Reliance Jio topples BSNL as largest fastened line broadband supplier

In about two years of business roll out of its fixed-line broadband companies, Reliance Jio has toppled 20 -year-old state-run telecom firm BSNL as high service supplier within the section.

In accordance with a month-to-month telecom subscribers report launched by the telecom regulator Trai on Tuesday, Jio now leads the fixed-line broadband section with 4.34 million clients.

The section had been dominated by the state-run telecom since its inception about 20 years in the past.

Reliance Jio fixed-line broadband buyer base elevated to 4.34 million in November from 4.16 million in October.

BSNL’s buyer base declined to 4.2 million in November from 4.72 million in October. Bharti Airtel fastened line broadband buyer base stood at 4.08 million in November.

Jio began business roll out of fastened line broadband service, JioFiber, in September 2019.

Whereas Jio began from scratch, BSNL had 8.69 million wired broadband clients in September 2019 which decreased to lower than half in November 2021.

Bharti Airtel’s wired broadband subscriber base has grown by about 70 per cent to 4.08 million in November 2021 from 2.41 million in September 2019 and at an identical progress tempo it’s anticipated to overhaul BSNL quickly.

The broadband subscribers within the nation grew to 801.6 million in November from 798.95 million in October with Reliance Jio sustaining its lead within the section, in line with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) subscribers report.

“High 5 service suppliers constituted 98.68 per cent market share of the entire broadband subscribers on the finish of November,” TRAI stated.

Reliance Jio’s whole broadband subscriber base stood at 432.96 million in November. It was adopted by Bharti Airtel with 210.10 million broadband clients, VIL 122.40 million, BSNL 23.62 million and Atria Convergence broadband buyer base stood at 1.98 million. PTI