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India.com
30-06-2025
- Business
- India.com
Big win for Mukesh Ambani, Sunil Mittal, 99% of new subscribers join…, huge loss for BSNL, lost over 46000…
India's total telecom subscriber base saw a slight increase, reaching 120.7 crore in May, driven primarily by Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel, which together accounted for over 99% of the new customer additions during the month, according to data released by the sector regulator TRAI on Friday. Telecom service providers collectively added 43,58,231 net subscribers in May, with Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel contributing 43,51,294 of these additions, representing 99.84% of the total net growth. The total telecom subscriber base in the country grew to 120.7 crore with landline connection growing by 3.34 per cent to 3.86 crore and mobile connections rising to 116.84 crore in May. The total subscriber base in April was 120.3 crore. Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel Subscribers Increased Reliance Jio dominated the mobile subscriber base, having 40.92 per cent share with net addition of 27 lakh customers, taking its total wireless base to 47.51 crore. Bharti Airtel held 33.61 per cent share with net addition of 2.75 lakh taking its total subscriber base to 39 crore in May. Vi lost 2.74 lakh, BSNL 1.35 lakh, MTNL 4.7 lakh and Reliance Communications lost 30 mobile subscribers in May. In the wireline segment, Reliance Jio led the chart with net new subscriber addition at 12.76 lakh. It was followed by Bharti Airtel which added around 99,000 new subscribers. Tata Teleservices added 4,890 new subscribers, Vi 1,795 and STPL 252. BSNL, MTNL Lost Customers State-run MTNL was the biggest loser of fixed line customers in May. It lost 66,834 fixed line subscribers and BSNL lost over 46,000 customers. The total number of broadband subscribers in the country reached 97.48 crore in May. Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel submitted internet subscription data in required format to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India after a gap of five months. Reliance Jio led the broadband segment with 49.44 crore subscribers comprising customers in both mobile and wireless segments. It was followed by Bharti Airtel with 30.2 crore broadband subscribers, Vi 12.66 crore, BSNL 3.43 crore and Atria Convergence 23.2 lakh customers. The 5G FWA subscriber base decreased to 74 lakh in May from 75 lakh in April due to Reliance Jio shifting over 10 lakh Fixed Wireless Access – Unlicensed Band Radio (FWA-UBR) subscribers in FTTx category– which falls under fixed line segment. (With inputs From PTI)
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Business Standard
27-06-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Over 99% new telecom subscribers join Reliance Jio, Airtel network in May
The total number of telecom subscribers in India grew marginally to 1,207 million in May, with Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel adding over 99 per cent of new customers during the month, according to data published by sector regulator Trai on Friday. The total net subscriber addition by telecom service providers was 4.36 million, while Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel jointly added 4.35 million, thereby accounting for 99.84% of the total net subscriber addition in May. The overall growth in subscriber base was offset by losses incurred by debt-ridden Vodafone Idea (Vi) and public sector firms BSNL and MTNL. India's total telecom subscriber base grew to 1,207 million, with landline connections rising by 3.34% to 38.6 million and mobile connections increasing to 1,168.4 million in May. The subscriber base in April was 1,203 million. Reliance Jio dominated the mobile subscriber base — including 5G FWA (fixed wireless access) connections — with a 40.92% share and a net addition of 2.7 million customers, taking its total wireless base to 472.4 million. Bharti Airtel held a 33.61% share, with a net addition of 275,000, bringing its total subscriber base to 390 million in May. Vi lost 274,000, BSNL 135,000, MTNL 470,000 and Reliance Communications lost 30 mobile subscribers in May. In the wireline segment, Reliance Jio led with a net subscriber addition of 1.276 million, followed by Bharti Airtel, which added around 99,000 million new subscribers. Tata Teleservices added 4,890, Vi 1,795, and STPL 252 new subscribers. State-run MTNL was the biggest loser of fixed-line customers in May, losing 66,834 while BSNL lost over 46,000 customers. The total number of broadband subscribers in the country reached 974.8 million in May. Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel submitted internet subscription data in the required format to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India after a five-month gap. Reliance Jio led the broadband segment with 494.4 million subscribers (including both mobile and wireless segments), followed by Bharti Airtel with 302 million, Vi 126.6 million, BSNL 34.3 million, and Atria Convergence 2.32 million. The 5G FWA subscriber base declined to 7.4 million in May from 7.5 million in April due to Reliance Jio shifting over 1 million Fixed Wireless Access - Unlicensed Band Radio (FWA-UBR) subscribers to the FTTx category, which falls under the fixed-line segment.
