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India adds highest mobile subscribers in Q1 2014, says Ericsson

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Registering the highest growth globally in addition of mobile subscribers, India accounted for over 23 per cent of total mobile users added in January-March this year, a report by telecom equipment giant Ericsson said on Tuesday.

India added over 28 million new mobile subscriptions -- -- the highest by any country -- in the first quarter of 2014, followed by China (more than 19 million), Indonesia (over 7 million), Thailand (more than 6 million) and Bangladesh (over four million), Ericsson's Mobility Report said."The top 5 countries by net additions accounted for more than 50 per cent of new mobile subscriptions in Q1 2014," the report said.