India's 5G subscriber count is expected to rise to 20-25% of the overall base within a year, but uncertainty remains on meaningful tariff increases due to lack of significant premium over 4G rates globally.

Driven by the PLI scheme, India's 5G subscriptions have surpassed 130 million, projected to reach 860 million by 2029, per a Prabhudas Lilladher report. India's teledensity is 85.64%, with rural at 58.92% (up from 44% in 2014) and urban at 134.13%.