India’s telecom subscriber base saw only marginal growth to reach 1,170.75 million in January 2023, according to a report by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The gain was driven by a net increase of 0.28 million fixed-line customers and 0.09 million mobile subscribers. Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel added 0.29 million new customers in the mobile sector, but this was offset by losses at BSNL and Vodafone Idea. The top five broadband service providers in the country, namely Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, BSNL and Atria Convergence, accounted for 98.39% of the market share. In January, the number of fixed-line connections increased to 27.73 million from 27.45 million the previous month, with Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Quadrant adding the largest number of customers. Meanwhile, the launch of the Oppo Find N2 Flip, the company’s first foldable in India, is set to compete with Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 4.
TRAI predicts minimal increase in telecom subscribers to 1,170.75 million by Jan 2023.
