, 2015, 18:52 PM IST
GSM telecom operators add 41.4 lakh subscribers in June: COAI
The GSM subscriber base increased marginally in June with telecom operators adding 41.4 lakh users to take the overall base to 72.03 crore.
Jul 22, 2015, 22:21 PM IST
Government should vacate unused spectrum: COAI
The Cellular Operators Association of India, a body of GSM and CDMA mobile service providers, today said that the government should take steps to vacate the unused spectrum lying with various agencies under it.
Jun 26, 2015, 16:37 PM IST
GSM mobile base rises 1.4% in Feb to reach 69.7 cr users: COAI
GSM mobile operators added 95.94 lakh more subscribers in February, taking the overall user base to 69.70 crore at the end of the month, industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said Monday.
Mar 16, 2015, 16:41 PM IST
Govt bans import of mobile handsets with fake, duplicate identity nos
Government has prohibited imports of all kind of mobile handsets with fake or duplicate unique identity numbers, a move that will help security agencies in tracking callers using different SIM cards.
Jan 19, 2015, 22:54 PM IST
GSM mobile operators add 82.1 lakh subscribers in Nov: COAI
GSM mobile operators added 82.1 lakh users in November taking their overall subscriber base to 67.02 crore at the month end.
Dec 23, 2014, 20:24 PM IST
GSM operators want reconfiguration of 800 Mhz band
GSM mobile operators' body COAI has said that the 800 MHz band, used for CDMA services, be "reconfigured" as EGSM 900 Mhz band for better utilisation of radiowaves and higher auction revenues.
Dec 11, 2014, 22:22 PM IST
4G helped recovery of Europe''s mobile industry
Europe`s rapid transition to 4G service has helped the recovery of the mobile industry, according to a new GSM Association (GSMA) report "Mobile Economy: Europe 2014", published Monday.
Dec 09, 2014, 15:27 PM IST
DoT panel suggests Rs 3,646 cr/Mhz price for CDMA band
A DoT panel has suggested a base price of Rs 3,646 crore per Mhz for the auction of CDMA spectrum, 17 percent higher than what the regulator Trai has recommended.
Dec 06, 2014, 00:07 AM IST
GSM telcos add 3.79 million rural subscribers in October: COAI
The rural subscriber base stood at 307.54 million at the end of September, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said.
Dec 01, 2014, 18:57 PM IST
Telephone user base rises to 94.29 cr in Apr-June qtr: TRAI
The telephone subscriber base in the country rose 1.07 percent in April-June quarter to reach 94.29 crore at the end of June 2014, sectoral regulator TRAI said on Friday.
Nov 07, 2014, 20:45 PM IST
GSM players add 48.5 lakh users in July: COAI
GSM based telecom players added 48.5 lakh new subscribers in July to take the total user base to 74.44 crore, industry body COAI said Thursday.
Aug 14, 2014, 18:29 PM IST
Spectrum auction expected in Feb; govt eyes minimum Rs 9.35K crore
Spectrum auction for GSM and CDMA mobile services may be held in February from which government plans to raise at least Rs 9,355 crore.
Aug 01, 2014, 16:09 PM IST
