India has got around 11 mobile service providers including both the GSM (Global System for Mobile) and CDMA (Code division Multiple access) service.
Among this 11, there are 8 GSM service providers and 3 CDMA service providers.
1) BSNL/MTNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited/ Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Limited)- It is the largest telecom company in India with 24% market share and currently the customer base is around 90 million.
This customer base includes fixed line phones, mobiles and DSL lines.
Its an government company with market value of around 100 Billion.
2) Airtel - Bharti Enterprises - Its world's third largest single country mobile operator with around 110 million subscribers, the chairman of the company is Sunil Mittal.
Airtel provides fixed and mobile teleservices and it has recently launched Digital Television DTH service and broadband service also.
Airtel has around 24% market share in India.
3) Reliance Communications - This was formerly known as reliance Infocom.
Its a private company in which Anil Dhirubahi Ambani holds around 67% share.
It has 17% market share in India.
Reliance had initially started with the CDMA service but now has extended it to GSM also.
It also provides service like Mobile broadband services, mobile service, fixed line service, Internet service.
4) Vodafone Essar - Initially this was marketed under brand Hutchisson Essar, but vodafone took over and now it is known as Vodafone Essar.
The market share is around 24% for vodafone and it operates in 33 circles in India.
It provides only GSM mobile service in India.
5) Tata Teleservices -Its a part of one of the world's largest conglomerate Tata Group under Chairman Rata Tata.
It markets under 3 different brands, Tata Indicom, Virgin Mobile and recently it started the brand Tata Docomo which is a venture between Japanese mobile giant NTT docomo and Tata Teleservice.
Tata Indicom is a CDMA provider, it provides cellular, Mobile broadband, fixed line services.
Virgin is a CDMA player which provides cellular as well as wireless internet.
Tata Docomo is a GSM player which provides only mobile service.
6) Idea Cellular - Currently the Aditya Birla group holds about 49% share of Idea cellular.
It has a market share of about 15% in India with around 48 million subscribers.
It provides GSM mobile service and wireless Internet for laptops.
7) Aircel - It is India's 5th largest GSM service provider with subscriber base of about 27 million.
Its a joint venture between Maxis Communication, Malaysia and Apollo Hospital Group, India.
It has a market share of about 13% in India.
Currently it provides only GSM mobile service.
8) Uninor - It is the 8th GSM service that started its operation in India.
Its a merger between Unitech India and Telenor, Norway.
9) MTS - Its a CDMA/GSM player which is a merger between Shyam group, India and Sistema group, Russia.
Among this 11, there are 8 GSM service providers and 3 CDMA service providers.
1) BSNL/MTNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited/ Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Limited)- It is the largest telecom company in India with 24% market share and currently the customer base is around 90 million.
This customer base includes fixed line phones, mobiles and DSL lines.
Its an government company with market value of around 100 Billion.
2) Airtel - Bharti Enterprises - Its world's third largest single country mobile operator with around 110 million subscribers, the chairman of the company is Sunil Mittal.
Airtel provides fixed and mobile teleservices and it has recently launched Digital Television DTH service and broadband service also.
Airtel has around 24% market share in India.
3) Reliance Communications - This was formerly known as reliance Infocom.
Its a private company in which Anil Dhirubahi Ambani holds around 67% share.
It has 17% market share in India.
Reliance had initially started with the CDMA service but now has extended it to GSM also.
It also provides service like Mobile broadband services, mobile service, fixed line service, Internet service.
4) Vodafone Essar - Initially this was marketed under brand Hutchisson Essar, but vodafone took over and now it is known as Vodafone Essar.
The market share is around 24% for vodafone and it operates in 33 circles in India.
It provides only GSM mobile service in India.
5) Tata Teleservices -Its a part of one of the world's largest conglomerate Tata Group under Chairman Rata Tata.
It markets under 3 different brands, Tata Indicom, Virgin Mobile and recently it started the brand Tata Docomo which is a venture between Japanese mobile giant NTT docomo and Tata Teleservice.
Tata Indicom is a CDMA provider, it provides cellular, Mobile broadband, fixed line services.
Virgin is a CDMA player which provides cellular as well as wireless internet.
Tata Docomo is a GSM player which provides only mobile service.
6) Idea Cellular - Currently the Aditya Birla group holds about 49% share of Idea cellular.
It has a market share of about 15% in India with around 48 million subscribers.
It provides GSM mobile service and wireless Internet for laptops.
7) Aircel - It is India's 5th largest GSM service provider with subscriber base of about 27 million.
Its a joint venture between Maxis Communication, Malaysia and Apollo Hospital Group, India.
It has a market share of about 13% in India.
Currently it provides only GSM mobile service.
8) Uninor - It is the 8th GSM service that started its operation in India.
Its a merger between Unitech India and Telenor, Norway.
9) MTS - Its a CDMA/GSM player which is a merger between Shyam group, India and Sistema group, Russia.