The total internet subscriber base increased from 367.48 million in September 2016 to 429.23 million in September 2017, a growth of about 16.8 per cent. Wireless continued to be the dominant technology with almost 95.02 per cent of subscribers opting for the wireless route to access the internet. Within the wireless segment, long term evolution (LTE) was the preferred technology, while in the wireline segment, digital subscriber line (DSL) dominated.
