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Two New Millionaires on the Market
November 5, 2003
Despite some traditional Pre-Christmas slowdown in sales, more than 1.6
mln of new subscribers joined mobile networks in October, 2003.
Penetration of mobile services in Russia is 22%.
Uralsvyazinform and SMARTS reached 1 mln subscribers while MTS has
stepped over 15 mln threshold. Ukrainian an Belorussian operations added
almost 200 thsd of new subs for the company. Top five operators
significantly outperform other players.
Top 10 Cellular Operators
| # |
Company |
October 31, 2003 |
September 30, 2003 |
| 1 |
MTS |
15,050,000 |
14,270,000 |
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Moscow
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4,605,000 |
4,490,000 |
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Ukraine (UMC)
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2,700,000 |
2,550,282 |
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Belarus
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360,000 |
310,000 |
| 2 |
Vimpelcom |
9,915,000 |
9,250,000 |
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Moscow
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5,270,000 |
5,065,000 |
| 3 |
MegaFon |
5,600,296 |
5,342,625 |
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Moscow
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767,502 |
755,910 |
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Tajikistan
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9,500 |
9,000 |
| 4 |
SMARTS Group |
1,027,000 |
970,000 |
| 5 |
Uralsvyazinform |
1,007,500 |
947,600 |
| 6 |
Sibirtelecom |
424,300 |
405,000 |
| 7 |
N.Novgorod Cellular |
317,029 |
295,738 |
| 8 |
Ekaterinburg Cellular Communications |
169,669 |
165,234 |
| 9 |
Dal Telecom International |
165,382 |
150,711 |
| 10 |
New Telephone Company |
130,180 |
116,7881 |
Russian Cellular Market Breakdown
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Russian Net Additions, October 2003
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Russian Mobile Subscribers
| Mobile Subscribers |
Oct. 31, 2003 |
Sep. 30, 2003 |
| Russia |
31,920,000 |
30,280,000 |
| Penetration |
22.0% |
20.9% |
| Moscow |
10,697,502 |
10,326,000 |
| Penetration |
63.0% |
60.8% |
| St.Petersburg |
3,233,948 |
3,123,000 |
| Penetration |
51.0% |
49.2% |
Recent events:
- Penetration in St.Petersburg is over 50%.
- On November 1st Delta Telecom launched its IMT-MC-450 network in
Moscow.
- On November 4th Vimpelcom has announced that the company has more
than 10 mln subscribers
Moscow Market
Moscow Market Breakdown
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Moscow Net Additions, Oct 2003
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