India projected to reach 835 million eSIM smartphone connections by 2030
India is projected to have 835 million eSIM smartphone connections by 2030, equal to 65% of all smartphone connections in the country, according to GSMA Intelligence figures cited by IDEMIA Secure Transactions executive Rahul Tandon.
- India is projected to reach 835 million eSIM smartphone connections by 2030.
- That figure would represent 65% of all smartphone connections in India.
- The projection was cited by Rahul Tandon of IDEMIA Secure Transactions and attributed to GSMA Intelligence.
Rahul Tandon of IDEMIA Secure Transactions said India is at an inflection point for eSIM adoption, citing a GSMA Intelligence forecast for 835 million eSIM smartphone connections by 2030. The cited forecast puts eSIM, a rewritable embedded SIM built into a device, at 65% of India’s smartphone connections by the end of the decade.
The reported figures point to a large shift in India’s smartphone connectivity base over the next several years. The source excerpt attributes the 2030 projection to GSMA Intelligence and presents it through comments from IDEMIA Secure Transactions.
The available source material does not provide further breakdowns by operator, device brand, or year-by-year adoption. It identifies India as the market in focus and 2030 as the target year for the projected 835 million eSIM smartphone connections.
Related questions
- How many eSIM smartphone connections is India projected to have by 2030?
- What share of India’s smartphone connections could eSIM represent by 2030?
- Who cited the GSMA Intelligence forecast for India’s eSIM adoption?
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