MTS India, the CDMA mobile telephony brand of Sistema-Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) has been conferred National Telecom Award for being the fastest growing data operator in India.
Mr.Vsevolod Rozanov, CEO, Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd. received the award on behalf of the company from Mr J S Sharma, Chairman, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and Mr P J Thomas, Secretary, Department of Telecom, Government of India. The award is recognition of MTS establishing itself as a fastest growing data operator in the market.
MTS India has close to one lakh mobile broadband subscribers in less than six months, for its high speed mobile broadband service, MBlaze. Within a short span time, the company has launched its services in 12 telecom circles across the country and has already achieved a overall subscriber base of 4.5 million customers.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr.Vsevolod Rozanov, CEO, SSTL, said, “We are proud to receive the National Telecom Award for fastest growing data operator in India. This award comes as recognition of our focus on mobile data service. MBlaze, our high speed mobile data service is in over 74 cities as of now and will extend itself to over 100 cities by the end of the year.”
The National Telecom Awards are instituted by the renowned industry body CMAI Association of India, established with a vision to facilitate inclusive growth of communication sectors in India.
