Explained: Use of 5G BTS and India's 5G BTS count at the end of Nov 2023

The 5G BTS is a component of a larger radio access network (RAN) architecture together with radio controllers, antennae, and occasionally remote radio units.

07 Dec 2023 11:50 IST

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As of November 2023, Uttar Pradesh (UP) had 43,388 5G BTS, the most of any state. Mumbai, with 42,000 5G BTS, stands second

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By the end of November 2023, India has approximately 4 million 5G BTS (base transceiver stations). The number of 5G BTS, which Reliance Jio has mostly installed around the nation, is growing quickly. The precise number of 5G BTS in the country as of November 30, 2023, was 3,97,923, according to data released by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). By October 31, 2023, a month prior, the total was at 3,85,572. Thus, in India, 12,351 5G BTS were added as of MoM.

One essential part of the infrastructure of the fifth generation (5G) mobile network is a 5G Base Transceiver Station (BTS). It is essential for facilitating wireless communication because it links user devices to the main network. A BTS's main function is to make it easier for mobile devices, like smartphones and Internet of Things devices, to send and receive radio signals with the core network.

The 5G BTS is a component of a larger radio access network (RAN) architecture together with radio controllers, antennae, and occasionally remote radio units (RRUs).

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5G uses millimeter wave (low-band, mid-band, and high-band) frequencies among others to function. These several frequency bands, each giving unique benefits in terms of coverage, capacity, and data transfer speeds, are supported by BTS equipment.

As of November 2023, Uttar Pradesh (UP) had 43,388 5G BTS, the most of any state. Mumbai, with 42,000 5G BTS, stands second . Let's examine the overall 5G BTS at the end of November in each state or telecom circle.

5G Base Stations in Every Telecom Circle by the End of November 2023

SN	State/UT	BTS as on
05.01.23	31.10.23	30.11.23
1	Andaman & Nicobar	-	98	112
2	Andhra Pradesh	522	16140	16712
3	Arunachal Pradesh	407	443	471
4	Assam	-	7103	7274
5	Bihar	1121	18863	19549
6	Chandigarh (UT)	290	659	672
7	Chhattisgarh	158	5763	8511
8	UT of Dadra and NagarHaveli and Daman and Diu		344	353
9	Delhi	5718	10813	10869
10	Goa	3	892	908
10	Gujarat	5179	25963	27600
12	Haryana	2374	14104	14319
13	Himachal Pradesh	61	3141	3392
14	Jammu & Kashmir (UT)	149	5851	6123
15	Jharkhand	391	8404	8593
16	Karnataka	3929	23996	25506
17	Kerala	1001	18082	18378
18	Ladakh	-	210	220
	Lakshadweep (UT)	-	2	2
19	Madhya Pradesh	932	16714	17090
20	Maharashtra	9682	40694	42000
21	Manipur	57	619	619
22	Meghalaya	8	500	538
23	Mizoram	-	366	375
24	Nagaland	-	560	603
25	Odisha	624	10568	10953
26	Puducherry (UT)	10	439	450
27	Punjab	570	13568	13945
28	Rajasthan	2223	22105	22875
29	Sikkim	-	232	262
30	Tamil Nadu	5411	30230	30810
31	Telangana	3691	15554	15839
32	Tripura	-	977	1022
33	Uttar Pradesh	3770	42688	43388
34	Uttarakhand	111	4768	4876
35	West Bengal	5198	24435	25414
Grand Total	53590	385888	397923

Credit: DoT

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As of October 31, 2023, China possessed 3.22 million 5G BTS, in contrast. India is far from reaching one million 5G BTS, at this point, it will take several years for India to overtake China. Considering that the 5G rollout in India is still in progress and that Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel want to provide nationwide coverage by the end of the year, it is understandable why India is lagging behind. It is important to note that China deployed commercial 5G in 2019, which is 4 years earlier than India.

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