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50% subscriptions in India to be 5G by 2028: Ericsson Mobility report

The total mobile data traffic in the India region is estimated to grow from 18 exabyte (EB) per month in 2022 to 53 EB per month in 2028

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Gobal 5G mobile subscriptions are likely to hit 5 billion around the same time, accounting for 55 per cent of all subscriptions

Subhayan Chakraborty New Delhi
Rapid 5G deployment by Indian telecom firms will enable 5G subscriptions to reach around 31 million by end of 2022, and 690 million by 2028, according to the November Ericsson Mobility report. 

The report said average data traffic per smartphone remains the highest in India globally. "It is projected to grow from 25 GB per month in 2022 to around 54 GB per month in 2028 – a CAGR of 14 percent," said the report, which was released on Wednesday.

The total mobile data traffic in the India region is estimated to grow from 18 exabyte (EB) per month in