Indian Mobile Subscribers

Number of 5G subscribers in India may triple to 970 mn by 2030: Report

The number of 5G subscribers in India is expected to grow threefold to 970 million, accounting for 74 per cent of the total mobile customer base in the country by 2030, a report by telecom gear firm Ericsson said on Tuesday. According to Ericsson ConsumerLab research report, simultaneously Generative AI applications are emerging as a key driving factor for 5G performance. The Ericsson Mobility Report estimates 5G subscriptions in India to reach over 270 million by the end of 2024, accounting for 23 per cent of the total mobile subscriptions in the country. "5G subscriptions are expected to reach around 970 million by the end of 2030, accounting for 74 per cent of mobile subscriptions," Umang Jindal, Head of Network Solutions, Software and Performance, Southeast Asia, Oceania and India, Ericsson said. According to the report, global 5G subscriptions are expected to reach almost 2.3 billion by the end of 2024, amounting to 25 per cent of all global mobile subscriptions and 6.3 billi

95% mobile users get daily pesky calls mainly from finance, realty: Survey

Vast majority of mobile subscribers who took part in a survey have said they receive pesky calls every day with most calls coming for financial services and real estate, online survey firm Localcircles said on Sunday. According to the survey, 95 per cent mobile subscribers confirmed receiving pesky calls every day with 77 per cent getting three or more such calls daily. Besides, vast majority confirmed receiving calls in the last 12 months despite being registered in the Trai's do not disturb (DND) list. As per the survey report, "96 per cent of mobile subscribers surveyed who registered on Do not Disturb (DND) list say they have been getting pesky calls on their number in the last 12 months. Effectiveness of Do Not Disturb (DND) services also reduced as 96 per cent confirmed receiving such calls despite being registered for DND as compared to 90 per cent who said so six months back in the survey done by Localcircles," the survey report said. As per the survey, 66 per cent of mobil

Mobile user base dips for second straight month, shrinks by 1.82 million

The number of mobile users has fallen twice in the past eight months now, latest fall concentrated in urban India

India to have 690 million 5G subscribers by 2028: Ericsson Mobility Report

The pace of growth in the number of 5G subscribers in India will be faster than the global average, Ericsson Mobility Report said

Mobile user base dips first time in 7 months, shrinks by 3.6 mn in Sept

Rural India saw subscriptions fall by 3.7 million. Urban barely offset that with a rise of 540,000

Airtel may end cheap subscription plans but decision has risks: Analysts

Telecom company discontinues its Rs 99-recharge offer in Haryana and Odisha circles

Tariff hike boost helps Reliance Jio log 24% jump in net profit

Jio gained 9.7 million mobile subscribers in the June quarter, after witnessing a decline for three consecutive quarters

The Telecom Churn: Vodafone Idea loses rural connect, Jio is urban king

Vodafone lost out, not so much in the immediate years after Jio's entry, as much after the pandemic

Real estate players eye data centres to create separate class of assets

Players such as Puravankara, Salarpuria Sattva in talks to develop data centres in top metros

We are all charged up for the next 25 years: Bharti Airtel chairman

Telecom sector has spent years fighting regulatory and legal battles. They could have been better spent on serving the customers and strengthening the network, writes Sunil Bharti Mittal

Mobile subscriber base grows by 10.8 mn in Feb to 999.33 mn: COAI

Bharti Airtel continues to hold the top position with 29.5%t market share