Idea Cellular has reported 34.16 million mobile Internet subscriptions for the quarter ended December 31, 2014, registering a 10.44% growth from 30.9 million mobile data subscriptions in the previous quarter. Remember that Idea Cellular had started culling incidental Internet users from Q3-FY14, due to which its mobile Internet subscription base had declined to 25.52 million in Q3-FY14 and 25.25 million in Q4-FY14. Incidental data users are those who have consumed less than 1 MB/month. It's worth noting that Idea Cellular had resumed 3G services in 10 circles through its intra-circle roaming agreement with Airtel and Vodafone in May this year. It’s therefore possible that this contributed to the growth in Idea Cellular's 3G subscription base. Vodafone India and Airtel had witnessed a similar growth in the previous quarter. 3G Mobile Internet connections The telco has reported a 3G data connection base of 12.95 million for the quarter, up from 10.5 million connections in the previous quarter and from 5.86 million connections in the same quarter last year. 3G data ARPU has increased 1.03% to Rs 197 from Rs 195 in the previous quarter, while the 3G Internet usage grew 1.73% to 705 MB from 693 MB in the previous quarter. The data on 3G Internet for Idea Cellular at the end of Q3-FY15: - 3G Internet connections: 12.95 million, up from 10.52 million in the previous quarter. - 3G Internet ARPU per Internet customer: Rs 197, up from Rs 195 last quarter - 3G Internet Usage: 705 MB per connection, up from 693 MB last quarter - 3G Internet volume: 24.98 billion MB, up from 19.79 billion MB in the previous quarter. - 3G sites added:…
