Ministry of Communications
EXPANSION OF 5G NETWORK IN THE COUNTRY
Government Announces Major Milestones in India’s 5G Expansion with 99.6% District Coverage
India’s Internet Subscriber Base Hits 97.15 Crore, Wireless Leads the Way with 92.78 crore users
India Rolls Out 4.69 Lakh 5G BTSs in Record Time, Connecting Millions Nationwide
25 Crore Mobile Subscribers Now Using 5G as India Accelerates Connectivity
Posted On:
21 MAR 2025 8:09PM by PIB Delhi
Since its launch in October 2022, 5G services have been rolled out in all States/ UTs across the country and presently it is available in 99.6% of the districts in the country. As on 28.02.2025, 4.69 lakhs 5G Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) have been installed by the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) across the country which is one of the fastest rollout of 5G network. State-wise number of districts and villages covered under the 5G mobile network is given in Annexure-I.
The adoption rate of any technology may be assessed through the growth of its user base and installed infrastructure. Since the launch of 5G services in the country, approximately 25 crore mobile subscribers have started using 5G services and 4.69 lakhs 5G BTSs have been installed across the country. This shows that the 5G services are being steadily adopted by users.
Government has prescribed frequency band-wise minimum rollout obligations in the Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for auction of spectrum conducted for 5G services. These minimum rollout obligations are required to be met over a period of five years in a phased manner from the date of allocation of spectrum. Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have expanded their 5G network across the country and have gone beyond these minimum rollout obligations. Further expansion of mobile network beyond the mandatory rollout obligations, depends upon the techno-commercial considerations of the TSPs.
The total number of wireless subscribers across the country for the past five years is given below:
|
S. No.
|
Period ending
|
Wireless Subscribers (in crores)
|
|
1
|
31.03.2020
|
115.77
|
|
2
|
31.03.2021
|
118.09
|
|
3
|
31.03.2022
|
114.20
|
|
4
|
31.03.2023
|
114.39
|
|
5
|
31.03.2024
|
116.54
|
The total Internet subscribers as on September 2024 are 97.15 crores and this comprises of 4.36 crores wired Internet subscribers and 92.78 crores wireless Internet subscribers. Besides, as on September 2024, there are 7,23,339 Wi-Fi subscribers.
Annexure-I
State-wise number of Districts and villages where 5G BTSs have been installed:
|
State
|
Number of Districts where 5G has been rolled out
|
Number of villages where
5G BTSs have been
installed
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
26
|
3,797
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
27
|
108
|
|
Assam
|
35
|
1,757
|
|
Bihar
|
38
|
4,601
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
33
|
1,362
|
|
Goa
|
2
|
111
|
|
Gujarat
|
33
|
4,842
|
|
Haryana
|
22
|
2,538
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
12
|
1,192
|
|
Jharkhand
|
24
|
1,642
|
|
Karnataka
|
31
|
3,750
|
|
Kerala
|
14
|
925
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
55
|
3,686
|
|
Maharashtra
|
36
|
6,910
|
|
Manipur
|
14
|
214
|
|
Meghalaya
|
12
|
182
|
|
Mizoram
|
11
|
45
|
|
Nagaland
|
16
|
114
|
|
Odisha
|
30
|
2,934
|
|
Punjab
|
23
|
2,669
|
|
Rajasthan
|
41
|
5,393
|
|
Sikkim
|
6
|
98
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
38
|
3,211
|
|
Telangana
|
33
|
2,145
|
|
Tripura
|
8
|
108
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
75
|
8,451
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
13
|
845
|
|
West Bengal
|
23
|
4,521
|
This information was given by Dr. Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, Minister of State for Communications And Rural Development, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on March 20, 2025.
(RSQ-2254 &2255)
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