This is a list of internet service providers in India. There were 1076 internet service providers (ISPs) offering broadband and narrowband internet services in India as of 30 June 2023.[1]
By subscribers
editBroadband is defined by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India as "an always-on data connection ... that offers a minimum downlink and uplink speed of 2 Mbps".[2] The number of internet users are 895.832 million, out of which 34.36 million are narrowband subscribers and 861.472 million are broadband subscribers.[3] The following table shows the top 5 ISPs in India by total subscriber base as of 30 June 2023.
| Rank | ISP | Logo | Narrowband Subscribers | Broadband Subscribers | Total Subscribers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jio | .svg){kind=logo} |
— | 428,200,000 | 428,200,000 |
| 2 | Airtel |  |
19,969,265 | 268,028,831 | 287,998,096 |
| 3 | Vi |  |
11,043,432 | 124,896,076 | 135,939,508 |
| 4 | BSNL |  |
2,882,539 | 24,588,532 | 27,471,071 |
| 5 | Atria Convergence Technologies | — | 2,159,293 | 2,159,293 | |
| 6 | Hathway |  |
— | — | — |
| 7 | Excitel Broadband | — | — | — |
Note:
- On 28 February 2018 Aircel filed for bankruptcy at NCLT and a substantial number of customers have migrated to other services due to closing down of most of the consumer services.[4][5]
- The services of Telenor India has been merged with Airtel on 14 May 2018.[6]
- On 31 August 2018, Vodafone India has been merged with Idea Cellular and renamed as Vodafone Idea Limited.[7]
List
edit| Service Provider | Internet Connection Type(s) | Region(s) Served | Parent/owner | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atria Convergence Technologies | FTTH | — | |||
| BSNL Broadband | — | India | |||
| DEN Networks | — | — | |||
| Excitel Broadband | FTTH | Delhi,Mumbai,Rajasthan,Uttar Pradesh | |||
| MTNL Broadband | — | Delhi, Mumbai | |||
| Hathway | FTTH | India | |||
| Tikona | — | — | |||
| Siti Networks | |||||
| DEN Networks |
Other notable ISPs
edit| ISP | Coverage area |
|---|---|
| RailTel Corporation of India | Public Sector (state-owned) ISP with pan-India optic fiber network along Railway track |
Enterprise/wholesale only
edit- National Knowledge Network for educational institutions in India
- PowerGrid
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators April – June 2023" (PDF). Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. 5 December 2023.
- ^ Sep 1, Debashis Sarkar (September 2021). "TRAI to government: Fix 2Mbps as the minimum broadband internet speed across India - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators September 2021" (PDF). Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. 5 December 2023.
- ^ Sengupta, Devina (28 February 2018). "Aircel, country's last small mobile phone operator, files for bankruptcy". The Economic Times. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Aircel's bankruptcy note on Facebook".
- ^ Gulveen Aulakh (15 May 2018). "DoT approves Bharti Airtel and Telenor India merger". The Economic Times.
- ^ Parbat, Kalyan (31 August 2018). "NCLT gives go-ahead to Idea-Vodafone merger". The Economic Times.