INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
million active subscribers over the past six months, while Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have lost 20 million and 68 million clients,
respectively, most likely due to the introduction of minimum recharge plans, said a report from broking firm CLSA.While Jio leads with 52
per cent share among 3G/4G users, Bharti's share has been stable at 23 per cent
and Development Authority (IRDA) of India had reported that in June, mobile subscriber base increased by 4 million to 1,165 million, yet the
subscriber market share to 28 per cent
While Vodafone Idea lost 8 per cent to 33 per cent, Bharti has lost a mere 2 per cent to 32 per cent.However, the divergence between active
and reported subscribers remains high for both Jio and Vodafone Idea at 16 per cent against 1 per cent for Bharti Airtel.With bundled (voice
plus data) plan tariffs 35 per cent higher than the blended average revenue per user (ARPU) and twice of voice ARPU, the adoption of bundled
stability in tariffs and rising data adoption, we remain positive on Jio and Bharti Airtel given strong market-share defence and inevitable
turn in revenues," CLSA said.However, Vodafone Idea's out-of-control gearing also remains a key concern, CLSA said.The report says the
3G/4G penetration is at 50 per cent and Vodafone Idea is lagging on this
In June, the sector added 13 million 3G/4G clients, taking the subscriber base to 576 million
3G/4G subscribers now form 49 per cent of the reported mobile subscriber base.The report also dwells on the low mobile number portability
(MNP) requests, yet a decline in active subscribers irony.Get Breaking news, live coverage, and Latest News from India and around the world
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