India's largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel is now the third largest telecom operator in the world with 303.1 million subscribers, according to data published by World Cellular Information Service (WCIS). It's worth noting that as per Bharti Airtel's Q4-FY15 quarterly report (pdf), it has 310.88 million total customer base. So, most probably the WCIS report is based on older data. However, this doesn't affect the ranking. Bharti Airtel has overtaken China Unicom at the fourth spot, which has 299.09 million subscribers, and trails Vodafone Group at the second spot, which has 403.08 million subscribers. China Mobile, with 626.27 million mobile subscribers is the largest telecom operator in the world. Airtel currently operates in 20 countries: - In India, it offers 2G, 3G, 4G, m-commerce and other value added services (VAS). - In Africa, it's operational in 17 countries and offers 2G & 3G services and Airtel Money. - In Bangladesh, it offers 2G & 3G voice and VAS services, as well as m-commerce services. - In Sri Lanka, the telco offers 2G and 3G HSPA+ services, including voice, data and enterprise solutions. Airtel India Airtel's total mobile connection base in India increased by 4% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to 226 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. The telecom operator added 8.8 million connections in Q4-FY15. It reported total revenues of Rs 13,413.5 crore, up 11% year-on-year (YoY) from 12,083.5 crore. The telco reported total 19.44 million 3G mobile Internet connections for the quarter, registering a 14.7% increase from 16.94 million 3G connections in the previous quarter,…
