Airtel adds 12 million 4G subscribers in Oct, Nov

NEW DELHI : Bharti Airtel added 12 million 4G subscribers during October-November, according to data submitted by the company to the Telecom Regulatory of Authority India Ltd (Trai). Of this, the company added 5 million 4G users in October and 7 million in November.

“This is a five-fold jump over the monthly average of around 1.5 million additions,” a Bharti Airtel executive told Mint.

The telecom operator earlier this year rolled out a loyalty programme for subscribers called Airtel Thanks which hands out benefits such as access to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, preference in customer care, etc, based on a tier structure of monthly tariff.

“We are confident of exiting the quarter with record net 4G subscriber addition,” the executive said.