Telecom operator Reliance Communications (RCOM) has reported a total 31.1 million data customers for the quarter ending June 30, 2013 (Q1-FY14), up 5.8% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), of which 7.7 million are 3G customers, which saw 7% growth QoQ. RCOM’s data related numbers for Q1-FY14: - 1.7 million data customers added during the quarter, as compared to 1.4 million data customers added last quarter. - Data subscriber base is up 5.8% to 31.1 million customers from 29.4 million in the previous quarter. Do note that its not clear if RCOM classifies its EVDO data card users as 3G users or merely “data users”. - 3G subscriber base increased by 7% to 7.7 million subscribers from 7.2 million subscribers in the previous quarter. RCOM claims that its 3G customer base is the highest in India. - Data traffic on its network has increased to 31,050 million MB, up 14% QoQ from 27,240 million MB. - Data usage per subscriber is up 7.2% to 342 MB per connection from 319 MB last quarter, which the company claims is the highest in the industry. - Non-voice accounts for 21.3% of RCOM's wireless revenues for the quarter, up from 21% in the previous quarter. Wireless - The company's wireless revenues were up 4.1% QoQ to Rs 4,816 crore while its wireless EBITDA was up 6.6% QoQ to Rs 1,314 crore. The company informs that this is the highest revenue and EBITDA growth in three years. - RCOM’s revenue per minute for the quarter remained flat at Rs 0.46, up 4% QoQ. The company…
