India, Dec. 18 -- The Indian telecom industry continued to play a central role in the country's digital expansion in 2025, with strong growth across subscribers, networks and data usage. The overall subscriber base reached 1.2 billion by November, while teledensity rose to 86.76 per cent, reflecting deeper connectivity across urban and rural India.

Wireless broadband remained the primary driver of growth, with 954.99 million users compared to 44.82 million wireline connections. Rapid adoption of 5G further strengthened the sector, with subscriptions touching 394 million by the end of the year, according to the Ericsson Mobility Report. Network expansion also gathered pace as India crossed 5.15 lakh 5G base transceiver stations, while ave...