Jio trumps Airtel, Vodafone Idea, adds 4.22 mn subs in June ’22 : Trai

Kolkata: Reliance Jio Infocomm stole a march over its two older rivals, adding a whopping 4.22 million mobile phone users in June, taking its subscriber base to 413.01 million, indicating that its prolonged clean-up of low value users is over.

By comparison, Bharti Airtel added a modest 0.79 million wireless users, taking its gross user base to 362.96 million while Vodafone Idea’s customer losses continued. Cash-strapped Vi lost 1.8 million mobile customers in June, shrinking its user base further to 256.64 million and reflecting its continuing struggles in the 4G operations front.

“Jio’s strong customer gains indicate that its protracted removal of low-paying 4G users is over, and that it’s now gaining smartphone users, helped by a growing JioPhone Next user base,” said a sector analyst.