Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report

Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report : TRAI has recently published the “Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report,” offering a detailed overview of the telecom services landscape in India.

• About Report: The report outlines key trends and developments in Telecom Services, Cable TV, DTH, and Radio Broadcasting sectors, based on data from service providers.
• Key quality benchmarks set by TRAI:

o Outage Reporting: 100% within 24 hours, Point of Interconnection (POI) Congestion: ≤ 0.5%, Latency (4G/5G): ≤ 75 ms, Packet Drop (4G/5G): ≤ 3%.

• Major findings:

o Total Telecom Subscribers: Slight decrease of 0.06% to 1,190 million. Rural subscribers dropped to 44%.

o Wireless Subscribers: Declined 0.27% to 1,151 million. Wireless tele-density fell from 82% to 81%. Urban stable at 626 million, rural dropped to 524 million.

o Wireline Growth: Increased by 6% to 39 million. Wireline tele-density grew from 2.5% to 2.80%.

o Broadband & Internet: Total internet subscribers decreased by 0.14%. Rural internet grew to 407 million, while urban remained higher at 563 million.

o Revenue Growth: Gross revenue up by 5% to ₹96000 crore. AGR grew by 3.48% to ₹78000 crore. License fees increased by 3.50%.