List of internet service providers in India
This is a list of internet service providers in India. There were 307 internet service providers offering broadband and narrow band internet services in India as of 30 June 2019.
By subscribers
The following table shows the top 10 ISPs in India by total subscriber base as of 30 September 2019. Broadband is defined as "an always-on Internet connection with download speed of 512 kbit/s or above." The number of internet users are 687.62 million, out of which 62.20 million are narrow band subscribers and 625.42 million are broadband subscribers.Rank | ISP | Narrowband | Broadband | Total |
1 | Jio | 0 | 355,926,488 | 355,926,488 |
2 | Airtel | 27,054,156 | 127,826,269 | 154,880,425 |
3 | Vodafone Idea | 28,152,771 | 112,189,428 | 140,342,199 |
4 | BSNL | 6,693,536 | 21,523,113 | 28,216,649 |
5 | ACT Fibernet | 0 | 1,479,233 | 1,479,233 |
6 | MTNL | 239,770 | 924,670 | 1,164,440 |
7 | Hathway | 0 | 861,946 | 861,946 |
8 | You broadband | 14,732 | 758,865 | 773,597 |
9 | GTPL Broadband Pvt. Ltd. | 0 | 301,750 | 301,750 |
10 | Excitel Broadband Pvt. Ltd. | 0 | 294,000 | 294,000 |
Note:
- On 28 February 2018 Aircel filed for bankruptcy at NCLT and a substantial number of customers have migrated to other services due to closing down of most of the consumer services.
- The services of Telenor India has been merged with Airtel on 14 May 2018.
- On 31 August 2018, Vodafone India has been merged with Idea Cellular and renamed as Vodafone Idea Limited.
Other notable ISPs
ISP | Coverage area |
APSFL | Andhra Pradesh |
RailTel Corporation of India | State-owned ISP with pan-India optic fiber network along Railway track |
Tikona Infinet Limited | |
TICFIBER - Thamizhaga Internet Communications Pvt Ltd | Tamil Nadu |
Enterprise/wholesale only
- CtrlS Datacenters Ltd
- GAILTEL
- National Knowledge Network for educational institutions in India
- Tulip Telecom
- PowerGrid
- ERNET