Telecom revenue growth slows to 11% in Q2FY26; Jio, Airtel pivot to broadband, data centres
Mumbai: India’s telecom revenue growth decelerated to 11% year-on-year in Q2FY26 as price hike benefits fade, moving industry leaders
Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel to home broadband, data centers, and international technology sales while the sector awaits its next tariff increase.
India’s telecom industry is hitting a growth plateau after a year of strong gains from tariff increases, with quarterly revenue expansion slowing from an average 15.3% to 11% year-on-year in the second quarter of fiscal 2026, according to analysts at BNP Paribas and Jefferies.
