India’s Mobile Data Paradox: Traffic Jumps 25% but Revenue per GB Falls 11% as 5G Usage Surges

India’s telecom industry is carrying substantially more mobile data, but operators are generating less revenue from every gigabyte delivered — highlighting one of the biggest monetization challenges facing Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and BSNL as 5G traffic expands. India mobile data traffic vs revenue 2025-26 Wireless data consumption increased 24.74 percent to 285,376 petabytes (PB) in FY2025-26, from 228,779 PB a year earlier, according to TRAI’s Indian Telecom Services Yearly P