5G BTS Deployment in India Surges by Over 60,000

5G BTS Deployment in India Surges by Over 60,000
The deployment of 5G Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) by the operators in India has seen a growth of over 60,000 from July 2nd to August 28th. This means that since the last time we covered 5G BTS, a total of 63,316 BTS have been deployed across all states and Union Territories, according to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). India currently has 4G network coverage reaching 99 percent of the country, according to the DoT.

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Also Read: State-Wise Breakdown of 5G BTS Deployments in India as of July

5G Deployments in India

To keep track of the number of 5G BTS deployed across states and Union Territories, the DoT regularly releases data. The latest figures highlight the states leading the way in 5G deployment as of August 28, 2023.

The number of 5G BTS increased from 275,256 on July 2, 2023, to 338,572 by the end of August, adding a substantial number of BTS to the country’s 5G deployment records.

During this period, India witnessed the launch of Fixed Wireless Access Services on 5G in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Pune. The first FWA service in India went live in August.

Progress from July to August

Sl. No
State/UT
BTS as on
BTS Additions from Jul-Aug
July 02, 2023Aug 28, 2023
1Uttar Pradesh27122359168794
2Maharashtra29160347795619
3West Bengal16468209614493
4Rajasthan13598179934395
5Bihar9847139604113
6Gujarat18566226764110
7Kerala13405175034098
8Madhya Pradesh10276137453469
9Tamil Nadu25138283073169
10Karnataka19332220432711
11Punjab8803115132710
12Andhra Pradesh11890145202630
13Odisha744397092266
14Jharkhand571775531836
15Haryana11423129361513
16Telangana13300147251425
17Assam523565351300
18Jammu and Kashmir (UT)372549961271
19Chhattisgarh44825473991
20Uttarakhand31854145960
21Himachal Pradesh17422206464
22Tripura700909209
23Delhi1049110693202
24Meghalaya326442116
25Mizoram25734184
26Nagaland43150473
27Goa75180756
28Arunachal Pradesh31336047
29Laddakh8813345
30UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu26130544
31Sikkim9413238
32Puducherry (UT)36940637
33Chandigarh (UT)61063727
34Andaman and Nicobar89901
35Manipur6196190
Total27525633857263316

Circles with the Highest 5G BTS Deployed