India, March 7 -- India's 5G base transceiver station (BTS) count is currently rising at a slow pace. After cutting back on their capital expenditures for 5G deployment, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are now focusing more on optimizing their networks. Another sign of a sluggish market is the gradual rollout of 5G BTS. There aren't many consumer applications available for 5G yet. By the end of February 2025, there were a total of 469,792 5G BTS, which is a slight increase from 467,620 at the end of January 2025. In fact, there were 425,987 5G BTS in February 2024, indicating that year-over-year growth is also quite slow.

With Jio and Airtel having achieved their target of 5G base transceiver stations (BTS), it's now Vodafone Idea's (Vi) ...