New Delhi: India’s telecom sector is seeing an interesting shift. While mobile subscribers dropped slightly in the last year, internet users and industry revenue saw healthy growth. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released its latest annual performance report on July 8, 2025, showing a mixed bag of numbers across wireless, broadband, and broadcast services.

The big takeaway? More Indians are using internet data than ever before. But mobile connections, especially in urban areas, have dipped a bit. Meanwhile, wireline and broadband numbers are going up, and telecom companies are making more money per user than last year.

As of March 31, 2025, India had 969.10 million internet subscribers, up from 954.40 million the previous year. Out of this, 944.12 million were broadband users, showing a 2.17% annual growth. Narrowband usage, though, is fading fast; it dropped 17.66% in one year to just 24.98 million users.

The wireless internet user base alone grew by 2.87% and now sits at 939.51 million subscribers. And yes, Indians are consuming more data. Total wireless........

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