Reliance Jio leads in new mobile users, Airtel gains ground; Vi continues decline: TRAI data

Market leader Reliance Jio continued to outpace nearest rival Bharti Airtel in adding mobile phone users for May, while Vodafone Idea (Vi) lost further ground, telecom regulator’s data showed.

Jio added 2.20 million users (up 0.46% month-on-month), followed by Airtel which added 1.25 million users (up 0.32%), according to data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (trai) on Tuesday. Meanwhile, number three player Vi continued to suffer losses, giving away 924,797 users in May (down 0.42%), its largest fall in three months.