OREANDA-NEWS. March 29, 2012. In 2011 the number of mobile communication subscribers increased 18,1% as compared with 2010 and made up 3 mln. 738,7 thou. According to the National Regulatory Energy for IT and E- Communications, the density of the service made 105% per 100 heads, 16,2 p.p. up against 88,8% registered in 2010.

Among all subscribers of the mobile communication, 3 mln. 611 thou. people were hooked up to mobile telephony service, about 124 thou. became subscribers of mobile Internet, with the rest subscribers being users of other services. Over 3 mln. 241 thou. of the total number of users, that is 89,7%, are active users, with 370,2 thou. (10,3%) being passive ones. According to the methodology of ANRCETI active users are those who paid for or/and consumed at least one service of mobile communication within 3 months preceding statistical reporting. The greatest numberof users were hooked up to Moldcel.

It made about 325,9 thou. people. This provider increased their client’s base by 31,5% as compared with 2010 to 1 mln. 360,1 thou. as of January, 1, 2011. The greatest growth in users was showed by Moldtelecom, which render mobile communication services under the brand of Unite. Last year a number of its clients increased by 89,8 %, that is 117,9 thou. users, and mad up 249,1 thou. people. A number of subscribers of the major provider of mobile communication, Orange Moldova, grew 6,5%, that is 129,8 thou.

As of Janaury, 1 the number of its clients was 2 mln. 129,5 thou. In Q4, 2011 Orange Moldova occupied 57%, of the market, Moldcell – 36,4% and Moldtelecom – 6,7% by a number of their subscribers.