Sistema Shyam Teleservices which operates in India as MTS India, reported that non-voice revenues which includes data and VAS revenues, accounted for 36.8% of its total revenues for the quarter ending December 31, 2012, up from 36.7% in the previous quarter. The company posted a total non-voice revenues of Rs 143.7 crore for the quarter ending December 31, 2012, registering a 3% decline from Rs 148.2 crore revenues reported in the previous quarter. For the entire year 2012, the telco reported non-voice revenues of Rs 583.1 crore, up 56% year-on-year (YoY). Need To Know: - MTS reported a total 1.78 million data card subscribers for the quarter ending December 31, 2012, registering a 2% decline from 1.83 million data card subscribers reported in the previous quarter. The company attributed this decline to the regulatory uncertainties and the new customer registration regulations. - Sistema reported a total mobile subscriber base of 14.89 million customers for the quarter ending December 31, 2012, registering a 10.5% decline from 16.6 million subscribers in the previous quarter. - Blended mobile ARPU increased by 2% to Rs 79 for the quarter but declined by 3% to Rs 81 for the entire year 2012. - Minutes of Use increased to 268 million minutes for the quarter, up from 263 million minutes reported in the previous quarter. The company attributed this growth to the increase in traffic during the festive season. - 2G Auctions: Last month, SSTL had secured 24 blocks of spectrum in eight circles including Delhi, Kolkata, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh (West) and…
