New Delhi, March 20 -- The average monthly data consumption per user in India has risen to 27.5 gigabytes in 2024, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.5 per cent over the past five years, a new report showed on Thursday.

The continued rise of 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) is driving increased data usage, with FWA users now consuming over 12 times more data than the average mobile data user, driven by new services in both residential and business settings.

The monthly 5G data traffic across the country surged threefold and is set to surpass 4G by the first quarter of 2026, according to the annual Mobile Broadband Index (MBiT) by Nokia. "We look forward to continuing this journey with our long-standing operator partners...