Top 5 Wireless Broadband Service Providers in India

Top 5 Wireless Broadband Service Providers in India

As of 31st January 2026, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited leads the wireless broadband market in India with a massive subscriber base of 503.57 million, according to official data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) through the Press Information Bureau (PIB). The top five wireless (fixed wireless and mobile) broadband service providers together hold a combined market share of 99.98% of the total wireless broadband subscriber base in India.

Key Takeaways

• Reliance Jio tops the list with 503.57 million wireless broadband subscribers as of January 31, 2026.

• Bharti Airtel stands second with 348.91 million subscribers.

• Vodafone Idea holds the third position with 128.97 million subscribers.

• BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) is at fourth place with 25.17 million subscribers.

• IBus Virtual Network Services Private Limited rounds off the top five with 0.12 million subscribers.

• Together, these five companies control 99.98% of India's wireless broadband market.

• This data is sourced from TRAI via PIB press release dated 19 March 2026 (Release ID: 2242677).

What is Wireless Broadband?

Before we get into the list, let us quickly understand what wireless broadband means. When you use the internet on your phone using 4G or 5G, that is mobile wireless broadband. When you use a router at home that connects to the internet without a wire plugged into the wall (like a Jio Air Fiber or Airtel Xstream Air), that is called Fixed Wireless Access, or FWA.

So the list below includes both these types combined, which is why it is called "wireless (fixed wireless and mobile) access broadband."

Top 5 Wireless Broadband Providers in India by Subscriber Base 

Here is the official ranking based on TRAI data as reported by PIB:

Note: Combined market share of the top five is about 99.98%

Source: PIB

1. Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (503.57 Million Subscribers)

Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. is the largest Wireless Broadband Service Provider in India, with around 503.57 million wireless broadband subscribers, and it holds the largest share of the market

Jio came into the telecom market in September 2016 and plays a key role in the usage of the internet in India.

For the first time, Reliance Jio had only provided cheap data and wide network coverage all ober India. Today, it has both mobile broadband which is 4G or 5G and fixed wireless broadband, which is Jio Fiber across the country

2. Bharti Airtel Limited (348.91 Million Subscribers)

Bharti Airtel Limited comes in second place after Reliance Jio, with 348.91 million wireless broadband subscribers. It is the second-largest wireless broadband service provider in India, and it has been in business since 1995.

Airtel has built a strong reputation for network quality and has been expanding its 5G coverage aggressively across cities and towns.

The gap between Jio and Airtel is significant, but Airtel continues to grow steadily. It also offers fixed wireless broadband through its Xstream Air service.

3. Vodafone Idea Limited (128.97 Million Subscribers)

Vodafone Idea, which is commonly known as Vi, comes in third place in the wireless broadband service provider in India with 128.97 million subscribers. 

This company was formed in 2018, after the merger of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular. Previously, they both are woking independent, but due to demand and performance over 4G and 5G, these two companies have decided to merge and create the Vi company.

Compared to Reliance Jio and Airtel, there are fewer subscribers in Vi. However, the Indian Government always helped in these service-type sectors to increase the initial growth in the telecom industry.

What are the Overall Picture of India's Wireless Broadband Market

The total number of wireless broadband subscribers in India (combining both fixed wireless and mobile) stood at 1,006.89 million at the end of January 2026. That is over 100 crore people using wireless internet in the country.

A few broader numbers worth knowing:

• Total broadband subscribers in India (wireless plus wired): 1,052.72 million

• Mobile wireless access subscribers alone: 990.95 million

• Fixed wireless access subscribers: 15.95 million (which includes 5G FWA and UBR-based FWA)

The mobile wireless access segment, which covers internet used on phones and dongles over 3G, 4G, and 5G, makes up the bulk of broadband users at 990.95 million. Fixed wireless is growing fast though. In January 2026, fixed wireless access subscribers grew by 5.77% in a single month, which is a big jump.