Overview

• India’s telecom sector added 3.24 million subscribers in May, raising the total user base to 1.207 billion according to TRAI.
• Reliance Jio led growth by adding 2.7 million wireless subscribers and holding roughly 41% market share in mobile services.
• Bharti Airtel strengthened its position with 275,621 net mobile additions, up from 171,000 in April, and maintained over 40 million machine-to-machine connections.
• Vodafone Idea lost 274,000 subscribers in May and state-run BSNL saw a reduced but still significant outflow of 135,000 users.
• Total broadband subscriptions climbed to 916.4 million, while urban tele-density reached 131.8% compared to 59.3% in rural areas.