Uninor, GSM mobile service operator and telecom venture of the realty major Unitech Group and Norway’s telecom operator Telenor today announced its first month-end subscriber numbers since the service launch in December 2009. By the end of the month, Uninor had secured over 1.2 million (12-lakh) subscribers from the eight circles where its GSM service was available.The company had launched in the circles of UP (West), UP (East), Bihar,Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh on December 3, 2009 Services in Orissa were launched later on December 22nd, 2009.
“We are building on our launch – scaling up our network and our distribution. We will continue to focus on customer experience – listening closely and respecting their wishes. We will also compete for every new subscriber. In a market this competitive, it will never be easy, but we have a long term ambition and we have made a positive start,” said Stein-Erik Vellan, Managing Director.
As per guidelines, the company has already submitted its monthly numbers to TRAI and COAI. It being early days and less than a month since fully operational circles, the company does not expect any significant impact of these numbers on the 2009 calendar year revenues.
“Considering our subscribers currently come from only 8 circles, of which one was launched towards the end of the month, these numbers are encouraging. I credit a committed team and thank our customers for choosing Uninor,” Vellan added.
Uninor had launched its service with two pan-India price plans –talklonger@29p designed for customers who make longer calls and callmore@29p for those who call more often.Talklonger@29p offers customers local calls at 29 paise per minute and STD calls at 49 paise per minute, with a call set up fee of 39 paise that is charged only once when a call is activated. Callmore@29p offers local calls at 29 paise per minute and STD calls at 49 paise per minute, with a daily rental of Rs. 2.00.
“We are still in a very early phase, but this is an indication that our consumers indeed perceive our price plans to be attractive. Our strategy is to ensure that Uninor delivers the best value for the majority who use their phones to talk for longer than a few seconds.” said David Meneghello, Executive Vice-President, Marketing.
epynic June 22, 2010 at 12:59 pm
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uninor has already cme up wit the 90 gprs pack @ 3GB,,,, in TN,, check out at ur place,,. also i think its not wort bumping old topics ,
topic posted January 12th, 2010
danu June 22, 2010 at 12:31 pm
uninor should come up with some high speed gprs and an unlimited plan. there current performance is going good and hence some good plans can benefit further.
rohit May 15, 2010 at 4:41 pm
guys..you can check out uninor’s new ‘unlimited plan’ and ‘dynamic pricing plan’…. recently uninor has come up with good ideas.. nice..
jay April 21, 2010 at 12:58 pm
about gprs..its in the testing stage… uninor says after its completion it would be launched right away…lets hope testing ends soon…we all are eagerly waiting for it…
Max April 20, 2010 at 4:15 pm
@kratos
They are telling tis from past 1 month
kratos April 20, 2010 at 3:30 pm
here is a good news… uninor said that they will soon launch gprs… its in testing stage right now…
raghav April 19, 2010 at 11:51 am
uninor..nice plans… i, especially, like your ‘i save’ plans..
mukesh sinha January 27, 2010 at 5:30 pm
ur tariffplan is not good compare to ther competitors
nimmi January 18, 2010 at 1:31 am
uninor tarrifs are simple to undersatnd as compare to other which are confusing in market !eg docomo i didnt what the fake type of plans docomo launched. bull shit i have also thrown docomo sim card in dust bin, no network poor people
nimmi January 18, 2010 at 1:26 am
Uninor rocks , I think uninor is offering some thing diffrent in market compare to others, I was using airtel sim earlier it was my worst experience i threw it in to dust bin .
Roshan January 16, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Uninor sucks……, by revealing bogus subscriber data…….,nobody gains !
I threw my Uninor sim in dust bin….,& now using Airtel GSM with 99% satisfaction.
Avi H January 15, 2010 at 11:48 am
@ANIRBAN
Thanks a lot mate for the info,..can you find when it is coming to Delhi NCR??????
Avi H January 15, 2010 at 11:41 am
@Rahul
Thanks a lot mate, for the reply!!!
BTW can u find when it is coming to Delhi NCR???
amjad January 14, 2010 at 8:46 am
HI,
ur ofeer is good but the difference to other is that u have the tariff plans like daily rental of 2rupees no wright now nobady gave this type of rental like docomo and others.how good if u also gave ur offer with out cut of daily rental.
its just my view.
vinay January 14, 2010 at 4:03 am
@Suman point of avishek is right.
Suman January 13, 2010 at 5:09 pm
@Avishek
are you an agent of MTS ? Why getting so angry ?
rohit January 13, 2010 at 4:24 pm
@ANIRBAN
customer’s are liking uninor and its tariff plans that the reason why they have reached 12 lakh in just a month..i am also using uninor and trust me, there is no better option than uninor, speaking tariff wise!
Samir Ghosh January 13, 2010 at 3:39 pm
Welcome to the “use and throw new connection market’. Out of this 12 lacs, how many of these new connections are there on the network after 2 month is the question.
A.T. January 13, 2010 at 3:39 pm
Where can i get data operator and cicle wise?? eg- airtel’s sub base/revenue/arpu in MP circle??
A.T. January 13, 2010 at 3:36 pm
India Govt claims that teledensity has reached 45%. Has the govt evolved any system to find out how many of them are having Sims of multiple operators?? And after discounting that number what the actual teledensity??
ANIRBAN January 13, 2010 at 3:23 pm
well said dude.
Rahul January 13, 2010 at 2:14 pm
@Avi H Uninur distubtr alredy started the mrkt . & dstbtr sys- uninur launch in kolkata 2nd feb.
ANIRBAN January 13, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Uninor will start it’s service in Kolkata very soon coz i have found a new network signal in my area which is IND 822
ANIRBAN January 13, 2010 at 2:07 pm
You are right yaar.That’s why don’t compare GSM customer base with CDMA.
Avi H January 13, 2010 at 1:50 pm
What’s did you get the info??
Avi H January 13, 2010 at 1:49 pm
@Rahul
Rahul,What’s the source of the info???
mukul January 13, 2010 at 1:43 pm
this is like saying that a 2 month child is stronger and more reliable than a 10 year or 15 year old boy !!! joke of the century. Let this kid grow up, let it start standing on its own legs, then we will see who is better
akshay January 13, 2010 at 1:41 pm
well sai dear thats the reality
dipankar January 13, 2010 at 1:30 pm
at this rate UNINOR should get 36 lakhs customers in 23 circles when they launch PAN INDIA
manoj January 13, 2010 at 12:58 pm
This is a very good start.D reall tht till 2-3 months back Ida used to have a monthlyaddition of 1.3 milion on al india basis.At 1.2 millin that too in 8 circles and not all india, this is very very commendable.
Rajad January 13, 2010 at 11:00 am
@Prasath J
This is applicable for all the operators i think.
ANIRBAN January 13, 2010 at 10:29 am
Agar aise hi gatiya offer dete gaye toh kuch din bad sab customer bhag jayenge…
Rahul January 13, 2010 at 10:28 am
Dayli rental plan is bakwas plan.
Tripu January 13, 2010 at 8:52 am
good start… but i think reliance and tata are still better
Prasath J January 13, 2010 at 3:00 am
NO THAT IS NOT THE reason The reason is simple and that is Fake activation…
Agnivo January 13, 2010 at 1:23 am
@Rahul
Who said?
Rahul January 12, 2010 at 10:31 pm
Uninor coming in kolkata 2nd Feb.
amit January 12, 2010 at 10:00 pm
bahut haashi aa raha hai…
IG January 12, 2010 at 9:55 pm
among the no of users a big no of user will defiantly drag out its service because of its gimmick call rates…………………………………………………………….
IG January 12, 2010 at 9:46 pm
@Danial
how many times do you yank out Uninor Sim Card from your phone to see the Sim Card…………………………………………..??
IG January 12, 2010 at 9:40 pm
@kaushik
many users are saying not good service…………………………….
IG January 12, 2010 at 9:38 pm
@Balma
a huge no user have taken uninor to do a taste of its service………………………………………………………………………………just like docomo….
IG January 12, 2010 at 9:36 pm
@kaushik
uninor may beat Mts in term of acquiring more user……………………..but now a days , it should be kept in mind that one user generally does not use two cdma connection as he uses too many gsms. so it need to know how much one spend who has two cnns cdma and gsm….either he spends muchh on cdma or gsm……………..those who has taken cdma connection like of rel cdma or Mts will move for uninor to make a taste of its service…. so that uninor acquired this no of users…………………………………………………………..
kaushik January 12, 2010 at 9:17 pm
u r 100 % right
GSM operators has 70% fake customers or customers with 1 day validity like Docomo Rs 44 offer SIM
Fahad January 12, 2010 at 8:09 pm
@Avishek
join the politics…hehehe…just kidng but u r absolutely r8
Balma January 12, 2010 at 8:03 pm
uninor done 12 lakh fake activations their actual subscribers are not more than few thousand TRAI should take action against this how much connections have id proof verified
Raju January 12, 2010 at 7:42 pm
uninor is best than rest
Avishek January 12, 2010 at 7:08 pm
Haa!!! u r right mate….all of us keep 2-10-20 no.s of gsm sims in our wallet & those gsm companies will soon cross millions & millions customer base mark….but in case of CDMA’s we bought one sim card & using that…so the cdma operators,i.e MTS(poor!!!!!!!!!!!!!………..yse poor in call charges but rich in n/w quality & coverage) has only some lakhs of subscriber base…..this is the reality of our emeerging Indian Telecom Market……GSM sim cards are sold free with 1 yr promo & 10-40 talktime free….but cdma sim cards till sold with this values,i.e MTS@49Rs/-,TATA Indicom@99/-,RIM@99Rs/-,Virgin@299/399/499Rs/-…so in case of cdma we bought one & use one….but in GSM sector all of us know the story behind the big subscriber mark….it is depend upon u that which is poor & which is rich….Quality or Quantity……all bengali people knows that “SIM”(The green vegetable) is now 20-30 Rs/Kg…..but Mobile sim cards are free now……..
dipankar January 12, 2010 at 6:45 pm
Also the Girl Models of Uninor in their website are much better than that of Reliance
esha January 12, 2010 at 6:29 pm
@Danial
right said! uninor is the best! it has superb network..i am using it for sometime now and havnt faced any such problem..no wonder 12 lakh people are using it!
Saikat C January 12, 2010 at 6:28 pm
@priyank
Hows your exp while making ISD calls ? Gulf calls work out to ~Rs 8/min. Not bad. But do you get thru always ? Input pls.
kaushik January 12, 2010 at 6:28 pm
uninor will easily beat MTS
thats the difference between CDMA and GSM
poor MTS
kaushik January 12, 2010 at 6:27 pm
but some one says network remains always busy
vishal Garg January 12, 2010 at 6:15 pm
in my opinion uninor shd cm wid sm more innovative plans
Fahad January 12, 2010 at 6:08 pm
Impressed…..
priyank January 12, 2010 at 6:04 pm
uninor has good value packs for making ISD. i got a uninor connection for that reason and to my surprise 12 lakh other ppl have also realized that uninor is the best
Saikat C January 12, 2010 at 5:58 pm
@kaushik
GMH January 12, 2010 at 5:54 pm
Uninor is a good connection. i have it and it has amazing network..no call drops nothing..no wonder it has achieved 1.2 mn!
Punit K January 12, 2010 at 5:51 pm
Uninor good going,after the upcoming gprs pack youth will switch to uninor. gr8 work sanjay very 1st news on Telecom Talk.
kaushik January 12, 2010 at 5:48 pm
Sim Card looks of Uninor is better than Reliance
jignesh January 12, 2010 at 5:48 pm
slow mover gave good results
mithun January 12, 2010 at 5:47 pm
good goings
Deepak January 12, 2010 at 5:47 pm
Without pay per second plan its good achievement.
Prasath J January 12, 2010 at 5:37 pm
Well said danial
Rajad January 12, 2010 at 5:36 pm
@Danial
Well Said danial
Mohamed January 12, 2010 at 5:32 pm
In what respect do you think Uninor is better than Reliance?
Raju January 12, 2010 at 5:15 pm
uninor is going to launch daily 2 mb free gprs
Suman January 12, 2010 at 5:15 pm
joke of the year !
Danial January 12, 2010 at 5:11 pm
uninor is far better than reliance
Avi H January 12, 2010 at 5:05 pm
When are you guys coming to Delhi NCR with the GSM service?