Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 6 / Trend H.Valiyev /
The subscriber base of mobile operators in Azerbaijan in 2010 increased by 1.342.880 people, amounting to 9.1 million subscribers, the Azerbaijani Communications and IT Ministry reported.
According to the statistics of the Ministry, in 2009 mobile communication services were used by 7,757,120 subscribers.
Number of mobile communication subscribers
|
2003 |
1. 057. 100 |
|
2004 |
1. 456. 500 |
|
2005 |
2. 242. 000 |
|
2006 |
3. 323. 500 |
|
2007 |
4. 519. 000 |
|
2008 |
6. 548. 000 |
|
2009 |
7 .757. 120 |
|
2010 |
9. 100. 000 |
In late 2010, the mobile penetration in Azerbaijan has reached 100 percent. This figure was 86.2 percent in 2009.
Level of the mobile penetration
|
2003 |
12.8 |
|
2004 |
17.4 |
|
2005 |
26.8 |
|
2006 |
39.0 |
|
2007 |
52.4 |
|
2008 |
75.0 |
|
2009 |
86.2 |
|
2010 |
100 |
Over 70 percent of the income received by the telecommunications sector in 2010 accounted for the mobile operators.