Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks


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.
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, 2023 | Aug 28, 2023 | |||
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh | 27122 | 35916 | 8794 |
| 2 | Maharashtra | 29160 | 34779 | 5619 |
| 3 | West Bengal | 16468 | 20961 | 4493 |
| 4 | Rajasthan | 13598 | 17993 | 4395 |
| 5 | Bihar | 9847 | 13960 | 4113 |
| 6 | Gujarat | 18566 | 22676 | 4110 |
| 7 | Kerala | 13405 | 17503 | 4098 |
| 8 | Madhya Pradesh | 10276 | 13745 | 3469 |
| 9 | Tamil Nadu | 25138 | 28307 | 3169 |
| 10 | Karnataka | 19332 | 22043 | 2711 |
| 11 | Punjab | 8803 | 11513 | 2710 |
| 12 | Andhra Pradesh | 11890 | 14520 | 2630 |
| 13 | Odisha | 7443 | 9709 | 2266 |
| 14 | Jharkhand | 5717 | 7553 | 1836 |
| 15 | Haryana | 11423 | 12936 | 1513 |
| 16 | Telangana | 13300 | 14725 | 1425 |
| 17 | Assam | 5235 | 6535 | 1300 |
| 18 | Jammu and Kashmir (UT) | 3725 | 4996 | 1271 |
| 19 | Chhattisgarh | 4482 | 5473 | 991 |
| 20 | Uttarakhand | 3185 | 4145 | 960 |
| 21 | Himachal Pradesh | 1742 | 2206 | 464 |
| 22 | Tripura | 700 | 909 | 209 |
| 23 | Delhi | 10491 | 10693 | 202 |
| 24 | Meghalaya | 326 | 442 | 116 |
| 25 | Mizoram | 257 | 341 | 84 |
| 26 | Nagaland | 431 | 504 | 73 |
| 27 | Goa | 751 | 807 | 56 |
| 28 | Arunachal Pradesh | 313 | 360 | 47 |
| 29 | Laddakh | 88 | 133 | 45 |
| 30 | UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 261 | 305 | 44 |
| 31 | Sikkim | 94 | 132 | 38 |
| 32 | Puducherry (UT) | 369 | 406 | 37 |
| 33 | Chandigarh (UT) | 610 | 637 | 27 |
| 34 | Andaman and Nicobar | 89 | 90 | 1 |
| 35 | Manipur | 619 | 619 | 0 |
| Total | 275256 | 338572 | 63316 | |