TRAI releases telecom subscription and broadband data for December 2025: How Jio, Airtel and other fared

India's wireless (mobile) subscriber base expanded in December 2025 with Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel emerging as the major gainers, a new report released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has shown. The subscriber movement, however, remained uneven across operators as Vodafone Idea Ltd and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) continued to report net losses.According to TRAI’s monthly data, Airtel added 5.42 million subscribers in December 2025 while . Jio added approximately 2.96 million wireless subscribers during the month. The gains for both of them were largely spread across multiple licensed service areas. In contrast, Vodafone Idea recorded a net loss of around 9.4 lakh wireless subscribers in December and state-owned BSNL also reported a decline of about 2.06 lakh wireless subscribers. Jio adds nearly 2x broadband customers compared to Airtel The TRAI report says that in the broadband segment, total subscribers crossed the one-billion mark, reaching 1,007.35 million at the end of December. In fixed wireless access, 5G FWA subscribers grew by 5.59% month over month. Here’s the breakup of total broadband net additions in December 2025:Airtel 5G FWA: 3,05,933Jio:5G FWA: 2,75,746UBR FWA: 3,92,143Total Jio FWA: 6,67,889Total broadband additions (FWA + wired):Jio: 6,67,889 + 2,05,033 = 8,72,922Airtel: 3,05,933 + 1,89,628 = 4,95,561Driven by the rapid nationwide adoption of AirFiber and fixed wireless services, Jio recorded over 8.7 lakh broadband additions across FWA and wired FTTH, compared to about 4.9 lakh for Airtel. Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited: 8,72,922Bharti Airtel Limited: 4,95,561Jio added around twice as many broadband users as Airtel in a single month, driven primarily by strong AirFiber/FWA adoption. Jio has captured 79% market share over the last six months, adding more than four times the subscribers of the nearest competitor.Alongside this, Jio remains the country’s largest wired broadband provider, with 13.8 million customers, and continues to post higher monthly additions than peers.The wireline segment also posted modest growth during the month. Wireline subscribers increased from 47.05 million in November to 47.37 million in December 2025, marking a monthly growth rate of 0.68%.