Airtel now fourth largest mobile operator in the world

Accra, Oct. 22, GNA - Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 20 countries across South Asia and Africa, is now the fourth largest mobile operator in the world in terms of subscribers.    A statement issued by Artel in Accra on Monday said the company moved up one position on the table, quoting Wireless Intelligence.     The statement said at the end of the quarter ended June 2012, the Company had over 250 million mobile subscribers across its operations, representing 13% year-on-year growth. Bharti Airtel had become the fifth largest mobile operator in the world following its acquisition of Zain Group’s mobile operations across 15 African nations in June 2010. China Mobile has the largest subscribers of 683.08 million followed by Vodafone with 386.88 million and American Movil Group with 251.83 million subscribers. Bharti Airtel has 250.04 million subscribers while Telefonica Group has 243.51 million.     GNA ... Read Full Story