The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released its latest report, indicating a significant surge in the country's internet subscribers, which increased from 881.25 million in March 2023 to 954.40 million in March 2024. This represents an impressive annual growth rate of 8.30%, underscoring the expanding reach of digital connectivity across India.
While maintaining an upward trajectory in broadband services, the report reveals that broadband subscribers grew from 846.57 million in March 2023 to 924.07 million by the end of March 2024, reflecting a yearly growth rate of 9.15%, driven by increased wireless data usage.
Furthermore, TRAI's data reveals that India's overall telephone subscriber base saw a moderate increase, growing from 1,172.34 million at the end of March 2023 to 1,199.28 million by March 2024, with an annual growth rate of 2.30%. The report further added, โThe overall Tele-density in India increased from 84.51% at the end of Mar-23 to 85.69% at the end of Mar24 at yearly rate of growth of 1.39%.โ
As per the report, not just the number of wireless data subscribers increased from 846.21 million in March 2023 to 913.34 million by the end of March 2024, reflecting an annual growth rate of 7.93%, rather the total volume of wireless data usage grew from 160,054 PB in 2022-23 to 194,774 petabyte (PB) in 2023-24, marking a yearly growth of 21.69%.
This steady growth across various segments of the telecom sector, as reported by TRAI, underscores the ongoing digital transformation in India and highlights the increasing penetration of internet services, pushing the country closer to the milestone of 1 billion internet users.
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