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AC&M Consulting Reports Russian Cellular Subscribers Base Grew to 188 mln; Ukraine Has 55.8 mln

Posted January 19th, 2009 by Anton Veremyanin
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AC&M Consulting has published a report stating that number of mobile subscribers (valid SIM-cards) in Russia increased to 188 mln in December 2008. In Ukraine cellular subscriber (valid SIM-cards) base grew to 55.8 mln for the same period of time.

Russia:

  • Number of subscribers (valid SIM cards) increased to 188 mln, up 3.5 mln from November 2008, 15.0 mln from December 2007;
  • Penetration increased to 129.4% (up 2.4% from November 2008, 10.3% from December 2007);
  • There were 185 and 167 SIM cards in use per 100 population in Moscow and St.Petersburg respectively as of December 31, 2008.
    Ukraine:

  • Number of subscribers (valid SIM cards) increased to 55.8 mln, up 0.5 mln from November 2008, up 0.2 mln from December 2007);
  • Penetration increased to 120.8% (up 1.0% from November 2008, up 1.2% from December 2007).

    More detailed overview you can get by downloading the report for Russian mobile market and the report for Ukrainian cellular market (PDF). Or you may watch the slides online - here (Russia) and here (Ukraine).

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