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1 | Announcement Date | MNO | Subsidiary or Direct Presence | # Subscribers in South Asia (millions) | News | Source |
2 | Aprile 16th, 2012 | Reliance Communications | Direct Presence | 118 | Reliance Communications announced plans to introduce carrier billing for Google Play in India by 2014. | http://www.themobileindian.com/news/6121_RCom-to-bring-exclusive-plans-for-Android-phones |
3 | July 6th, 2012 | VimpelCom | Subsidiary (Mobilink, Banglalink) | 60 | VimpelCom launches carrier billing for Google Play. Coverage extended to Russia so far, other regions e.g. India, Pakistan to follow within a year. | http://www.telecoms.com/46422/vimpelcom-intros-carrier-billing-for-google-apps/ |
4 | Oct 19th, 2012 | BlackBerry (India) | Direct Presence | 1 | BlackBerry officially announces plans to launch carrier billing for BlackBerry apps in India. | http://www.bgr.in/manufacturers/rim/rim-in-talks-with-indian-telcos-for-carrier-billing-of-paid-blackberry-apps/ |
5 | Oct 24th, 2012 | Telenor | Direct Presence and Subsidiaries (Uninor, Grameenphone) | 113 | Telenor launches carrier billing for Google Play. Tie up covers Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Malaysia and Thailand in the first roll-out, coming to South Asia in the next phase. | http://www.telecomasia.net/content/telenor-launches-carrier-billing-google-play?section=TOP+STORIES&goback=.gmr_2981795.gde_2981795_member_178242324 |
6 | Nov 6th, 2012 | Idea Cellular | Direct Presence | 114 | Idea Cellular launches carrier billing in India for Nokia music and apps. Google Play scheduled to be next. | http://www.datareign.com/nokia-partners-with-idea-cellular-to-bring-carrier-billing-for-nokia-music-store.html |
7 | Nov 6th, 2012 | Vodafone | Direct Presence | 147 | Vodafone India adds carrier billing for Nokia music and apps. Google Play scheduled to be next. | http://www.datareign.com/nokia-partners-vodafone-india-brings-carrier-billing-nokia-music-store.html |
8 | Nov 14th, 2012 | Singtel | Minority Stake (Airtel, Warid) | 208 | Japan's GREE brings carrier billing support to SingTel, rollout in South Asia not announced yet (but technology transfer imminent). | http://thenextweb.com/asia/2012/11/14/mobile-games-giant-gree-inks-carrier-billing-deal-with-singtel-its-first-outside-of-japan/ |
9 | Feb 21st, 2013 | Etisalat | Direct Presence and Minority Stake (Ufone, PTCL) | 27 | Etisalat announces carrier billing roll-out in the Middle East by the end of 2013. South Asia planned to be the next leg of the roll-out. | http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/industry-insights/technology/google-to-feed-middle-easts-hunger-for-technology-with-greater-support |
10 | Feb 22nd, 2013 | China Mobile | Subsidiary (Zong) | 19 | Fortumo, the carrier billing company, signs a deal with China Mobile. Solution made available to Zong Telecom in Pakistan. | http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/21/fortumo-raises-10m-from-intel-capital-greycroft-to-take-on-bango-and-more-in-carrier-billing-inks-deals-with-china-mobile-and-vodafone/ |
11 | Expected soon | Mobilink | Direct Presence | 32 | Mobilink is in the process of rolling out carrier billing for Nokia music and apps. Google Play is next. | Direct from management - my first hand knowledge. |
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14 | Idea Cellular | 26.2 million data subscribers | ||||
15 | Relaince | 29.4 million data subscribers | ||||
16 | Airtel | 43.49 million data subscribers | ||||
17 | Vodafone | 37 million data subscribers |