Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) which operates in India as MTS India has reported an 8.5% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) increase in its data card subscriber base to 1.4 million subscribers for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, as against 1.29 million subscribers in the previous quarter. Non-voice revenues, which include data and VAS revenues, increased 14% QoQ to Rs 129.1 crore from Rs 112.4 crore in the previous quarter. The segment contributed 38.56% of MTS India’s total quarterly revenues in Q2 2014, as compared to 35.3% in the previous quarter. Highlights -Mobile subscriber base increased 1.4% QoQ to 9.2 million subscribers in this quarter, against 9.04 million subscribers in Q1 2014. -Minutes of Use increased to 416 million minutes in Q2 2014, marginally up from 414 million minutes in the previous quarter. -Blended mobile ARPU increased by 7.7% to Rs 115 for the quarter from Rs 107 in Q1 2014, on account of increase in data usage. - SSTL’s HSD services now covers over 650 towns across 9 circles, up from 600 towns across 9 circles in the previous quarter. -During this quarter, MTS India had tied-up (pdf) with Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon Limited (RMGL) to provide Wi-Fi services free of cost on all trains running on the 5.1 Km long six station corridor. Additionally, the company had also claimed that it would provide free Wi-Fi services at four stations along this corridor – Sikanderpur, IndusInd Bank Cyber City, Phase 2, and Micromax Moulsari Avenue. The company had said that commuters would get…
