India Telecom Services Market Size & Outlook, 2023-2030

The telecom services market in India is expected to reach a projected revenue of US$ 217.6 billion by 2030. A compound annual growth rate of 8.1% is expected of India telecom services market from 2024 to 2030.
Revenue, 2023 (US$B)
$125.9
Forecast, 2030 (US$B)
$217.6
CAGR, 2024 - 2030
8.1%
Report Coverage
India

India telecom services market highlights

  • The India telecom services market generated a revenue of USD 125.9 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 217.6 billion by 2030.
  • The India market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.1% from 2024 to 2030.
  • In terms of segment, mobile data services was the largest revenue generating service type in 2023.
  • Mobile Data Services is the most lucrative service type segment registering the fastest growth during the forecast period.

Telecom services market data book summary

Market revenue in 2023USD 125.9 billion
Market revenue in 2030USD 217.6 billion
Growth rate8.1% (CAGR from 2023 to 2030)
Largest segmentMobile data services
Fastest growing segmentMobile Data Services
Historical data2018 - 2022
Base year2023
Forecast period2024 - 2030
Quantitative unitsRevenue in USD billion
Market segmentationFixed Voice Services, Fixed Internet Access Services, Mobile Voice Services, Mobile Data Services, Pay TV Services, Machine-to-Machine (Mobile IoT) Services
Key market players worldwideAT&T, Verizon Communications Inc, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp, China Mobile, Deutsche Telekom AG, SoftBank Group Corp, Telefonica SA, Vodafone Group PLC, KT Corp ADR, Reliance Inc, KDDI Corp, Orange SA, BT Group PLC, Comcast Corp Class A

Other key industry trends

  • In terms of revenue, India accounted for 6.7% of the global telecom services market in 2023.
  • Country-wise, U.S. is expected to lead the global market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • In Asia Pacific, China telecom services market is projected to lead the regional market in terms of revenue in 2030.
  • India is the fastest growing regional market in Asia Pacific and is projected to reach USD 217.6 billion by 2030.

Mobile data services was the largest segment with a revenue share of 32.09% in 2023. Horizon Databook has segmented the India telecom services market based on fixed voice services, fixed internet access services, mobile voice services, mobile data services, pay tv services, machine-to-machine (mobile iot) services covering the revenue growth of each sub-segment from 2018 to 2030.


According to a report published by the GSMA, leading telecom companies in India are anticipated to invest more than USD 19.5 billion by 2025 to roll out cutting-edge 5G infrastructure. The report foresees 5G benefiting the Indian economy by USD 445 billion from 2023 to 2040. 

Telecom operators in the country are investing heavily in rolling out 5G infrastructure to cash in on the growing demand for high-speed data networks and augment their profits. 

Favorable government initiatives and investments being pursued by the Indian government for the development of telecommunications infrastructure are fostering the growth of the telecom services market in the country. 

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