In Australia, SingTel's subsidiary Optus’ mobile customer base expanded 11
per cent from a year ago to more than eight million as at 30 June 2009.
SINGAPORE, 12 AUGUST 2009 – Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has posted strong growth in customer acquisitions with the addition of 64 million customers, Singapore’s leading telco has said.
This is 33 per cent more from a year ago bringing its combined regional mobile customer base to 262 million as at 30 June 2009.
The telco said its aggregate mobile customer base in all eight markets, Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, grew 5.1 per cent, or 13 million on a sequential quarterly basis.
Bharti, India’s top mobile phone operator, posted the biggest jump in customer numbers among the associates, it said. Bharti added 33 million customers, an increase of 48 per cent to 102.4 million as at 30 June 2009 from a year ago.
Telkomsel grew its mobile customer base by 45 per cent or 23.6 million from a year ago to reach 76.0 million. Globe in the Philippines added 2.3 million mobile customers or 10 per cent more from a year ago, bringing its base to 25.0 million. AIS, in Thailand, added 1.9 million mobile customers or 7.5 per cent more from a year ago to 27.9 million and continued to lead the market with about 44 per cent market share.
In Pakistan, Warid grew its total customer base by 2.4 million to 17.9 million, an increase of 15 per cent from a year ago. PBTL's total mobile customer base in Bangladesh was 2.0 million, an increase of 261,000, or 15 per cent more from a year ago.
In Australia, its subsidiary Optus’ mobile customer base expanded 11 per cent from a year ago to more than eight million as at 30 June 2009.
In Singapore, SingTel continues its leadership position in Singapore. In the quarter, the telco gained 15,000 new customers bringing its total mobile customer base to 2.99 million or 45.9 per cent of the Singapore market.
Demand for 3G mobile services continued to be strong with net additions of 64,000 in the quarter bringing its total 3G customer base to 1.28 million as at 30 June 2009, the telco said.
