Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks


Bharti Airtel has been continuously adding wireless subscribers for more than a year now, and to be precise, December 2022 marks the fourteenth month of continuous wireless additions. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released the telecom subscription data for December, and there are significant numbers to discuss concerning the Active Wireless Subscriber base, Wireless Subscriber Additions and VLR of Bharti Airtel. So let’s look at those in this Analysis.
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Airtel Wireless Subscriber Base
It’s known that Airtel has been continuously adding wireless subscribers now, and the numbers speak for themselves. Starting November 2021, Airtel has been adding wireless subscribers steadily, and it’s the same story in December 2022, two months after the launch of Airtel 5G Plus services. To recollect, Airtel launched 5G Plus services at IMC on October 01, 2022. From 355,294,534 wireless subscribers in November 2021 to 367,608,695 in December 2022, Airtel has come a long way involving Tariff Hikes, 5G Plus Announcements and other product offerings and bundlings.
Airtel Wireless Subscribers for December 2022
Airtel has a wireless subscriber base of 367,608,695 at the end of December 2022, with a net of 1,526,419 adds. Airtel added wireless subscribers in most circles except in Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh West. Airtel Rural subscribers also increased, and the number now stands at 177,390,767.
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Active Wireless Subscribers
With a 6.02 Million Active Wireless Subscriber base addition, Airtel stands the highest in Active subscriber additions among all the telcos. If we look at the VLR, 99.29 per cent is also the highest among the telcos and the highest for Airtel too in recent years, which was recorded in December 2022. Airtel is the only telco with the highest active wireless subscriber number, very close to the total wireless subscriber base. The VLR percentage achieved is the highest in over two years.