Uninor extends Indian footprint to 13 circles

Telenor’s venture in India, Uninor, has launched its mobile services in a further five telecommunications circles, increasing its coverage to 13 service areas with a population footprint of 900 million people. The new service areas to have access to Uninor’s network are Mumbai, Mahastra and Goa, Gujarat, Kolkata and West Bengal. Mumbai and Kolkata are two of the largest metro areas in the country.

Within these five circles, customers will be able to access Uninor services from more than 85,000 points of sale, through close to 440 distributors and more than 80 exclusive shops. Across India, the operator has more than 300,000 points of sale, increasing its national retail presence by 40 per cent.

"I am satisfied that Uninor continues its roll out across India, managing to keep the momentum from the initial launch in December last year. Covering 13 telecom circles Uninor is about to establish itself as a real pan-Indian mobile operator," stated Sigve Brekke, executive vice president of Telenor Group, and head of Telenor’s Asian operations.

"The valuable learning Uninor has made from the circles where it has already launched combined with the positive energy and optimism in the organisation will be important in establishing Uninor as a preferred provider of mobile services in India," Brekke added.