India shows fastest growth in additions to mobile subscriber base

 

India has shown the fastest growth in net additions to mobile subscribers base followed by China, said a report released by Ericsson.

According to the report, India added at least 26 million subscribers at a time when the total number of mobile subscriptions in the first quarter of 2015 touched 7.2 billion, including 108 million new subscriptions.

Explaining the growth, the Ericsson Mobility Report said growth in mature markets came from an increasing number of devices per individual, while in developing regions, the growth came from a swell of new subscribers as smartphones become more affordable.