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Indian telecom and smartphone market trends

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Indian telecommunications telecom and smartphone market trends

The Indian telecommunications and smartphone markets are experiencing shifts driven by rising costs and network evolution. In the smartphone sector, average prices rose by 16% in the first half of 2026 due to a global memory chip shortage and a weaker rupee. This has caused rupee, causing a significant decline in budget-segment shipments, shipments while the premium segment continues grew. Recent data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) shows wireless data usage rose by 24.74 per cent during 2025-26, totaling 2,85,376 petabytes. Although total data revenue increased by 11.53 per cent, the revenue realized per gigabyte declined by 10.59 per cent. Regarding network expansion, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia reported that 5G coverage has reached 86 per cent of the population, with nearly 500 million customers currently using the service. The government intends to grow. Consequently, 4G shipments are expected reach 1 billion 5G users by 2030 and is targeting a 10 per cent share of global 6G patents, aiming to see transition from a modest rebound as price-sensitive consumers manage costs. Parallel ‘standard taker’ to hardware trends, a ‘standard maker’ in international frameworks. Market analysts from Centrum Institutional Research suggest that telecom tariffs could increase by 12-15 per cent over the broader telecommunications industry is projected to implement tariff hikes of 12% next four to 15% within the coming five months. Market consolidation This anticipated hike is driven by market consolidation among Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL). Such shifts are expected to drive increases in boost average revenue per user (ARPU) as consumers migrate from 2G to 4G and 5G networks. While major operators Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel continue to expand their market share and 5G coverage, Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) is working to ramp up its 5G presence and secure debt to support capital expenditure. adopt more postpaid subscriptions.

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