SingTel says regional mobile users up
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
SINGAPORE, Nov 10 (AFP): Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) said Tuesday its regional mobile user base expanded by more than 56 million users over 12 months to the end of September.
The company said the 26 per cent-rise to 273 million was driven by solid growth mainly from regional associates plus net gains in subscribers from wholly owned Australian unit Optus.
Of SingTel's six regional associates, India's Bharti posted the biggest increase in percentage terms with subscribers up 43 per cent to 110.5 million, it said.
SingTel, the biggest telecoms firm in Southeast Asia, says it has a 30.44-per cent interest in Bharti.
The company said the 26 per cent-rise to 273 million was driven by solid growth mainly from regional associates plus net gains in subscribers from wholly owned Australian unit Optus.
Of SingTel's six regional associates, India's Bharti posted the biggest increase in percentage terms with subscribers up 43 per cent to 110.5 million, it said.
SingTel, the biggest telecoms firm in Southeast Asia, says it has a 30.44-per cent interest in Bharti.