Airtel Gains Nearly 1 Million Subscribers in Mumbai via MNP in Past Year

Airtel Gains Nearly 1 Million New Subscribers in Mumbai via MNP in Past Year
Bharti Airtel has been steadily adding wireless subscribers across India since January 2023, as reported by TRAI. However, Mumbai, being the financial capital and a major urban centre, takes the spotlight when it comes to subscriber additions. Airtel stated that 945,782 (0.94 million) Mumbaikars have switched to its network within the past year through the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service, as mentioned on their website. Typically, such specific numbers are not part of the monthly TRAI reports.

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Airtel Connecting with Mumbai

According to Airtel, nearly 1 million wireless customers (Prepaid + Postpaid) have used Mobile Number Portability (MNP) to switch to Airtel in the Mumbai Circle during the period from July 1, 2022, to July 31, 2023.

According to the most recent Telecom Subscription data from TRAI as of July 31, 2023, Airtel has 9,986,070 (9.98 million) wireless subscribers in the Mumbai Circle, with an addition of 54,321 new wireless subscribers in July 2023.

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Airtel 5G in Mumbai

Airtel emphasises its commitment to connecting Mumbai with its high-speed network. The Mumbai Circle was among the first cities in India where Airtel launched 5G in October 2022, underscoring the circle’s strategic importance.

Airtel was the first telecom company in India to report unique 5G subscriber additions. Regarding Mumbai, Airtel announced reaching the milestone of 1 million unique 5G subscribers in March 2023, followed by 2 million unique 5G subscribers in May 2023.