List of telecom companies in India
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telecom services providing companies are regulated by Department of Telecommunications and TRAI under Ministry of Communications, Government of India.
Direct-to-home (DTH) operators
There are 4 pay-for-use DTH service providers and one free-to-air service provider (DD Free Dish) in India.{{Cite web |title=The Indian Telecom Subscription Data, November 2024 |url= https://www.trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/2025-01/QPIR_01012025.pdf}}
As of 30 September 2024, there are 59.91 million active DTH subscribers, in addition to the subscribers of state-owned DD Free Dish, in the country according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
{{Pie chart
|caption= Market share of pay DTH operators in India as of 30 September 2024, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
| label1 = Tata Play
| value1 = 31.99 | color1 = #A020F0
| label2 = Bharti Telemedia Limited
| value2 = 29.38 | color2 = Red
| label3 = Dish TV
| value3 = 19.53 | color3 = #FF6600
| label4 = Sun Direct
| value4 = 19.10 | color4 = #FFBF00
}}
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Operator
!Market share ! Ownership |
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Tata Play
|31.99% |Tata Group (80%) |
Bharti Telemedia Limited
|29.38% |Airtel (100%) |
Dish TV
|19.53% |Publicly Owned (95.96%) |
Sun Direct
|19.10% |Sun TV Network (80%) |
DD Free Dish
| |
Notes
=Multiple-system operators (MSOs)=
{{See also|List of cable television companies#India}}
As of 30 September 2024, there are 845 MSOs (some also have an ISP license).
List of top MSOs by subscribers
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|+ !No !Operator |
1
|GTPL Hathway Ltd |89,74,192 |
2
|Hathway Digital Ltd |51,74,077 |
3
|Siti Networks Ltd |48,10,710 |
4
|Thamizhaga Cable TV Communication Pvt Ltd. (TCCL) |38,03,451 |
5
|Kerala Communicators Cable Ltd (KCCL) |36,48,628 |
6
|Den Networks Ltd |32,52,764 |
7
|NXT Digital Ltd (HITS) |24,39,067 |
8
|KAL Cables |19,50,373 |
9
|V K Digital Network Pvt. Ltd |15,60,585 |
10
|Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Ltd (TACTV) |14,78,718 |
11
|Fastway Transmissions Pvt Ltd |13,15,751 |
12
|NXT Digital Ltd (CATV) |12,33,233 |
Wireless operators
As of 31st December 2024 there are around 1150.66 million wireless subscribers in India according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).{{Cite web |title=Telecom Subscription Reports |url=https://trai.gov.in/release-publication/reports/telecom-subscriptions-reports |website=TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA}}
{{Pie chart
| caption=Market share of Wireless Mobile operators in India as of 31st December 2024, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI){{cite web |title=Telecom Subscription Data as on 31 December 2024 |url=https://www.trai.gov.in/notifications/press-release/trai-releases-telecom-subscription-data-30th-november-2024}}
|value1 = 40.42
|label1 = Jio
|value2 = 33.49
|label2 = Airtel
|value4 = 7.99
|label4 = BSNL
|value3 = 18.01
|label3 = Vodafone Idea
|other =
|color1= #0a2885 ||color2= #e90000 |color3=#ffd300|color4=#918381 |color5=#2b5e1b|value5=0.17|label5=MTNL}}
=Mobile operators=
Over the past decade, the Indian cellular services market has seen rapid consolidation. The launch of Jio Platforms in 2016 changed the market dynamics substantially as the company offered free data and voice services during its first year of operations, prompting a fierce price war in the market. Jio managed to garner over 8 crore (80 million). In 2018, airtel India lost its market leadership position for the first time in 15 years as a result of the completion of a merger between then telecom giants Vodafone India and Idea Cellular.
== Active operators ==
== Defunct operators ==
As of 20 March 2025, 16 mobile operators have ceased operations in India. The longest operating defunct operator is Aircel , while the oldest is Modi-Telstra{{Cite web |date=2020-07-31 |title=25 years of Mobility in India: The first mobile phone call was made on this day |url=https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/25-years-of-mobility-in-india-the-first-mobile-phone-call-was-made-on-this-day-71596188645410.html |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=HT Tech |language=en}} - which was also the first mobile operator in the country.{{Cite web |date=2020-07-31 |title=25 Years Ago, the First Mobile Phone Call Was Made in India, Costing Over Rs 8/Minute |url=https://www.news18.com/news/tech/25-years-ago-the-first-mobile-phone-call-was-made-in-india-costing-over-rs-8minute-2746665.html |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=News18 |language=en}} Most recently, Reliance Communications ceased operations citing bankruptcy.
Wireline operators
=Fixed-line operators=
As of 30 November 2024, there are 38.50 million wireline subscribers in India according to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
{{Pie chart
| caption=Market share of fixed-line telecom operators in India as of 30 November 2024, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
| label1 = Jio
| value1 = 42.33| color1 = Blue
| label2 = Airtel
| value2 = 25.15 | color2 = Red
| label3 = BSNL
| value3 = 15.81 | color3 = Violet
| label4 = Tata Teleservices
| value4 = 6.11| color4 = Cyan
| label5 = Vi
| value5 = 2.21 | color6 = Green
| value6 = 8.37 | color7=Grey
| label6 = Others}}
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! Operator !! Subscribers (lakh) !! Ownership | ||
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| JioFiber | 162.99 | Jio Platforms |
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| Airtel | 96.85 | Bharti Airtel |
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| BSNL | 60.88 | Government of India |
style=“vertical-align: middle; text-align:left;” | 23.51 | Tata Group |
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| Vi | 8.51 | Vodafone Group |
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| Quadrant | 3.56 | Videocon Telecom |
style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;" | 1.17 | Reliance Group |
Internet service providers (ISPs)
Internet service providers (ISPs) offering broadband (wired + wireless) services. The total number of broadband subscribers stood at 941.47 million as of 30 November 2024.{{Cite web |title=Service Provider List |url=https://www.trai.gov.in/consumer-info/telecom/service-provider-list |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Telecom Regulatory Authority of India |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Telecom Subscription Data as on 31st December, 2023 |url=https://www.trai.gov.in/sites/default/files/PR_No.07of2024_0.pdf}} Total Wireless broadband subscribers stood at 903.79 million and wireline broadband subscribers stood at 40.97 million. The top 5 services constituted 98.42% market share of the total broadband subscribers.
{{Pie chart
| caption=Market share of broadband (wired + wireless) services in India as of 30th November 2024, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
| label1 = Jio
| value1 = 50.44 | color1 = Blue
| label2 = Airtel
| value2 = 30.62 | color2 = Red
| label3 = Vi
| value3 = 13.21 | color3 = Green
| label4 = BSNL
| value4 = 3.91 | color4 = Turquoise
| label5 = ACT
| value5 = 0.24 | color5 = Orange
| label6 = Others
| value6 = 1.58 | color6 = Yellow
}}
As of 30 November 2024, top five Wireless Broadband Service providers
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! Operator !! Subscribers (million) !! Ownership | ||
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| JioFiber | 465.10 | Jio Platforms |
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| Airtel | 280.76 | Bharti Airtel |
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| Vi | 124.78 | Vodafone Group |
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| BSNL | 32.68 | Government of India |
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| Intech Online | 0.25 |
The following table shows the top 5 wired broadband service providers in India by total subscriber base as of 30 November 2024.
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!Provider !Subscribers (million) !Ownership |
JioFiber
|11.48 |
Airtel
|8.55 |
BSNL
|4.24 |
ACT
|2.27 |India Value Fund Advisors |
KVBL
|1.25 | |
=== Other notable ISPs ===
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!Provider !Ownership |
APSFL |
Asianet Broadband
|Rajan Raheja Group |
DEN Networks |
Hathway |
RailTel |
Sify
|Sify Group |
Tata Play
|Tata Group (70%) |
Excitel
| |
=== For enterprise/wholesale only ===
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|+ !Provider !Ownership |
CtrlS Datacenters
|CtrlS Labs |
ERNET |
GAILTEL |
National Knowledge Network {{small|(for educational institutions only)}} |
PowerTel |
Tulip Telecom
|Tulip Enterprises |
Telecom R&D firms
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Name | |Headquarters | |Type |
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Beetel
|Private | ||
C-DOT
|State-owned enterprise | ||
HFCL
|Private | ||
Sasken Technologies | Bangalore | Private |
Sterlite Technologies | Pune | Private |
Tejas Networks | Bangalore | Private |
United Telecoms Limited | Bangalore | State-owned enterprise |
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://stats.labs.apnic.net/cgi-bin/aspop?c=IN ISP market share grouped by ASNs used] (APNIC report)
- [https://ipinfo.io/countries/in List of ASNs assigned to India]
- [https://trai.gov.in/consumer-info/telecom/service-provider-list List of Telecom Service Providers on TRAI website]
- [http://www.dot.gov.in/ Department of Telecommunications, Government of India]
- [https://cityoftechno.com/category/telecom-update/latest Updates on telecom]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
- [http://www.trai.gov.in Telecom Regulatory Authority of India]
- [http://www.coai.in/ Cellular Operators Association of India]
- [https://trai.gov.in/consumer-info/telecom/service-provider-list List of Telecom Service Providers on TRAI website]
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