India had a complete of 504,588 5G base stations as of the top of September
In sum – what to know:
Deployment tempo accelerates – India added over 6,400 5G websites in September, bringing the nationwide complete to greater than half one million.
Momentum stays regular – Month-to-month expansions above 4,000 since March present constant operator drive towards nationwide 5G protection.
India continued to broaden its 5G footprint in September 2025, deploying over 6,400 new 5G base transceiver stations (BTS), in line with information from the Division of Telecommunications (DoT).
The nation’s complete 5G BTS rely reached 504,588 as of the top of September, up from 498,135 in August. The newest figures mark a quicker tempo of rollout in contrast with the 5,615 new websites added in August, underscoring sustained funding by home cellular operators in 5G infrastructure.
The Asian nation has now recorded month-to-month BTS additions above 4,000 since March 2025, signaling continued operator concentrate on increasing nationwide 5G protection and capability throughout the nation.
Indian operators Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have began their 5G rollouts in October 2022. Presently, each Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm supply 5G networks in all main cities throughout the nation. Whereas Jio is providing standalone 5G (5G SA) know-how, Airtel has thus far opted for non-standalone 5G (5G NSA).
Vodafone Concept, which initially launched 5G providers in March this 12 months, mentioned it is going to proceed with the deployment of 5G know-how in India in a phased method.
In the meantime, state-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Restricted (BSNL) will improve all of its indigenous 4G towers to 5G inside six to eight months, native press just lately eported, citing the nation’s Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, as saying.
Scindia emphasised that the improve to 5G know-how will rely fully on India’s homegrown telecom stack, developed by C-DOT, Tejas Networks, and Tata Consultancy Providers (TCS).
BSNL plans to roll out 5G providers in Delhi and Mumbai by December 2025, in line with latest press reviews.
