MBiT Index 2025
Mobile Broadband India Traffic Index
Nokia MBiT Index is an annual report on mobile broadband performance in India. It provides valuable insights, data and analysis of mobile broadband and traffic growth and correlates these trends with the connectivity ecosystem including devices and traffic patterns.
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Key highlights of MBiT Index 2026
- Monthly data traffic crosses 27 EB in 2025, up 28% (y-o-y)
- Pan India monthly 5G traffic grows 70% (y-o-y) to reach 12.9 EB, maximum growth witnessed in Category A circles
- 5G accounts for 58% of metro circles data traffic, nearing halfway mark in other circles
- Average monthly data usage per user hits 31 GB, clocks 18% CAGR over five years
- FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) contributes over 25% in the overall 5G data traffic
- 90% of smart phones shipped are 5G capable, boosting support for existing bands in 5G
- Gen AI applications and services and reshaping traffic patterns and network demand. The existing downlink-to-uplink traffic ratio is set to shift with the rise in uplink traffic, driven by the surge in AI-applications.
