Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 20 countries across South Asia and Africa, moved up one notch in the worldwide ranking to be the fourth largest mobile operator in the world in terms of subscribers.
Top Five Operators Globally:
Operator: China Mobile
Connections (millions)*: 683.08
YoY Growth, Connections: 11 %
Operator: Vodafone Group
Connections (millions)*: 386.88
YoY Growth, Connections: 5 %
Operator: America Movil Group
Connections (millions)*: 251.83
YoY Growth, Connections: 7 %
Operator: Bharti Airtel
Connections (millions)*: 250.04
YoY Growth, Connections: 13 %
Operator: Telefonica Group
Connections (millions)*: 243.51
YoY Growth, Connections: 7 % (Source: Wirelessintelligence.com. Mobile operator worldwide group global ranking by connections, Q2 2012)
At the end of the quarter ended June 2012, Airtel had over 250 million mobile subscribers across its operations, representing 13 per cent Y-o-Y growth.
Bharti Airtel had become the fifth largest mobile operator in the world following its acquisition of Zain Group’s mobile operations across 15 African nations in June 2010.
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