MTS India

MTS India LogoMTS India is the brand name of Sistema Shyam Teleservices. It is the only operator in India which operates on CDMA platform solely. SSTL is co-owned by Russian giant Sistema, Russian Government and India’s Shyam Group.

MTS and Airtel in Top 10 of Brandz 2013 Top Global Telecom Brands
For 2013 Brandz released their 8th annunal list of top 100 most valuable global brands, using the data collected by Millward Brown on behalf of W and tapping into the proprietary valuation method of Millard Brown Optimor. The Telecom category has listed top 10 brands which includes UK based Vodafone, Russian telecom giant MTS and India headquatered Bharti Airtel, who are operating in India. Vodafone is also among the top ... [Read more]
MTS Intros F-Secure powered MTS PC Safe
India’s pure-play CDMA voice and data service provider MTS India has introduced MTS PC Safe – a total security suite for its data customers on MBlaze platform. MTS PC Safe is powered by F-Secure, and offer complete protection against viruses and spyware, Firewall to prevent hacker attacks, Spam Blocker, Identity Theft Protection, and protection against surprising mobile broadband bills. The security suite also adds parental control. The MTS PC Safe ... [Read more]
MTS to Increase Smartphone Penetration: No Support for RUIM-less Imported CDMA Smartphones; No Market-ready Rev B Smartphone
MTS India is focusing on smartphone penetration, but without supporting imported RUIM-less smartphones it seems a distant dream with some low-end affordable smartphones (MTag series). Also Rev B enabled smartphones are not easily available. For sometime Sistema Shyam Teleservices (operates under MTS India brand) is in the news as the company plans to boost up operations with new investments to tap the growing data market. They also looking for LTE ... [Read more]
MTS India: Rev B is Immediate Plan, LTE as Long-term Goal
It seems the bad days of Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) are over. The company which operates under MTS brand and offers voice and data services on CDMA platform in the country is looking forward to break even in all circles before 2015. The company had lost 21 licences following Supreme Court’s order in February last year. However the period of uncertainty is over when SSTL secured 3.75MHz spectrum on 800MHz ... [Read more]
Sistema’s Data Strategy for India: More Coverage, Smartphone Penetration & LTE Roll out
In a recent statement by Sistema, who holds 56% of country’s CDMA voice and data service provider Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) has expressed the trust on data as future’s growth potential. To enable its ‘voice enabled data focused’ strategy Sistema confirmed that the company will roll out LTE in India in next 3-4 years. In February this year SSTL, which operates under MTS brand in India secured its presence in ... [Read more]
MTS India Released Q4 & FY 2012 Reports, ARPU for the quarter increased by 2% to Rs 79
India’s pure play CDMA voice and data service provider Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd (SSTL), which operates under MTS India brand has announched unaudited financial report for fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. In February, 2012 Supreme Court of India cancelled 21 licences of MTS India excluding Rajasthan. However the company won back spectrum in 800MHz band in Delhi, Kolkata, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh (West) ... [Read more]
Sistema Plans LTE for India in Future
Globally LTE is considered as the fastest growing wireless technology, and Indian mobile operators are also in LTE fever, as the spectrum they are receiving is technology agonist under unified license regime. The latest name to join in LTE league is Sistema Shyam Teleservices which operates under MTS brand. SSTL recently secured its operations in 9 circles of India, which are accounted for 60% data market, 40% of total population ... [Read more]
MTS Asks Users to Exhaust Prepaid Balance & Working to Resolve Unlocking Device Issues
Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) which operates under MTS brand is going to wind up services in further three circles as the company confirmed their presence in 8 circles in the just-concluded auction. They are now present in 9 circles including Rajasthan. MTS will stop services in Mumbai, Maharastra & Goa and Uttar Pradesh East in next month as they want their customers to use their prepaid account balance in next ... [Read more]
MTS India Asks Its Customers To Port Out With in 30 Days in Mumbai, Maharashtra and UP East
MTS India, the CDMA mobile and EVDO Data service brand of Sistem Shyam Teleservices today issues Public Notice to its customers in Mumbai, Maharashtra – Goa and UP East requesting them to exhaust their balance with in 30 days and utilise mobile number portability to port out to any other operator of choice. SSTL has also made a request to India’s Department of Telecommunications (DOT) to allow continue operation for ... [Read more]
MTS India to Close Down CDMA Mobile Services in 3 Circles – Mumbai, Maharashtra and UP East, Will continue in 9 Circles
Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd. (SSTL) that provides CDMA  services under brand MTS today won spectrum in the 800 MHz band in 8 circles and failed to get spectrum for Mumbai, Maharashtra & Goa and Uttar Pradesh East circle. The circles won by MTS India include Delhi NCR,  Kolkata, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh (West) & West Bengal. The Company’s operational footprint to also include Rajasthan circle which was ... [Read more]

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