Indian 5G user base to grow to 770 million by 2028; average data use peaks to 40 GB: Nokia

Average 5G data consumption in India has peaked to 40 GB per user per month and its total subscriber base is expected to grow by 2.65 times to around 770 million in the next three years, telecom gear firm Nokia said on Thursday. The mix of data consumption across 4G, 5G etc has increased by compounded annual growth rate of 19.5 per cent over five years to 27.5 GB in 2024, Nokia’s annual mobile broadband index (MBiT) report said.