Total number of mobile subscriptions in India is expected to increase to approximately 1.4 billion by 2020, resulting in a population penetration of 100%.

1. ericsson mobility report:
india appendix
There is major momentum for greater connectivity in India
1,400
1,600
+230
+500
-270
970
million
1,380
million
Mobile subscriptions, India (millions)
202020192018201620152014 2017
GSM/EDGE-only
CDMA-only WCDMA/GSM
LTE/WCDMA/GSM
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
+410
Total
additions
-50
750
million
55%
130
million
15%
Smartphone subscriptions, India (millions)
Smartphone subscriptions
Percentage of total
mobile phone subscriptions
202020192018201620152014
0
0%
20%
40%
60%
100%
80%
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
2017
Total number of mobile subscriptions in India is expected to increase
to approximately 1.4 billion by 2020, resulting in a population
penetration of 100%
2014
Monthly total
smartphone traffic
More than 4x
growth in
data traffic per
smartphone
"Smartphone subscriptions and traffic, India"
Smartphone
subscriptions
20202014
130
million 1 GB 115 PB
750
million
2020
Monthly mobile
data traffic per
active smartphone
20202014
4.5 GB 22-fold
increase in
smartphone
traffic by 2020
2,500 PB
6x growth in
smartphone
subscriptions
www.ericsson.com© Ericsson AB 2015. Source : Ericsson Mobility Report, India Appendix, June 2015
WCDMA/HSPA
coverage will
almost triple
by 2020
India population coverage by GSM/EDGE,
WCDMA/HSPA and LTE technologies
2014 ~95%
2020 >95%
2014 >35%
2020 ~90%
2014 ~10%
2020 ~40%
GSM/EDGE
WCDMA/
HSPA
LTE
X3
GSM/EDGE subscrip-
tions to decline from 780
million in 2014 to around
510 million
WCDMA/HSPA
subscriptions to increase
from over 120 million in
2014 to around 620
million
LTE subscriptions to
reach more than 230
million, forming around
17% of the total
subscription base
By the year 2020, we expect:
GSM/EDGE
technology
currently has the
widest reach in
India
LTE to cover
40% of
population
by 2020