NUMBER OF MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS EXCEEDED 3.3 MILLION IN ARMENIA IN SECOND QUARTER
YEREVAN, October 9. /ARKA/. Number of mobile subscribers in Armenia
totaled 3,348,799 by the end of the second quarter 2014, by 29,868 more
than in Q1, an Armenian information security expert Samvel Martirosyan
says on his website referring to information from mobile companies.
Mobile penetration rate in the country is 120%.
According to the information released, number of VivaCell-MTS
subscribers was 2,121,831 (increase of 19,354 in the quarter). Number
of ArmenTel (trading as Beeline) subscribers increased by 19,573 to
a total of 718,954. Number of Orange Armenia subscribers was 508,014
in the period (reduction of 9,059).
A total of 1.56 million cellular phones were connected to the Internet
as of the end of the quarter.
According to the report, number of mobile Internet users keeps growing.
In particular, 1,005,504 VivaCell-MTS subscribers used mobile Internet
in the second quarter, an increase of 2,493 compared to the quarter
before. Number of ArmenTel subscribers using mobile Internet rose by
1,859 to 301,721 in the period. At the same time, Orange Armenia had
254,319 mobile Internet users, by 11,731 less than in Q1.
There are current three mobile operators on the Armenian communications
market - ArmenTel (trading as Beeline, 100% subsidiary of Russian
Vimpelcom), VivaCell-MTS (daughter company of Russian MTS) and
Orange Armenia (daughter company of France's Orange). On July 30,
the operators established a union to introduce MNP service in the
country. -0--
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From: A. Papazian
YEREVAN, October 9. /ARKA/. Number of mobile subscribers in Armenia
totaled 3,348,799 by the end of the second quarter 2014, by 29,868 more
than in Q1, an Armenian information security expert Samvel Martirosyan
says on his website referring to information from mobile companies.
Mobile penetration rate in the country is 120%.
According to the information released, number of VivaCell-MTS
subscribers was 2,121,831 (increase of 19,354 in the quarter). Number
of ArmenTel (trading as Beeline) subscribers increased by 19,573 to
a total of 718,954. Number of Orange Armenia subscribers was 508,014
in the period (reduction of 9,059).
A total of 1.56 million cellular phones were connected to the Internet
as of the end of the quarter.
According to the report, number of mobile Internet users keeps growing.
In particular, 1,005,504 VivaCell-MTS subscribers used mobile Internet
in the second quarter, an increase of 2,493 compared to the quarter
before. Number of ArmenTel subscribers using mobile Internet rose by
1,859 to 301,721 in the period. At the same time, Orange Armenia had
254,319 mobile Internet users, by 11,731 less than in Q1.
There are current three mobile operators on the Armenian communications
market - ArmenTel (trading as Beeline, 100% subsidiary of Russian
Vimpelcom), VivaCell-MTS (daughter company of Russian MTS) and
Orange Armenia (daughter company of France's Orange). On July 30,
the operators established a union to introduce MNP service in the
country. -0--
http://telecom.arka.am/en/news/telecom/number_of_mobile_subscribers_exceeded_3_3_million_ in_armenia_in_second_quarter/#sthash.gWGjk8I5.dpuf
From: A. Papazian