Jio adds 4.2 mn subscribers, Airtel adds 3.7 mn users in February: TRAI data

India’s largest telecom operator Reliance Jio widened its mobile subscriber base to 414.9 million in February, with healthy addition of 4.2 million users, as it managed a comfortable lead in the market, according to TRAI data.

In fact, all three private operators Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea added subscribers during the month, as per TRAI.

Industry watchers attributed the strong market momentum to positive business sentiments prevailing in February, weeks before the deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the nation.

As per sector regulator’s data, Bharti Airtel logged 3.7 million net adds, taking its wireless user base in February to 348.3 million.