Cellular (Mobile) Operators of India

The Mobile phone industry in India is covered in this article. Mobile phones are usually called "mobile phones" or "cell phones" in India.

History

• The first mobile phone was launched in India on 5 August 1995.
• The first mobile handset production made by Micromax
• First Mobile service provider was Modi Groups in 1995 and started in Kolkata, somewhere it was signed that mobile service provider was launched in 1994.

Mobile phone service operators

• Aircel

Aircel, headquartered in Chennai, India has absorbed Cingular Wireless, and offers 2G service using GSM technology and 3G service using UMTS technology.

• Airtel

Airtel, with its head offices in both Mumbai and Berhampur, India provides 2G service using GSM and 3G service using UMTS/HSPA technology

• BSNL

BSNL, headquartered in New Delhi, is a public listed company and is state-owned. It offers 2G service using GSM and 3G service using UMTS. It was the first service provider to introduce 3G services in India.

• Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (formerly SWAN Telecom)

In 2009, Etisalat has announced that its Indian unit, erstwhile Swan Telecom (owned by Dynamix Balwas Realty and Reliance Communications), headquartered in Mumbai, is renamed to Etisalat DB Telecom India Pvt. Ltd.

• Idea Cellular

Idea Cellular, headquartered in Mumbai, has absorbed Cingular Wireless, and offers 2G service using GSM technology and 3G service using UMTS technology.

• Loop Mobile India (Formerly BPL Mobile)

Loop Mobile India, is a mobile phone service provider in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• MTNL

MTNL, headquartered in Mumbai is a public listed company and is state-owned and offers 2G service using CDMA and 3G service using GSM.

• MTS India
• Ping Mobile
• Reliance Communications

Reliance Communications, with its head offices in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra provides CMDA 2G service using cdmaOne and CDMA 3G service using CDMA2000 EVDO technology. It also provides GSM 2G services & 3G GSM HSDPA Services.

• S Tel
• Spice Telecom
• Tata DoCoMo

Tata DoCoMo is joint venture company of Tata Teleservices and NTT DoCoMo

• Uninor
• Videocon Mobile Service (Formerly Datacom Solutions)
• Virgin Mobile CDMA and GSM
• Vodafone Essar (Formerly Hutchison Essar/Hutch Orange/Hutch Pink)

Handset Companies available in India

1. AASTHA mobile
2. ACER MOBILE
3. Airnet
4. Airphone
5. Ajanta Mobile
6. Akai mobiles
7. Alcatel
8. Anconn Mobile
9. Apple
10. AROMA Mobiles
11. Asiatelco
12. AZ LINK +
13. AZ Link Anycool mobiles
14. Beetel
15. BlackBerry
16. BLEU
17. BPL Group
18. Beyond tech
19. CAPLIGHT
20. celkonmobile
21. Colors mobile
22. c-Tel
23. Cheers Mobiles
24. Daya
25. Dell
26. Dhusia mobiles
27. Digibee Mobiles
28. eTouch
29. Fly
30. Fortune
31. Fujezone
32. G-Five
33. GEEPEE Mobiles
34. gfone
35. GlobyTalky
36. Haier
37. Hansum Mobiles
38. Hawkman Mobile
39. Hitech Mobiles
40. Hp
41. HTC
42. Huawei
43. iBall
44. ICube
45. iNQ
46. Intex
47. Ion
48. I-Tel
49. JMD MOBILE
50. Karbonn Mobiles
51. KOPPERR
52. Kuantum
53. Lava Mobiles
54. Lemon
55. Lexus
56. LG
57. Logitec
58. LONGTEL
59. Magicon
60. Maxwood Mobiles
61. Maxx
62. Melbon
63. Micromax Mobile
64. Mobell
65. Motorola
66. Movil
67. Munoth Mobiles
68. MVL
69. M-Tech
70. Nelson
71. Nokia
72. Nova mobiles
73. NXG Electronics
74. Olive
75. Onida
76. Orion Mobiles
77. Orpat
78. pagaria
79. Philips
80. Philiray
81. Pride Mobiles
82. QUBA mobile
83. Rage
84. Ray
85. RichTel Mobiles
86. RK Mobile
87. SAGEM
88. Samsung
89. San Mobile
90. Sansui
91. Siemens
92. Simcom Mobiles
93. SICT
94. Simoco
95. Sony Ericsson
96. Speed Mobile
97. Spice Telecom
98. ST Mobile
99. Swissvoice India
100. Technotouch
101. Tekshiv
102. T-Series
103. Ultra Mobile
104. UNITEL
105. UNIX Mobiles
106. Unixell
107. Usha-Lexus
108. X Electron
109. Videocon
110. Vodafone Essar
111. ViP Mobile
112. Voice
113. VOX
114. Winncom
115. Xcite
116. XOLO
117. Zen Mobiles
118. Zopo(Shenzhen ZOPO Communications-equipment Limited Company)

See also

• Mobile Telephone Service
• Communications in India