Jio, Airtel widen lead in 5G era; Vi continues to lag
India, Dec. 12 -- India's telecom sector is entering 2026 with unmistakable momentum, with Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel pulling decisively ahead on the back of consistent 5G adoption, attempts at aggressive home broadband expansion, and strong subscriber additions across mobile and fixed wireless access. Vi, formerly Vodafone Idea, meanwhile remains stuck in decline despite incremental 5G rollouts in some telecom sectors over the last few months, and continues to lose subscribers as well as revenue share.
The data from Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), as well as analyst reports, paint the picture of a sector that's increasingly seeing consolidation, in mobile subscriptions as well as broadband adoption. The latter now include...
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