Top 10 Largest Mobile Telecom Circles in India in 2016

India’s total mobile subscriber base at the end of December 2016 was 1,127.37 million. Urban mobile user was 662.6 million while rural wireless subscribers were 464.78 million. India’s wireless telecom market is witnessing robust growth driven by rising income levels, introduction of newer technologies such as 3G/4G and increasing adoption mobile telephony in daily life. India has 22 telecom circles out of which let us look at Top 10 Largest Mobile Telecom Circles in India in 2016

Active mobile user base in India at 87.65% of total user base is 988.14 million. Out of 22 mobile telecom circles U.P. (East) tops with 87.12 million. Maharashtra at second position with 83.47 million active mobile users followed by Tamil Nadu at 73.03 million, Andhra Pradesh (72.89 million) and Bihar (72.02 million). Interestingly Top 5 telecom circles accounts for 39.3% of India’s total active mobile subscriber base.

Following is the list of Top 10 Largest Mobile Telecom Circles in India in 2016