Cellular Subscribers-Growth between January 2009 and February 2009
Circle |
Operator |
January 2009 |
February 2009 |
Absolute change |
% change |
Metros |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bharti Airtel |
4,573,196 |
4,671,177 |
97,981 |
2.14 |
|
Vodafone Essar |
3,919,598 |
4,002,549 |
82,951 |
2.12 |
|
MTNL |
1,868,402 |
1,893,953 |
25,551 |
1.37 |
|
Idea Cellular |
2,307,332 |
2,401,927 |
94,595 |
4.10 |
Total |
|
12,668,528 |
12,969,606 |
301,078 |
2.38 |
Mumbai |
BPL Mobile |
2,007,303 |
2,073,184 |
65,881 |
3.28 |
Mumbai |
Vodafone Essar |
4,234,006 |
4,303,513 |
69,507 |
1.64 |
Mumbai |
MTNL |
2,135,405 |
2,190,626 |
55,221 |
2.59 |
Mumbai |
Bharti Airtel |
2,762,132 |
2,791,963 |
29,831 |
1.08 |
Mumbai |
Idea Cellular |
603,570 |
690,913 |
87,343 |
14.47 |
Total |
|
11,742,416 |
12,050,199 |
307,783 |
2.62 |
Chennai |
Aircel Cellular |
2,384,229 |
2,454,943 |
70,714 |
2.97 |
Chennai |
Bharti Airtel |
2,088,404 |
2,133,677 |
45,273 |
2.17 |
Chennai |
Vodafone Essar |
1,508,317 |
1,532,394 |
24,077 |
1.60 |
Chennai |
BSNL |
1,014,261 |
1,037,193 |
22,932 |
2.26 |
Total |
|
6,995,211 |
7,158,207 |
162,996 |
2.33 |
Kolkata |
Bharti Airtel |
2,401,078 |
2,456,896 |
55,818 |
2.32 |
Kolkata |
Vodafone Essar |
2,608,970 |
2,720,193 |
111,223 |
4.26 |
Kolkata |
BSNL |
1,236,078 |
1,354,060 |
117,982 |
9.54 |
Kolkata |
Reliance Telecom |
656,989 |
656,989 |
NA |
NA |
Kolkata |
Aircel Cellular |
445,301 |
477,327 |
32,026 |
7.19 |
Total |
|
7,348,416 |
7,665,465 |
317,049 |
4.31 |
All Metros |
|
38,754,571 |
39,843,477 |
1,088,906 |
2.81 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vodafone Essar |
4,226,327 |
4,428,389 |
202,062 |
4.78 |
|
Idea |
7,039,672 |
7,226,734 |
187,062 |
2.66 |
|
Bharti Airtel |
5,544,737 |
5,690,609 |
145,872 |
2.63 |
|
BSNL |
3,332,456 |
3,361,381 |
28,925 |
0.87 |
Total |
|
20,143,192 |
20,707,113 |
563,921 |
2.80 |
|
Vodafone Essar |
7,603,362 |
7,814,248 |
210,886 |
2.77 |
|
Idea |
3,701,102 |
3,802,544 |
101,442 |
2.74 |
|
Bharti Airtel |
3,931,331 |
3,981,660 |
50,329 |
1.28 |
|
BSNL |
2,375,120 |
2,380,729 |
5,609 |
0.24 |
Total |
|
17,610,915 |
17,979,181 |
368,266 |
2.09 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Idea |
4,802,225 |
4,944,611 |
142,386 |
2.97 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Bharti Airtel |
8,593,204 |
8,892,353 |
299,149 |
3.48 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Vodafone Essar |
3,665,593 |
3,806,178 |
140,585 |
3.84 |
Andhra Pradesh |
BSNL |
2,872,619 |
3,023,119 |
150,500 |
5.24 |
Total |
|
19,933,641 |
20,666,261 |
732,620 |
3.68 |
Karnataka |
Bharti Airtel |
9,601,066 |
9,820,812 |
219,746 |
2.29 |
Karnataka |
Spice Communications |
1,572,915 |
1,620,929 |
48,014 |
3.05 |
Karnataka |
Vodafone Essar |
3,482,124 |
3,585,428 |
103,304 |
2.97 |
Karnataka |
BSNL |
2,089,042 |
2,181,421 |
92,379 |
4.42 |
Karnataka |
Aircel Limited |
|
1,873 |
|
|
Total |
|
16,745,147 |
17,210,463 |
465,316 |
2.78 |
Tamil Nadu |
Vodafone Essar |
4,833,724 |
5,005,095 |
171,371 |
3.55 |
Tamil Nadu |
Aircel Limited |
7,444,964 |
7,768,059 |
323,095 |
4.34 |
Tamil Nadu |
BSNL |
2,683,918 |
2,815,460 |
131,542 |
4.9 |
Tamil Nadu |
Bharti Airtel |
5,795,731 |
6,003,040 |
207,309 |
3.58 |
Total |
|
20,758,337 |
21,591,654 |
833,317 |
4.01 |
|
|
95,191,232 |
98,154,672 |
2,963,440 |
3.11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kerala |
Idea |
4,078,537 |
4,241,565 |
163,028 |
4 |
Kerala |
Vodafone Essar |
2,900,940 |
3,001,669 |
100,729 |
3.47 |
Kerala |
Bharti Airtel |
2,114,180 |
2,169,633 |
55,453 |
2.62 |
Kerala |
BSNL |
2,382,933 |
2,435,248 |
52,315 |
2.20 |
Kerala |
Dishnet Wireless |
– |
12,677 |
– |
– |
Total |
|
11,476,590 |
11,860,792 |
384,202 |
3.35 |
|
Spice Communications |
2,379,192 |
2,427,574 |
48,382 |
2.03 |
|
Bharti Airtel |
3,713,574 |
3,754,405 |
40,831 |
1.10 |
|
BSNL |
2,583,702 |
2,636,796 |
53,094 |
2.05 |
|
Vodafone Essar |
2,081,484 |
2,147,163 |
65,679 |
3.16 |
Total |
|
10,757,952 |
10,965,938 |
207,986 |
1.93 |
Haryana |
Idea |
1,484,509 |
1,556,767 |
72,258 |
4.87 |
Haryana |
Vodafone Essar |
2,082,198 |
2,150,344 |
68,146 |
3.27 |
Haryana |
Bharti Airtel |
1,238,027 |
1,248,906 |
10,879 |
0.88 |
Haryana |
BSNL |
1,407,663 |
1,500,971 |
93,308 |
6.63 |
Total |
|
6,212,397 |
6,456,988 |
244,591 |
3.94 |
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
Idea |
3,752,408 |
3,904,162 |
151,754 |
4.04 |
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
Bharti Airtel |
2,198,209 |
2,256,862 |
58,653 |
2.67 |
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
BSNL |
2,244,304 |
2,323,397 |
79,093 |
3.52 |
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
Vodafone Essar |
4,091,105 |
4,223,429 |
132,324 |
3.23 |
Total |
|
12,286,026 |
12,707,850 |
421,824 |
3.43 |
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
Vodafone Essar |
6,090,871 |
6,323,800 |
232,929 |
3.82 |
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
BSNL |
5,212,346 |
5,368,566 |
156,220 |
3 |
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
Bharti Airtel |
5,552,153 |
5,722,386 |
170,233 |
3.07 |
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
Idea |
1,804,078 |
1,922,428 |
118,350 |
6.56 |
Total |
|
18,659,448 |
19,337,180 |
677,732 |
3.63 |
Rajasthan |
Vodafone Essar |
4,738,670 |
4,888,771 |
150,101 |
3.17 |
Rajasthan |
Bharti Airtel |
6,409,936 |
6,704,274 |
294,338 |
4.59 |
Rajasthan |
BSNL |
2,702,496 |
2,803,686 |
101,190 |
3.74 |
Rajasthan |
Idea |
1,200,582 |
1,206,546 |
5,964 |
0.50 |
Total |
|
15,051,684 |
15,603,277 |
551,593 |
3.66 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Idea |
4,629,874 |
4,828,687 |
198,813 |
4.29 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Reliance Telecom |
2,375,345 |
2,375,345 |
NA |
NA |
Madhya Pradesh |
Bharti Airtel |
4,330,838 |
4,470,561 |
139,723 |
3.23 |
Madhya Pradesh |
BSNL |
2,356,274 |
2,390,816 |
34,542 |
1.47 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Vodafone Essar |
175,337 |
255,482 |
80,145 |
45.71 |
Total |
|
13,867,668 |
14,320,891 |
453,223 |
3.27 |
Andaman & |
Reliance Telecom |
1,191,559 |
1,191,559 |
NA |
NA |
Andaman & |
BSNL |
1,670,706 |
1,762,635 |
91,929 |
5.5 |
Andaman & |
Bharti Airtel |
3,321,104 |
3,501,560 |
180,456 |
5.43 |
Andaman & |
Vodafone Essar |
4,354,409 |
4,587,330 |
232,921 |
5.35 |
Andaman & |
Dishnet Wireless |
1,046,363 |
1,106,602 |
60,239 |
5.76 |
Total |
|
11,584,141 |
12,149,686 |
565,545 |
4.88 |
|
|
99,895,906 |
103,402,602 |
3,506,696 |
3.51 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Himachal Pradesh |
Bharti Airtel |
937,867 |
951,121 |
13,254 |
1.41 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Reliance Telecom |
710,798 |
710,798 |
NA |
NA |
Himachal Pradesh |
BSNL |
692,615 |
720,005 |
27,390 |
3.95 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Idea |
130,543 |
135,768 |
5,225 |
4 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Dishnet Wireless |
123,320 |
128,939 |
5,619 |
4.56 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Vodafone Essar |
17,371 |
29,756 |
12,385 |
71.30 |
Total |
|
2,612,514 |
2,676,387 |
63,873 |
2.44 |
|
Reliance Telecom |
2,698,215 |
2,698,215 |
NA |
NA |
|
BSNL |
2,339,657 |
2,535,508 |
195,851 |
8.37 |
|
Bharti Airtel |
6,851,526 |
7,152,245 |
300,719 |
4.39 |
|
Dishnet Wireless |
1,306,311 |
1,360,293 |
53,982 |
4.13 |
|
ABTL (Idea Cellular) |
529,614 |
607,458 |
77,844 |
14.70 |
|
Vodafone Essar |
328,444 |
601,175 |
272,731 |
83.04 |
Total |
|
14,053,767 |
14,954,894 |
901,127 |
6.41 |
Orissa |
Reliance Telecom |
1,240,804 |
1,240,804 |
NA |
NA |
Orissa |
BSNL |
1,251,886 |
1,288,589 |
36,703 |
2.93 |
Orissa |
Bharti Airtel |
2,711,377 |
2,811,453 |
100,076 |
3.69 |
Orissa |
Dishnet Wireless |
809,155 |
865,039 |
55,884 |
6.91 |
Orissa |
Vodafone Essar |
233,249 |
284,876 |
51,627 |
22.13 |
Total |
|
6,246,471 |
6,490,761 |
244,290 |
3.91 |
|
Reliance Telecom |
1,404,188 |
1,404,188 |
NA |
NA |
|
BSNL |
803,274 |
824,572 |
21,298 |
2.65 |
|
Bharti Airtel |
1,352,549 |
1,448,389 |
95,840 |
7.09 |
|
Dishnet Wireless |
1,597,016 |
1,631,466 |
34,450 |
2.16 |
|
Vodafone Essar |
90,720 |
121,809 |
31,089 |
34.27 |
Total |
|
5,247,747 |
5,430,424 |
182,677 |
3.48 |
Northeast |
Reliance Telecom |
467,055 |
467,055 |
NA |
NA |
Northeast |
Bharti Airtel |
842,913 |
890,054 |
47,141 |
5.59 |
Northeast |
BSNL |
588,711 |
607,866 |
19,155 |
3.25 |
Northeast |
Dishnet Wireless |
937,024 |
965,902 |
28,878 |
3.08 |
Northeast |
Vodafone Essar |
73,205 |
107,311 |
34,106 |
46.59 |
Total |
|
2,908,908 |
3,038,188 |
129,280 |
4.44 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
BSNL |
833,296 |
828,862 |
-4,434 |
-0.53 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Bharti Airtel |
1,517,626 |
1,590,935 |
73,309 |
4.83 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Dishnet Wireless |
668,062 |
703,842 |
35,780 |
5.36 |
Total |
|
3,018,984 |
3,123,639 |
104,655 |
3.47 |
|
|
34,088,391 |
35,714,293 |
1,625,902 |
4.77 |
All |
|
267,930,100 |
277,115,044 |
9,184,944 |
3.43 |
Note: Reliance Telecom’s subscriber figures are as of January 2009 as the same for February 2009 have not been declared
Subscriber base as on January 31, 2009
Operator/Circle | Wireline | Digital mobile | Total |
Bharti Airtel |
|
|
|
Andhra Pradesh |
95,724 |
– |
95,724 |
|
800,740 |
– |
800,740 |
|
34,351 |
– |
34,351 |
Haryana |
21,289 |
– |
21,289 |
Karnataka |
412,717 |
– |
412,717 |
Kerala |
50,948 |
– |
50,948 |
Kolkata |
57,415 |
– |
57,415 |
Madhya Pradesh |
239,805 |
– |
239,805 |
Chhattisgarh |
60,664 |
– |
60,664 |
|
48,914 |
– |
48,914 |
Mumbai |
251,136 |
– |
251,136 |
|
35,202 |
– |
35,202 |
|
46,655 |
– |
46,655 |
Rajasthan |
31,862 |
– |
31,862 |
Tamil Nadu |
130,882 |
– |
130,882 |
|
6,455 |
– |
6,455 |
Chennai |
276,089 |
– |
276,089 |
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
35,615 |
– |
35,615 |
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
22,355 |
– |
22,355 |
Total |
2,658,818 |
|
2,658,818 |
Reliance Communications |
|
|
|
Andhra Pradesh |
85,224 |
5,059,634 |
5,144,858 |
|
2,188 |
2,660,643 |
2,662,831 |
Chennai |
82,761 |
1,361,904 |
1,444,665 |
|
140,553 |
3,195,400 |
3,335,953 |
|
106,615 |
3,861,447 |
3,968,062 |
Haryana |
9,416 |
1,275,151 |
1,284,567 |
Himachal Pradesh |
3,527 |
272,531 |
276,058 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
1 |
717 |
718 |
Karnataka |
99,524 |
4,020,847 |
4,120,371 |
Kerala |
55,198 |
2,609,367 |
2,664,565 |
Kolkata |
83,992 |
1,847,028 |
1,931,020 |
Madhya Pradesh |
32,461 |
3,424,805 |
3,457,266 |
|
71,124 |
3,863,696 |
3,934,820 |
Mumbai |
157,047 |
4,250,364 |
4,407,411 |
Orissa |
4,389 |
728,558 |
732,947 |
|
47,537 |
1,308,645 |
1,356,182 |
Rajasthan |
20,027 |
2,974,818 |
2,994,845 |
Tamil Nadu |
36,169 |
3,457,073 |
3,493,242 |
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
36,580 |
4,708,947 |
4,745,527 |
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
10,207 |
3,082,754 |
3,092,961 |
|
5,864 |
1,586,092 |
1,591,956 |
Total |
1,090,404 |
55,550,421 |
56,640,825 |
HFCL Infotel |
|
|
|
|
158,162 |
385,568 |
543,730 |
Total |
158,162 |
385,568 |
543,730 |
Shyam Sistema |
|
|
|
Rajasthan |
138,747 |
434,649 |
573,396 |
Total |
138,747 |
434,649 |
573,396 |
Tata Teleservices |
|
|
|
Andhra Pradesh |
131,306 |
3,062,385 |
3,193,691 |
|
|
27,647 |
27,647 |
|
5,416 |
1,569,960 |
1,575,376 |
Chennai |
28,881 |
435,011 |
463,892 |
|
27,155 |
4,434,898 |
4,462,053 |
|
42,187 |
1,316,482 |
1,358,669 |
Haryana |
4,937 |
1,249,215 |
1,254,152 |
Himachal Pradesh |
540 |
132,405 |
132,945 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
21,106 |
21,106 |
|
Karnataka |
94,776 |
1,343,752 |
1,438,528 |
Kerala |
5,794 |
757,279 |
763,073 |
Kolkata |
16,302 |
1,466,876 |
1,483,178 |
Madhya Pradesh |
2,052 |
1,187,828 |
1,189,880 |
Orissa |
2,432 |
628,343 |
630,775 |
|
7,974 |
1,297,464 |
1,305,438 |
Rajasthan |
1,415 |
2,440,600 |
2,442,015 |
Tamil Nadu |
3,616 |
717,942 |
721,558 |
Uttar Pradesh (East) |
5,230 |
1,431,067 |
1,436,297 |
Uttar Pradesh (West) |
2,786 |
2,015,239 |
2,018,025 |
Northeast |
|
5,383 |
5,383 |
|
834 |
891,886 |
892,720 |
|
119,319 |
4,155,953 |
4,275 |
Mumbai |
386,835 |
2,202,451 |
2,589,286 |
Total |
889,787 |
32,791,172 |
33,680,959 |
Grand total |
4,935,918 |
89,161,810 |
94,097,728 |
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