India, Sept. 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Particulars
Wireless*
Wireline
Total
Broadband Subscribers with M2M cellular mobile connections (Million)
1,052.58
48.63
1,101.21
Broadband Subscribers without M2M cellular mobile connections (Million)
961.65
48.63
1,010.28
Urban Telephone Subscribers (Million)
759.11
43.16
802.28
Net Addition in August 2026 (Million)
5.25
0.34
5.59
Monthly Growth Rate
0.70%
0.80%
0.70%
Rural Telephone Subscribers (Million)
553.14
5.29
558.43
Net Addition in August 2026 (Million)
0.73
0.10
0.83
Monthly Growth Rate
0.13%
1.96%
0.15%
Total Telephone Subscribers (Million)
1312.25
48.45
1360.70
Net Addition in August 2026 (Million)
5.98
0.44
6.42
Monthly Growth Rate
0.46%
0.93%
0.47%
Share of Urban Subscribers
57.85%
89.08%
58.96%
Share of Rural Subscribers
42.15%
10.92%
41.04%
Overall Tele-density@ with M2M cellular mobile connections
91.69%
3.39%
95.07%
Urban Tele-density@
146.66%
8.34%
155.00%
Rural Tele-density@
60.55%
0.58%
61.12%
Tele-density@ without M2M cellular mobile connections
81.87%
3.39%
85.26%
Segment
Subscription
Broadband Subscribers
Percentage Change
July 2026
August
Wired subscribers
Fixed Wired Access
48.14
48.63
1.01%
Wireless Subscribers
Fixed Wireless Access
18.84
19.34
2.68%
Mobile Wireless Access
1027.50
1033.24
0.56%
Total Broadband Subscriptions
1094.48
1101.21
0.61%
S.N.
Service Provider
Subscriber base
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.
538.03
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
386.39
Vodafone Idea Ltd.
130.88
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
27.82
Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd.
2.48
Market Share of Top Five Broadband (Wired & Wireless) Service Providers
98.58%
S.N.
Service Provider
Subscriber base
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.
14.81
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
11.44
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
4.56
Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd.
2.48
Kerala Vision Broadband Ltd.
1.56
Market Share of Top Five Fixed (Wired) Access Broadband Service Providers
71.66%
S.N.
Service Provider
Subscriber base
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.
523.22
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
374.96
Vodafone Idea Ltd.
130.87
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
23.26
IBus Virtual Network Services Private Limited
0.12
Market Share of Top Five Wireless (Fixed wireless & Mobile) Access Broadband Service providers
99.99%
(Wireless+
(in million)
2026
(DSL, FTTx, Ethernet/LAN, Cable Modem, ILL)
(5G FWA, Wi-Fi, Wi-Max, Radio/UBR, Satellite)
(Handset/Dongle/M2M-based-3G, 4G, 5G)
(In million)
(In million)
(In million)
Wireline)
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Note:
* The wireless subscriber base comprises of wireless mobile telephone subscribers (including M2M cellular mobile connections), and FWA subscribers.
@ Tele-density has been computed on the basis of the projection of population from the 'Report of the Technical Group on Population Projections for India and States 2011 - 2036', published in August 2020.
# VLR is an acronym of Visitor Location Register. The dates of peak VLR for various Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) August be different in different service areas.
Broadband Subscribers
Segment-wise Broadband Subscribers and Monthly Growth Rate in the month of August 2026
Top five Broadband (Wired & Wireless) Service providers at the end of August 2026
Service Provider-wise Market Share of Broadband (Wired & Wireless) Services at the end of August 2026
Top Five Fixed Wired Access Broadband Service providers at the end of August 2026
Top five Wireless (Fixed wireless & mobile) Access Broadband Service providers at the end of August 2026
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