Mukesh Ambani’s Jio continues to lead telecom subs growth as it adds 32 lakh users in just 30 days, Vodafone Idea loses…
State-run BSNL maintained its lead over Sunil Mittal’s Bharti Airtel in mobile subscriber base.
Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani runs India’s largest telecom company. Trust JioCompeting with Sunil Mittal’s Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea (Vi) and others. According to the Trai report published on Monday, the Ambani company maintained its lead in adding new customers in September 2025 by adding a net 212,662 wireline subscribers and 32.49 lakh mobile subscribers in the month, PTI reported.
BSNL vs Airtel
State-run BSNL maintained its lead over Bharti Airtel in mobile subscriber base. According to the Trai report, the public sector telecom company added 5.24 lakh subscribers compared to 4.37 lakh added by Bharti Airtel. According to records, the highest number of active wireless (Mobile) subscribers in September 2025 was 108.85 crore.
Vi, MTNL and RCom continue to lose subscribers
Vodafone Idea (Vi), state-run MTNL and Reliance Communications continued to lose mobile subscribers. Vi lost 7.44 lakh mobile customers, MTNL 56,928 and RCom 13 subscribers.
Wired line segment
In the wireline segment, Bharti Airtel followed Reliance Jio by adding 97,383 customers and Reliance Communications added 6,456 customers. Tata Teleservices was the biggest loser in the segment with a decline of 1.63 lakh wireline subscribers. This was followed by MTNL with a loss of 32,930 subscribers, APSFL with a loss of 19,049 Quadrant 1,733 subscribers, BSNL 3110 and VI with a loss of 3,125 subscribers.
Total telecom subscriber base
The country’s total telecom subscriber base increased marginally to 122.89 crore in September; wireless segment contributed 118.23 crore subscribers and wireline contributed 4.66 crore customers. The broadband subscriber base in the country increased by nearly half a percent to 99.56 crore, approaching the 100-crore mark.
