Increasing uptake of mobile internet will spur service providers to install 100,000 more mobile towers over the next five years. With increasing uptake of mobile Internet, the installed base of mobile towers will go up by over 100,000 by 2020, according to a report by Deloitte India.At present there are 4,00,000 mobile towers in India. These are expected to grow at 3 per cent CAGR over the next five years. In the year 2020 the total number of towers is expected to grow to more than 5,11,000. Out of these 30,000 towers will be supporting only data sites, the report said. Mobile towers in India are likely to grow to over five lakh by 2020 from about four lakh at present due to increase in demand of wireless internet services, a study said today. ”Towers are expected to grow at 3 per cent CAGR for next five years and the total number of towers is expected to grow to more than 511,000 by financial year 2020, of which 30,000 towers are expected to be only supporting data sites,” Deloitte India report said. The report Indian Tower Industry: The Future is Data estimates that there are about four lakh mobile towers which inlcude only 700 standalone 3G and 4G towers.The report also projects overall site tenancies (including 2G, 3G & 4G ) to grow to approximately 12.68 lakh by 2020. A total of 44 per cent of the mobile traffic is expected to be off-loaded to wi-fi and small cells by 2020. Small cells will contribute to 7 per cent of off-loaded data traffic in the most likely scenario, the report said. Related content feature Expedia poised to take flight with generative AI CTO Rathi Murthy sees the online travel service’s vast troves of data and AI expertise fueling a two-pronged transformation strategy aimed at growing the company by bringing more of the travel industry online. By Paula Rooney Jun 02, 2023 7 mins Travel and Hospitality Industry Digital Transformation Artificial Intelligence case study Deoleo doubles down on sustainability through digital transformation The Spanish multinational olive oil processing company is immersed in a digital transformation journey to achieve operational efficiency and contribute to the company's sustainability strategy. By Nuria Cordon Jun 02, 2023 6 mins CIO Supply Chain Digital Transformation brandpost Resilient data backup and recovery is critical to enterprise success As global data volumes rise, business must prioritize their resiliency strategies. By Neal Weinberg Jun 01, 2023 4 mins Security brandpost Democratizing HPC with multicloud to accelerate engineering innovations Cloud for HPC is facilitating broader access to high performance computing and accelerating innovations and opportunities for all types of organizations. By Tanya O'Hara Jun 01, 2023 6 mins Multi Cloud Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe