Summary:
India’s telecom sector recorded adjusted gross revenue of Rs 887.96 billion in the April–June 2026 quarter, up 9.19% year on year, according to TRAI. Reliance Jio led access services with a 44.62% market share, followed by Bharti Group at 40.03% and Vodafone Idea at 11.35%. The sector also saw growth in gross revenue, internet subscriptions and broadband connections, while monthly mobile data usage per subscriber rose to 28.39 GB. Average revenue per wireless subscriber increased to Rs 187.12, although revenue per GB of data and monthly voice usage declined.
India’s telecommunications industry reported adjusted gross revenue (AGR) of Rs 887.96 billion in the April–June 2026 quarter, marking a 9.19% increase compared with the same period last year and 2.4% growth over the previous quarter, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) Performance Indicator Report (PIR). Access services, which include mobile and fixed-line connections, accounted for 83.85% of total AGR.
Reliance Jio topped the access services market with AGR of Rs 332.26 billion and a 44.62% market share. Bharti Group ranked second, generating Rs 298.03 billion with a 40.03% share, followed by Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi), which recorded Rs 84.48 billion and an 11.35% share. Year-on-year AGR growth stood at 9.69% for Jio, 10.19% for Bharti Group and 8.27% for Vi. State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) reported AGR of Rs 21.17 billion, representing a 2.80% increase and a 2.84% market share.
Licence fee revenue rose 9.18% year on year to Rs 171.03 billion. The sector’s gross revenue also increased by 10.50% to Rs 1.07 trillion, with quarterly growth reaching 1.60%.
Revenue gains coincided with continued growth in internet and broadband connections. By the end of June 2026, India had 1.11 billion internet subscribers, while broadband subscriptions grew 2.03% from March to reach 1.09 billion.
Monthly mobile data usage per subscriber increased 6.32% to 28.39 GB, and overall mobile data traffic rose 8.30%. However, the average revenue earned by operators per gigabyte fell 5.07% to Rs 7.13.
Average monthly revenue per wireless subscriber climbed to Rs 187.12, up 1.19% from the previous quarter and 3.11% year on year. Conversely, average monthly voice usage fell 2.65%, reaching 933 minutes per subscriber.
