# GSMA Reports: India's Next Digital Chapter Must Turn Scale into Economic Growth and Trust

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- Published: 2026-10-07T18:42:00+07:00
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_New GSMA research sets out how AI ready networks, digital trust and global standards
can turn India’s connectivity scale into its next wave of economic growth_

NEW DELHI, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — India must transform its world leading mobile
connectivity footprint into greater economic value while making trust a foundation
of its digital economy, the GSMA said today as it launched three reports at [India Mobile Congress 2026](https://www.indiamobilecongress.com/).

With around 1.2 billion active mobile connections and almost 450 million 5G connections,
India has delivered connectivity at an unprecedented global scale. The GSMA’s new
research identifies the next priorities needed to achieve India’s digital advancement:
AI ready networks, faster enterprise digitisation, greater trust in digital services
and open, interoperable global standards for 6G.

_"India has demonstrated that it can deliver digital scale. The opportunity now 
is to turn that scale into innovation, enterprise growth and trusted digital services,"
_said **Vivek Badrinath, Director General of the GSMA**, during his keynote speech
at IMC._ "India’s next decade will be defined not simply by how many people are 
connected, but by what they can achieve through that connectivity. Digital trust
is not simply a safeguard. It is infrastructure for growth."_

**Turning digital scale into economic value**

The GSMA’s [_India Ecosystem Insight Report: From Mobile Connectivity to Digital Infrastructure_](https://www.gsma.com/about-us/regions/asia-pacific/gsma_resources/india-ecosystem-insight-report/)
calls for India’s connectivity reach to be translated into AI ready infrastructure,
stronger enterprise productivity and trusted digital services, supported by a sustainable
investment environment.

The report identifies three priorities to get there:

 ◦ **AI ready networks:** India’s AI ambitions will require high capacity, secure,
   resilient and increasingly intelligent networks. AI can also improve network 
   planning, energy efficiency, service assurance, cybersecurity and fraud detection.
 ◦ **Enterprise digitisation:** Fixed wireless access, private networks, cloud connectivity,
   network APIs and cybersecurity services can help businesses digitalise and create
   new opportunities for growth.
 ◦ **Digital trust:** Secure authentication, fraud prevention and privacy preserving
   network intelligence will become increasingly important as India’s digital economy
   expands.

**Digital trust as a foundation for growth**

The GSMA’s [_Digital Nations 2026: Building Trusted Digital Ecosystems in Asia Pacific_](https://www.gsma.com/about-us/regions/asia-pacific/gsma_resources/digital-nations-apac-2026/)
assessed 22 countries across infrastructure, innovation, data governance, security
and people. It identifies four foundations for digital trust: verifiable identities,
authentic communications, resilient networks and the responsible sharing of trusted
information.

[Read full press release here](https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/gsma-reports-indias-next-digital-chapter-must-turn-scale-into-economic-growth-and-trust/)

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