Aircel has registered an 82 per cent growth in data usage and 35 per cent growth in its customer base during the last six months in Jharkhand.
The operator claims that Jamshedpur alone accounted for 43 per cent of the revenue from data services for the operator as compared to 22 per cent of revenue from data services from central region which comprises of Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.
The smartphone penetration in Jamshedpur stood at 50 per cent and played a key role in driving the data services revenue for Aircel. The operator has been able to grow its customer base and data services revenue in Jharkhand following network expansion and capacity enhancement. Over the last few months, Aircel has expanded its network by adding 54 telecom sites to support its 3G network and deliver data speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps.
