New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- India's telecom sector reported an inline performance in the first quarter of FY26, with steady subscriber additions and continued execution on 5G rollouts, according to a Centrum report. The top operators, namely, Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea, focused on network expansion and subscriber retention, while tower and digital service providers also reported stable growth.

As per the report, Reliance Jio led subscriber additions with 9.9 million new customers, taking its base to 498.1 million. Bharti Airtel added 1.2 million customers in its India wireless business, supported by 3.9 million smartphone additions, which helped raise its 5G user base to 152 million. Vodafone Idea, however, saw a net loss o...