Reliance Jio claims to have signed up 52 million 4G subscribers since its official launch in September, while Airtel added nearly three million 4G users in the second half of the year, taking its total to 7.4 million. Idea Cellular at number 3 is forecast to have 4.2 million 4G subscribers by the year-end; Reliance Communications 3.6 million; Aircel 1.7 million and Vodafone India 1 million, reports Mobile World Live.
Together all these companies mentioned above are expected to have at least 70 million 4G connections by the end of the year. Currently India is the third largest 4G market in Asia, behind China (704 million) and Japan (128 million). The U.S., with 215 million 4G subscriptions, stands first globally.
There is little doubt India will surpass Japan in 2017 to become the third largest 4G market worldwide.
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
