Telephone Subscribers’ Base in India for the month of March 2012
SERVICE PROVIDER COMPANY W I R E L I N E W I R E L E S S T  O  T  A  L Wireless VLR Proportion %
Number Market Share % Number Market Share % Number Market Share %
Bharti Airtel 3269949 10.16 181279296 19.72 184549245 19.40 91.73
Reliance 1269750 3.95 153045692 16.65 154315442 16.22 65.87
Vodafone 17850 0.06 150465330 16.37 150483180 15.82 88.72
BSNL 22467732 69.84 98512988 10.72 120980720 12.72 53.92
Tata 1441370 4.48 81745797 8.89 83187167 8.74 57.96
Idea 0.00 112722692 12.26 112722692 11.85 93.45
Aircel/ Dishnet 0.00 62572579 6.81 62572579 6.58 58.06
Uninor 0.00 42431924 4.62 42431924 4.46 57.17
Sistema 46659 0.15 15803039 1.72 15849698 1.67 47.92
MTNL 3457729 10.75 5832398 0.63 9290127 0.98 42.13
Videocon 0.00 5951588 0.65 5951588 0.63 44.28
Loop Telecom 0.00 3267241 0.36 3267241 0.34 41.73
S-Tel 0.00 3430288 0.37 3430288 0.36 28.53
HFCL Infotel 200432 0.62 1329910 0.14 1530342 0.16 46.59
Etisalat/ Allianz 0.00 782291 0.09 782291 0.08 45.86
Total 32171471 100 919173053 100 951344524 100 74.31
TELE DENSITY
Urban 6.73 162.82 169.55
Rural 0.89 38.33 39.22
Overall 2.66 76.00 78.66
Broadband = 1.38 crore Source: TRAI Press Release, dated 03.05.2012
Analyst: Mihir Dasgupta, Kolkata, 06.05.2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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       During 2011-12, overall telephone connections increased by 10.5 Crore from 84.63 Cr to 95.14 Cr registering annual growth rate of 12.4%. At the end of the year, Wireless constitutes 96.6% while Wireline 3.4%. While Wireless registered a growth of 13.26%, Wireline declined by 7.37%. Overall Tele- Density increased from 70.89 to 78.66 i.e. by 7.77 points. However, this achievement is far lower compared to 2010-11, when overall connections had grown by 36.2%, Wireless by 38.9% and Tele-Density improved by 18.15 points. Top five companies with market share are: 1. Bharti (19.4%), 2. Reliance (16.22%), 3. Vodafone (15.82%), 4. BSNL (12.72) & 5. Idea (11.85%).

 

       In Wireless (GSM+CDMA) segment, annual growth declined from 22.7 Crore in 2010-11 to 10.76 Crore in 2011-12. Top five performers in net Wireless Subscribers addition in 2011-12 are: Idea (2.32 cr), Uninor (1.96 cr.), Bharti (1.91 Cr.), Reliance (1.73 Cr.) & Vodafone (1.59 Cr.). BSNL added 67 lac only. Tata & Videocon lost 74 lac and 12 lac Subscribers respectively during the year. S-Tel, Etisalat & Loop had withdrawn from market consequent upon the Supreme Court Judgment. Idea rose to 4th position relegating BSNL to 5th.

 

       Broadband segment registered a growth of 16% (19 lac subscribers) in 2011-12 from 1.19 Cr to 1.38 Cr. This is also substantially lower than the achievement during the previous year of 2010-11, when 29 lac subscribers were added registering an annual growth rate of 32%. In March’12, amongst 155 service providers, BSNL commands the market with 89 lac subscribers (64.6% of total 1.38 crore), followed by Bharti 13.7 lac (9.9%) & MTNL 10.5 lac (7.6%). Share of other 152 ISPs is 24.8 lac (18%) only.

 

       BSNL’s performance in 2011-12: BSNL added 67 lac Wireless Subscribers (annual growth rate = 7.27%), but lost 28 lac Wirelines (annual growth rate = minus 10.93%). Overall addition is 39 lac (annual growth rate = 3.35%). Corresponding figures during 2010-11 were: Wireless= +2.24 crore (32.22%), Wireline= – 26 lac (- 9.36%) and overall = +1.98 crore (20.33%). BSNL’s contribution to overall Telephone Subscriber addition came down to 3.73% in 2011-12 from 8.79% in 2010-11. At the end of 2011-12, BSNL’s Market Share stands at: Overall 12.72% (13.83% in March’11), Wireless 10.72% (11.32% in March’11) and Wireline 69.84% (72.63% in March’11).

 

Amongst BSNL Circles, top 5 performers in Wireless Subscribers’ growth in 2011-12 are Andhra Pradesh (17.12 lac), Tamil Nadu including Chennai (13.04 lac), Karnataka (12.09 lac), Kerala (11.47 lac) & Odisha (6.13 lac). These Southern Circles together contributed 60 lac addition in BSNL’s total addition of 67 lac. Six Circles posted negative growth in 2011-12 viz. Maharashtra (3.7 lac), Assam (2.2 lac), MP (2 lac), Kolkata (61K), Haryana (58K) & Rajasthan (39K).

 

       Mobile Number Portability requests increased to 4.19 crore subscribers at the end of March 2012. In the month of March 2012 alone, 47.6 lac requests have been made for MNP.

 

       VLR – Visitor Location Register shows the actual number of active Wireless telephones. In March 2012, VLR report indicated that only 74.31% (68.3 crore) of all wireless subscribers were active. Overall VLR position improved from 70.72% in March’11 to 74.31% in March’12. In case of BSNL, it is hovering around 53 – 54 % throughout the year. Accordingly, 5.31 crore Wireless Subscribers of BSNL were active in March’12 out of 9.85 crore. Company-wise detailed status as on March’12 is shown in the table.

 

       Urban – Rural Divide on the Basis of Tele- Density: The gap i.e. Urban TD minus Rural TD, has been consistently widening over the months: April’11 = 125.2, March’12 = 130.3.

 

Analyst: Mihir Dasgupta, Kolkata, 06.05.2012

 

Growth of Telephone Connections in India during 12 months from March 2011 to March 2012
COMPANY W   I   R   E   L   I   N   E W   I   R   E   L   E   S   S T   O   T   A   L    (C o m b i n e d)
Mar’11 Mar’12 Growth in 12 months Rate of Growth Mar’11 Mar’12 Growth in 12 months Rate of Growth Mar’11 Mar’12 Growth in 12 months Rate of Growth %-ge w.r.t. Total Growth
Bharti 3295919 3269949 -25970 -0.79 162203480 181279296 19075816 11.76 165499399 184549245 19049846 11.51 18.14
Reliance 1234191 1269750 35559 2.88 135718541 153045692 17327151 12.77 136952732 154315442 17362710 12.68 16.53
Vodafone 17850 17850 134569706 150465330 15895624 11.81 134569706 150483180 15913474 11.83 15.15
BSNL 25224905 22467732 -2757173 -10.93 91834126 98512988 6678862 7.27 117059031 120980720 3921689 3.35 3.73
Tata 1282437 1441370 158933 12.39 89138713 81745797 -7392916 -8.29 90421150 83187167 -7233983 -8.00 -6.89
Idea 0 89503318 112722692 23219374 25.94 89503318 112722692 23219374 25.94 22.11
Aircel 0 54843290 62572579 7729289 14.09 54843290 62572579 7729289 14.09 7.36
Uninor 0 22792141 42431924 19639783 86.17 22792141 42431924 19639783 86.17 18.70
Sistema 38440 46659 8219 21.38 10056934 15803039 5746105 57.14 10095374 15849698 5754324 57.00 5.48
MTNL 3463969 3457729 -6240 -0.18 5473081 5832398 359317 6.57 8937050 9290127 353077 3.95 0.34
Videocon 0 7105960 5951588 -1154372 -16.25 7105960 5951588 -1154372 -16.25 -1.10
Loop 0 3094204 3267241 173037 5.59 3094204 3267241 173037 5.59 0.16
S-Tel 0 2820891 3430288 609397 21.60 2820891 3430288 609397 21.60 0.58
HFCL 189900 200432 10532 1466637 1329910 -136727 -9.32 1656537 1530342 -126195 -7.62 -0.12
Etisalat 0 968079 782291 -185788 -19.19 968079 782291 -185788 -19.19 -0.18
Total 34729761 32171471 -2558290 -7.37 811589101 919173053 107583952 13.26 846318862 951344524 105025662 12.41 100.00
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Density:

 2.91 2.66 -0.25 -8.59 67.98 76.00 8.02 11.80 70.89 78.66 7.77 10.96
Source: TRAI. Analyst: Mihir Dasgupta, Kolkata, 06.05.2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Growth of Telephone Connections in India during 1 month from February to March 2012
Company W   I   R   E   L   I   N   E W   I   R   E   L   E   S   S T   O   T   A   L    ( C o m b i n e d )
Feb’12 Mar’12 Growth in 1 month Rate of Growth % Feb’12 Mar’12 Growth in 1 month Rate of Growth % Feb’12 Mar’12 Growth in 1 month Rate of Growth % %-ge w.r.t. Total Growth
Bharti 3259938 3269949 10011 0.31 178777131 181279296 2502165 1.40 182037069 184549245 2512176 1.38 32.00
Reliance 1269694 1269750 56 0.00 152001566 153045692 1044126 0.69 153271260 154315442 1044182 0.68 13.30
Vodafone 17580 17850 270 149440176 150465330 1025154 0.69 149457756 150483180 1025424 0.69 13.06
BSNL 22651180 22467732 -183448 -0.81 97751194 98512988 761794 0.78 120402374 120980720 578346 0.48 7.37
Tata 1423544 1441370 17826 1.25 81887732 81745797 -141935 -0.17 83311276 83187167 -124109 -0.15 -1.58
Idea 0 110709614 112722692 2013078 1.82 110709614 112722692 2013078 1.82 25.64
Aircel 0 63256068 62572579 -683489 -1.08 63256068 62572579 -683489 -1.08 -8.71
Uninor 0 41140703 42431924 1291221 3.14 41140703 42431924 1291221 3.14 16.45
Sistema 48070 46659 -1411 -2.94 15382148 15803039 420891 2.74 15430218 15849698 419480 2.72 5.34
MTNL 3455248 3457729 2481 0.07 5773717 5832398 58681 1.02 9228965 9290127 61162 0.66 0.78
Videocon 0 6197609 5951588 -246021 -3.97 6197609 5951588 -246021 -3.97 -3.13
Loop 0 3258202 3267241 9039 0.28 3258202 3267241 9039 0.28 0.12
S-Tel 0 3430288 3430288 0 0.00 3430288 3430288 0 0.00 0.00
HFCL 200222 200432 210 1379754 1329910 -49844 -3.61 1579976 1530342 -49634 -3.14 -0.63
Etisalat 0 782291 782291 0 0.00 782291 782291 0 0.00 0.00
Total 32325476 32171471 -154005 -0.48 911168193 919173053 8004860 0.88 943493669 951344524 7850855 0.83 100.00
Tele Density: 2.68 2.66 -0.02 -0.75 75.42 76.00 0.58 0.77 78.10 78.66 0.56 0.72
Source: TRAI. Analyst: Mihir Dasgupta, Kolkata, 06.05.2012