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Mobile operators add 105 mln new subscribers in Q2 - study
2013-08-28 11:20:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Mobile operators recorded 105 million net additions in Q2 and reached a total of 6.5 billion mobile subscriptions, according to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report. The mobile net additions estimate is based on historic information from external sources and regulatory and operator reports combined with Ericsson analysis. China added the highest number of customers, namely 30 million. Indonesia (9 million), India (8 million), Bangladesh (5 million), and Nigeria (4 million) follow in terms of net additions. Mobile broadband subscriptions grew by approximately 150 million to 1.8 billion subscriptions, representing a 45 percent year-on-year growth rate. There is continued strong momentum for smartphone uptake in all regions, Ericsson found. Around 55 percent of all mobile phones sold in Q2 were smartphones, compared to around 40 percent for the full year 2012 and around 50 percent in Q1 2013. Of all mobile phone subscriptions, around 25 percent are associated with smartphones, leaving considerable room for further uptake.
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