Wireline subscriptions surge 50% between 2022 and 2024

Thanks to the uptake of broadband services, wireline connections are back in vogue. According to subscription data provided by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the number of mobile subscribers has grown by nearly 50 per cent over the last two years to 33.79 million as of March 2024 from 24.84 million in March 2022.

Wireline connections are largely used to provide landline telephony and fixed-line broadband services. Experts believe that growth in wireline subscription numbers comes from the fact that hybrid work has become a norm in the post-Covid era, which means that more and more households need to have fixed-line broadband services.