Achievements of Indian telecom industry:
- World's lowest call rates (2-3 US cents).
- Fastest growth in the number of subscribers.
- The world's cheapest mobile handset (US$ 17.2).
- The world's most affordable colour phone (US$ 27.42).
- Largest sale of mobile handsets
Investment in this industry worth about
US$ 24 billion by 2010, going by industry estimates
owing to the growing number of mobile subscribers, which
is estimated to increase to 60 billion by 2012, according
to Standard Chartered Bank, implying a mobile in the
hands of every second person in the country.
Year |
GSM Subscribers (millions)
|
GSM Annual growth |
CDMA Subscribers (millions) |
CDMA Annual growth |
2000 |
3.1 |
94% |
-- |
-- |
2001 |
5.05 |
76% |
-- |
-- |
2002 |
10.5 |
91% |
0.8 |
-- |
2003 |
22.0 |
110% |
6.4 |
700% |
2004 |
37.4 |
70% |
10.9 |
70% |
2005 |
58.5 |
57% |
19.1 |
75% |
2006 |
105.4 |
80% |
44.2 |
131% |
2007 |
180.0 |
71% |
85.0 |
92% |
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