Embattled telecom company vodafone Idea misplaced more than 5 lakh wireless cell subscribers in march 2025 by myself, in keeping with professional records posted by the authorities of India.
In assessment, market leaders jio and airtel gained sizable floor.
Reliance jio, with 40.60 percent of the marketplace share, led the desk in march 2025 after gaining 2.17 million subscribers. In contrast, Bharti airtel gained 12.5 lakh net wireless subscribers for the month, driving its market proportion to 33.69 percent.
A massive chunk of Airtel's and Jio's gains through MNP appears to have come from vodafone Concept (Vi), which shed 5.41 lakh Wi-Fi subscribers in march 2025. Notwithstanding this, Vi held 17.75 percent of the market.
National telecom carrier provider bsnl brought in 49,177 internet Wi-Fi subscribers for the month, gaining some ground. BSNL's market cap at March-end stood at 7.87 in keeping with the cent.
The other PSU operator, MTNL, shed more than 2000 subscribers, with its market share shrinking to 0.09 percent.
Consistent with the center, overall Wi-Fi subscribers inched up 0.25 percent month-on-month to 115.6 crore by the end of march 2025 (as opposed to 115.4 crore at the end of february 2025). Out of this, urban subscriptions were most effectively extended with the aid of 0.06 percent, at the same time as rural cell subscriptions rose by means of 0.49 percent.
The provider provider facts indicated more traits, together with Vi dropping floor within the telecom space, particularly in Southern states.
Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and kolkata saw a dip in wireless mobile subscribers for march 2025, consistent with authentic statistics. But all different provider areas across the USA showed enormous increases.
It remains to be seen how Vi could arrest the shed of mobile subscribers, especially after the Centre lately extended its stake in vodafone concept (Vi) to 48.99 percent after converting ₹36,950 crore of spectrum payment dues into fairness.
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