India added 14.5 million GSM subscribers in March – Vodafone waters

India's leading mobile service operator Vodafone has added a total of 3.68 million GSM subscribers, which is the largest number of new mobile subscribers additions in March 2011, The Vodafone GSM subscribers now reaches 134.5 million, as shown in the COAI data.

Cellular operators Association of India (COAI) today released GSM subscribers for March 2011 and quite expectantly, new riders continue on an average rate of growth. Total 14.5 million new GSM subscribers were added in March of a monthly growth of 2.61% India and all GSM cellular subscribers of 559.55 million.

Among GSM mobile operators bharti airtel notched up new subscribers 3.20 million during the month, taking its total base of 162 million. While national Telecom backbone and pan India 3 G mobile services operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam LTD (BSNL) , totaled 1.3 million new users in March 2011 of India as its total subscriber base of 86.4 million.

Idea Cellular added 2.7 million new customers, increase their subscribers to 89.5 million Aircel , while increasing its base of over 1.3 million customers to its subscriber base 54.8 million. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) added 20,720 new users during the month, increasing its total base 5.19 million at the end of March, 2011.

Uninor, one of the most GSM operators in India has added 1.2mn GSM Subscriber Videocon , while adding 5, 41, 877 Plamen subscribers and managed just 1, 28, 429 new subscribers from 5 circles. Etisalat DB/Cheers Mobile 3, 15, 709 added subscribers in 13 rounds.

Total subscribers -February 2011All India (without reliance and Tata)

Please note: COAI GSM subscriber base does not include Reliance GSM basis and Tata Docomo subscriber base (the same failed COAI).

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