The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released the telecom subscription data for October today. As you know, we actively follow the subscriber additions and growth circles, and so did we today, which resulted in some interesting insights. India is one of the most intensively competitive markets, and the subscriber data as of October 31, 2022, marks a milestone for Bharti Airtel amidst the lucrative market offerings. Read to know why.
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Airtel Records Continuous Subscriber Addition for the last 12 Months
Month
TRAI Data
Total Subscribers
Net Addition
Month 1
Nov 2021
355,294,534
1,318,251
Month 2
Dec 2021
355,769,615
475,081
Month 3
Jan 2022
356,483,814
714,199
Month 4
Feb 2022
358,075,635
1,591,821
Month 5
Mar 2022
360,331,264
2,255,629
Month 6
Apr 2022
361,147,280
816,016
Month 7
May 2022
362,175,161
1,027,881
Month 8
Jun 2022
362,968,293
793,132
Month 9
Jul 2022
363,481,765
513,472
Month 10
Aug 2022
363,807,970
326,205
Month 11
Sep 2022
364,220,737
412,767
Month 12
Oct 2022
365,025,846
805,109
From 355,294,534 subscribers in November 2021 to 365,025,846 subscribers in October 2022, Airtel has come a long way in a competitive market. If we look at the numbers, no other telco in the market has had such continuous subscriber growth for the last 12 months, which is not an easy feat. This milestone achievement comes at a time when there is stiff competition, and the market offerings include Night Unlimited, Reduced Postpaid Rentals with added benefits, Weekend Rollover, and Every Day more value tariff components and benefits.
Airtel added subscribers in 16 circles while lost subscribers in 6 circles, namely Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh East and Uttar Pradesh West. Airtel added the most subscribers in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Maharashtra and Goa. The table above represents the subscriber numbers compared to the previous month, i.e. September 2022.
As of this writing, Airtel 5G Plus services are active in 14 cities across 12 circles. Airtel 5G Plus Services are currently live in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur, Varanasi, Panipat, Gurugram, Guwahati, Patna, Lucknow and Shimla.
A comment on the competitive tariffs is not required, as the above subscriber numbers speak for themselves. Airtel also has taken an Industry initiative to improve the sector’s health by raising tariffs, to which the competition is yet to respond. As Airtel’s 5G is an open launch, you can experience Airtel 5G if you travel to any locations where Airtel announced 5G Plus this holiday season. We need to see what the New Year has for Airtel Subscribers.
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