Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio lead wireless subscriber growth in Dec; BSNL, Vodafone Idea lose steam

India’s wireless subscriber base increased by 8.21 million in December, led by Bharti Airtel that also has the highest proportion of active users while market leader Reliance Jio maintained steady growth.

State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Vodafone Idea (Vi) continued to lag, data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Tuesday showed.