Driven by Reliance Jio's ambitious 5G standalone deployments, India's 5G SA availability reached 52% by Q4 2024, positioning it second globally after China. Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel reported significant growth in their 5G user bases. Reliance Jio's choice to skip NSA architecture has boosted India's 5G progress, with 5G accounting for a large portion of network traffic.