Airtel widens ARPU lead over Jio as premium plans lift June-quarter value growth
Airtel’s ARPU rose 2.7% sequentially to ₹264 in the June quarter, extending its lead over Jio, whose ARPU increased 0.7% to ₹215.6. Jio retained the larger base at 533.3 million subscribers and led in total data consumption, while Airtel outpaced it in data-traffic and profit growth.
Airtel expanded its ARPU lead over Jio through higher-value unlimited plans, postpaid upgrades and Fastlane. Jio retained a substantially larger subscriber base and data-usage lead, while Airtel outpaced it in sequential data-traffic growth and profit growth.
Why this matters
The result extends Airtel’s recent focus on a tariff reset and a potential increase in low-cost unlimited-data plans, while it shifts home broadband toward fibre after FWA additions fell 57% QoQ.
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