China Mobile extended its lead as the world's largest operator group, growing connections by 11 per cent year-on-year to 683.1 million.
Indian telecommunications companies are ringing louder. Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications are among the big league of gloal telecom companies.
The number of 3G subscriber connections in India is forecast to reach 400 million within four years, representing almost 30 per cent of the country's total mobile connections, according to a study.