February 1, 2021
The Competition Commission of India put out a 34 page report this month on the state of the telecom industry from a competition perspective. The report was compiled based on a combination of stakeholder inputs and reviews of publicly available material.
Industry trends
Market structure and price competition
Prices and market dominance: Over the years, data prices have plummeted to less than ₹10 per GB, with Reliance Jio emerging as the dominant operator with around one third market share in subscribers and Adjusted Gross Revenue. Data use has grown to over 10GB per user per month, and calls have grown to over 600 minutes per user per month.
Here’s why the Volpara (ASX:VHT) share price is edging higher
Aaron Teboneras | January 28, 2021 10:41am |
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Volpara Health Technologies Ltd(ASX: VHT) share price is edging higher today. This comes after the company reported its trading update for the third-quarter of the 2021 financial year.
In early morning trade, the Volpara share price is up 1.3% to $1.50. It’s worth noting that most of the ASX market is down from Wall Street losses overnight. The
All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) has fallen 1.6% to 6,994 points.
How did Volpara perform for Q3?
The Volpara share price is on the move today following the announcement of a positive trading update.
Updated Jan 28, 2021 | 21:32 IST
The telecom player, however, added that it is not extending 5G service to customers yet and that a full 5G rollout can only happen when adequate spectrum is available and government approvals are received. Representational Image
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Airtel 5G is capable of delivering almost 10x speeds, 10x latency and 100x concurrency when compared to existing technologies, said MD & CEO Gopal Vittal
The company also stated that it does not see any significant change in the capex cycle due to the impending launch of 5G services
Vittal said that ARPU levels in India need to go up to Rs 200 and eventually to Rs 300
Telcos Earned Rs. 537.2 Billion and Contributed Taxes of Rs. 137 Billion in FY2020: PTA
The Telecom sector in Pakistan withstood the impact of COVID-19 and showed sustainable revenues of Rs. 537.2 billion in the fiscal year 2019-20 (FY2020) as compared to Rs. 550.4 billion in FY2019.
The sector also made a significant contribution of $622.5 million (24 percent) to the total net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country. This was revealed by the Annual Report 2020 released by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Thursday.
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The sector’s contribution to the national exchequer also increased by 129 percent (Rs. 278.4 billion), owing to deposits of $687.8 million by Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) under license and spectrum renewal fee and a substantial increase in General Sales Tax (GST) and Withholding Tax (WHT), which remained suspended last year on the directions of the Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Reliance Jio Added 25.1 Million Customers in Q3, APRU Increased to Rs. 151
Reliance Jio reported a net quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth of 15.5 percent in terms of net profit. By Vineet Washington | Updated: 23 January 2021 12:11 IST
Reliance Jio’s total customer base is 410.8 million as of Q3
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Jio’s average revenue per user increased to Rs. 151
The company saw 18 percent YoY increase in total voice traffic
Reliance Jio added 25.1 million customers in the third quarter ending December 31. The company released its financial performance report for wherein it shared that Jio made all domestic voice calls free from January 1 this year. The company credits the easing of restrictions and increase in smartphone shipments for the user base growth. Jio also experienced a higher churn rate of 1.63 percent for which the company blamed the continued impact of COVID-19 and malicious campaigns against the company in some regions – likely a re