Jio and Airtel Lead the Wireline Growth in Dec 2023: TRAI

TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) has released its monthly performance report for the telecom sector for Dec 2023. The usual trend continued where Jio added the most wireless subscribers followed by Airtel. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Vodafone Idea (Vi) saw their subscriber base falling further. The same also happened in the wireline segment. Wireline segment promises a lot of growth for the telcos in the next few years. As fiber deployment happens in more corners of the country, the opportunity to add more high-paying customers for fixed-line broadband will grow.

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Let’s look at the precise numbers.

Who Led the Wireline Additions

When it came to wireline additions in Dec 2023, Jio led by adding 0.24 million connections during the month. Airtel was at the second as it added 0.08 million users. Vodafone Idea added 0.009 million users while BSNL lost 0.03 million connections.

Jio had the largest market share in both wireless and wireline segments while Airtel was at second in both. BSNL, once hailed the king of the wireline segment, was comfortably at the third rank. BSNL is pushing customers to switch from copper connections to fiber, which will definitely contribute to enhancing the broadband experience at home for consumers.

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At the end of Dec 2023, Jio had a total of 11.04 million wireline subscribers, followed by Airtel which had 8.31 million users. BSNL had 6.14 million wireline connections during the month followed by MTNL with 2.21 million connections. Vodafone Idea had the least amongst the telcos – 0.69 million wireless users.