Airtel adds maximum mobile users in September

For the second month in a row, Bharti Airtel has added the maximum number of wireless subscribers at 3.77 million in September, followed by Reliance Jio, which added 1.46 million customers. Vodafone Idea continues losing spree with a loss of 4.65 million subscribers.

When it comes to wireless broadband (4G) customers, the gap between Airtel and Jio has expanded in terms of net additions. According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) data, in September, Airtel added 6.96 million wireless broadband customers, who are primarily 4G users, while Jio added 1.46 million 4G users. Vodafone Idea though lost about 70,000 wireless broadband users. Even state-run BSNL added 1.13 million wireless broadband users.