India, Dec. 22 -- According to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), 2025 has emerged as a landmark year for India's telecom sector, marked by far-reaching regulatory reforms, rapid growth in connectivity, the rise of indigenous technologies and a stronger focus on digital security. Together, these developments have reinforced India's position as one of the world's leading digital economies, underpinned by record levels of telephone and internet penetration, some of the lowest data tariffs globally, and the extensive rollout of 5G and optical fibre networks.

In its Year-End Review of the Department of Telecommunications, released on 19 December 2025, the Ministry of Communications said the DoT had made "significant strides in stren...