Jio only telco to gain wireless subscribers in October 2021, adds 17.6 lakh users

TRAI has released its subscriber data for October 2021. While Jio added 17.6 lakh subscribers in October 2021, Airtel and Vodafone Idea lost 4.89 lakh and 9.64 lakh subscribers respectively.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday released subscriber addition data for October 2021. According to the data, Jio gained 17.6 lakh, mobile subscribers, in October 2021 while market rivals Airtel and Vodafone Idea lost 4.89 lakh and 9.64 lakh subscribers respectively during the month. Jio’s gross user base increased to 426.59 million users while Airtel’s user base was recorded at 353.97 million and Vodafone Idea’s user base was 269.02 million subscribers. The overall user mobile user base increased to 1.16billion subscribers in October 2021.