Mobile Subscriptions

Impact of July's tariff hike by telcos almost over, analysts believe

While overall subscriptions are down, active subscribers have risen since July

Apple scraps effort to offer iPhone via monthly subscription model

The idea was to make owning an iPhone like subscribing to an app - with consumers paying monthly fees and getting new phones each year - but Apple recently wound down the effort

Number of 5G subscribers in India may triple to 970 mn by 2030: Report

The number of 5G subscribers in India is expected to grow threefold to 970 million, accounting for 74 per cent of the total mobile customer base in the country by 2030, a report by telecom gear firm Ericsson said on Tuesday. According to Ericsson ConsumerLab research report, simultaneously Generative AI applications are emerging as a key driving factor for 5G performance. The Ericsson Mobility Report estimates 5G subscriptions in India to reach over 270 million by the end of 2024, accounting for 23 per cent of the total mobile subscriptions in the country. "5G subscriptions are expected to reach around 970 million by the end of 2030, accounting for 74 per cent of mobile subscriptions," Umang Jindal, Head of Network Solutions, Software and Performance, Southeast Asia, Oceania and India, Ericsson said. According to the report, global 5G subscriptions are expected to reach almost 2.3 billion by the end of 2024, amounting to 25 per cent of all global mobile subscriptions and 6.3 billi

India added highest mobile subscriptions in June quarter globally: Ericsson

The number of global 5G subscriptions at the end of the April-June quarter stood at 1.3 billion

India's app economy to touch $792 bn by 2030, 20% of estimated GDP: Report

India's app economy is expected to reach USD 791.98 billion by 2030, contributing 12 per cent to the country's estimated GDP of USD 6.59 trillion, a report commissioned by Broadband India Forum said on Friday. The report prepared jointly by ICRIER Senior Visiting Professor Rekha Jain and IIM Ahmedabad Professors Viswanath Pingali and Ankur Sinha is based on the assumption that the app economy will grow at the rate of 2.5 times the GDP growth as of 2030. The researchers defined app economy as the range of economic activities surrounding mobile applications including the development and sale of apps, in-app purchases, subscriptions, advertisements, public relations generated by free apps and the hardware devices and software on which apps are designed to run. "Our main conclusion is that by 2030, the amount of money spent on apps is likely to be around USD 800 billion. Given that the Indian economy is expected to be around USD 6600 billion, the app spending is likely to be around 12 p

Twitter Blue plans announced in India: Pay Rs 900 per month for blue tick

To enjoy the benefits, however, users will have to be on the platform for at least 90 days before the date of application

Come 2023, you will not be able to share Netflix password with others

Over 100 million Netflix viewers worldwide reportedly use the service without paying for it

Airtel may end cheap subscription plans but decision has risks: Analysts

Telecom company discontinues its Rs 99-recharge offer in Haryana and Odisha circles

Bessemer Venture leads $3.5 mn seed round for SaaS billing start-up Zenskar

Zenskar's flexible billing platform enables SaaS firms to handle usage-based pricing, subscriptions, nuanced discounts, credits, custom currencies, prepaid, post-paid, and ramp deals

Global 5G mobile subscriptions to cross 4.39 billion by 2027, says report

According to the findings, North East Asia will continue leading in the 5G adaptation

Twitter opens applications to test new content subscription features

Users must have at least 10,000 followers on Twitter to be eligible to apply for Super Follows, and at least 1,000 followers to apply for first access to Ticketed Spaces.

India's mobile phone customer base rises 0.21% to 2.4 million in September

Active mobile phone subscribers in September were 1.01 billion

India to contribute 27% of new global mobile subscribers by 2020: Report

The Asia-Pacific region as a whole is forecast to account for two-thirds of global growth

Mobile subscriptions to grow about 16% to 8.9 billion in 2022: Report

It says that there are 1050 million mobile subscriptions in India with 81% of the penetration within the population