MBiT Index 2025
MBiT Index 2025: Pan-India monthly 5G traffic in India surges threefold (y-o-y) to reach 7.6 EB in 2024, Category B and C circles lead the growth.
Mobile Broadband India Traffic Index
Nokia MBiT Index is an annual report on mobile broadband performance in India. It aims to provide valuable insights, data and analysis of mobile broadband and traffic growth by correlating these trends with various demand and supply-side drivers of the connectivity ecosystem including devices and traffic usage patterns.
MBiT Index 2025
The 12th edition of the MBiT report highlights:
- Mobile broadband data traffic growth and trends across India. It also tracks data consumption per user and sheds light on the device ecosystem in India.
- Widespread and reliable 5G accessibility and expanding device ecosystem driving 5G adoption and growth in data usage.
- The role of 5G Advanced in realizing the full potential of 5G technology and provides insight into how 6G will shape the future of communications.
The 12th edition of the report covers the following key topics:
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Key highlights of MBiT Index 2025
- Mobile data traffic jumps 23% (y-o-y), touches 21.5 EB per month in 2024
- Pan India monthly 5G traffic surges threefold y-o-y, category B & C circles lead the growth
- 5G data traffic expected to surpass 4G data traffic by Q1 2026
- Average monthly data per user soars to 27.5 GB in 2024, CAGR of 19.5% in last five years; Average monthly 5G data per user– 40 GB1
- 5G FWA – A key catalyst for data traffic growth
- Up to 25% - Share of 5G FWA in overall 5G data
- Over 12x - Data consumption of 5G FWA user vs. mobile data user
- Active 5G devices increased two times to reach 271 million in 2024
- 5G Advanced will deliver superior service differentiation, enable new revenue streams and drive down operational costs by leveraging intelligent and autonomous operations. Further, it will provide major enhancements to widen the business potential of 5G and accelerate the monetization of 5G investments
- The enhanced capabilities and features of 5G Advanced lay the foundation for transitioning to 6G
