
Vi’s Customer Losses Widen Amidst 5G Competition
Vi continues to lose subscribers despite expanding 4G/5G coverage, while Jio and Airtel gain. Jio leads in 5G FWA with significant market share and ARPU. TRAI data shows Jio gaining overall users.
Vi continues to lose subscribers despite expanding 4G/5G coverage, while Jio and Airtel gain. Jio leads in 5G FWA with significant market share and ARPU. TRAI data shows Jio gaining overall users.
Airtel added 4.7M active users in January, while Jio remained flat. Vi lost 0.7M, highlighting its financial challenges. Airtel's M2M market leadership strengthened. Active users growth
India's leading telcos face a 5G capex downturn due to lacking use cases and delayed monetization. Airtel & Jio focus on revenue and FWA. Vi's 5G rollout hinges on debt raise. 5G investments normalisation impacts Ericsson.
Telecom firms were not responsible for the delay in implementation of the regulations, including the DCA, the tribunal observed, adding: "Thus, it is unfair and arbitrary on the part of the respondent to impose financial disincentives on the appellants (telcos) for something which was beyond their control."