Bharti Airtel has added up to 6 lakh 3G subscribers, which offer higher average revenues, since the launch of the next generation telephony service in January-end. Mumbai is the 11th city where Airtel has launched its services and the company is targeting a rollout in 40 cities across 13 telecom circles where it has secured a 3G licence by March-end. The company is targeting a 3G presence in 1,000 towns and cities by FY12-end.
The company expects average revenue per user (ARPU) numbers to definitely firm up under 3G as the conventional voice service rates have plummeted due to competition. Bharti currently gets 9% revenues from data services, which will significantly rise as 3G becomes operational.crackcrack
