Aircel to have Pan-India Footprint

Techtree News Staff, May 05, 2008 1857 hrs IST

Aircel holds license and spectrum for service roll-out in all 23 telecom circles in the country, of which Kolkata has been the tenth and latest addition.

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GSM operator Aircel, which is 74 percent owned by Malaysia-based Maxis Communications and 26 percent by our very own Apollo Hospitals will launch operations across the country, and to this effect will invest up to five billion dollars by 2010, the company said.

Aircel holds license and spectrum for service roll-out in all 23 telecom circles in the country, of which Kolkata has been the tenth and latest addition -- effectively completing Aircel's eastern region footprint. Apparently, the company has 13 more circles to cover to have a pan-India presence.

The mobile operator already boasts a total subscriber base of 10.8 million, and a market share of 18.2 percent; it is optimistic on the Kolkata circle as mobile penetration is lowest in that city among all metro circles. Statistically speaking, the penetration in Kolkata is 45 percent while in Delhi it is 105 percent, Mumbai 93 percent, and Chennai 87 percent.

USER COMMENTS

can u comment on network coverage of aircel in kolkata? how is the signal?

by jdb, kolkata, on May 14, 2008 09:58 AM, Report abuse Reply

Somebody complaining about monopoly here well dont worry ur dreams are gonna come true there are gonna be min 3 more competitors in your area

by krishna, Nuerol, on May 06, 2008 05:46 PM, Report abuse Reply

india is a beeautiful contry.

by parlapalli ragh, yemmiganur-518360, kurnool(dt.)a.p., on May 06, 2008 02:23 PM, Report abuse Reply

any new entrants in banglore/ karnataka,??? that wiill be a good news to hear ....as m frustrated over monopoly of existing vodafone n airtel

by techgeek, bangalore, on May 05, 2008 11:43 PM, Report abuse Reply

heading for a big mess

by ramesh, bikaner, on May 05, 2008 09:11 PM, Report abuse Reply

The mobile operator already boasts a total subscriber base of 10.8 million, and a market share of 18.2 percent; well those are wrong figures considering Airtel has 65 Million subscribers and a base of just 24%

by rahul, delhi, on May 05, 2008 07:59 PM, Report abuse Reply