Mobile subscriber base to exceed 771mn in 4 years

With telecom operators focusing more on the rural market, the mobile subscriber base in the country is set to exceed 771 million by 2013, a study said. The mobile market penetration is projected to increase from 38.7 per cent in 2009 to 63.5 percent in 2013. With the subscriber base increasing by about 14 per cent, the total mobile services revenue in India is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 12.5 per cent from 2009-2013 to exceed 30 billion dollars.