India, Dec. 16 -- Over the past two years, Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator, has added the highest number of 5G users in the country. This comparison refers exclusively to mobile 5G or enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) subscribers and excludes 5G fixed-wireless access (FWA) connections. Given Jio's extensive 5G footprint nationwide, this trend is not unexpected. The operator has historically taken a more aggressive approach than its peers in terms of pricing and rapid network deployment.

According to data cited by CLSA and referenced by Bharti Airtel, Airtel added around 102 million 5G users over a two-year period. During the same timeframe, Jio added approximately 144 million 5G users, highlighting a sizeable gap between th...