Jio Leads Telecom Subscriber Growth in Kerala: TRAI Report

KOCHI:
In Kerala, Jio added 66,000 new mobile subscribers and the total number grew to 1.1 crore, in the month of September, according to a TRAI report released on Monday. In the wireline subscriber base, Jio added 14841 new users, increasing its count fto 5.41 lakh in Kerala. This surge reflects sustained demand for JioFiber broadband and enterprise connectivity solutions.

Nationally, Reliance Jio continued to lead with the net addition of 32.49 lakh wireless customers and 2.12 lakh wireline subscribers. With growth in its fixed wireless broadband customer base, Reliance Jio’s total subscriber base for the first time crossed 50 crore. Its total subscriber base stood at over 50.64 crore.

State-run BSNL maintained its lead over Bharti Airtel in mobile subscriber base. The public sector telecom firm added 5.24 lakh subscribers compared to 4.37 lakh added by Bharti Airtel, according to the telecom regulator TRAI’s monthly subscriber report for September 2025. Vodafone Idea (Vi) continued to lose mobile subscribers.

The total telecom subscriber base of the country grew marginally to 122.89 crore in September with wireless segment contributing 118.23 crore subscribers and wireline accounting for 4.66 crore customers. The broadband subscriber base in the country inched close to the 100 crore mark with growth of about half a per cent to 99.56 crore.