Mobile Subscribers: Jio Gains, Airtel Trails, Vi and BSNL Decline

Reliance Jio, led by Mukesh Ambani, has again outpaced Airtel and Vodafone Idea in adding new subscribers. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) data shows Jio added twice as many wireless subscribers as Bharti Airtel in June. Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) continued to lose subscribers. Jio added 1.9 million net wireless subscribers in June, while Airtel added 763,482. Vi lost 217,816 subscribers, and BSNL lost 305,766. The total wireless subscriber base grew by 2 million, reaching 1163 million. Jio has over 477 million wireless users, Airtel has over 391 million, and Vi has over 204.2 million. BSNL has 90.5 million. Jio leads in wireless broadband with 483.13 million users. Airtel has 294.92 million. Jio also leads in 5G Fixed-Wireless Access (FWA), adding 253,201 subscribers, while Airtel added 201,781.