Average Revenue Per User

Why falling mobile subscriber base is good for Indian telcos

The recent approach by operators to boost ARPUs is a deviation from the approach they have so long taken of adding subscribers to their network. Industry experts say that this approach can only be beneficial for the operators as well as for subscribers.

Mobile subscriber base likely to touch 696 million in 2012

Total mobile services revenue in India is projected to reach $ 30 billion in 2016. The Average Revenue Per User began to stabilise in 2011.

For telcos, consolidation looks to be the way to go

CRISIL, the credit rating agency, expects smaller players in the telecom space to find it hard to continue putting funds into expanding and building a better network. This might push them to the merger route instead.

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