The Business Bytes
TBB BUREAU
BHUBANESWAR, FEB 19, 2021
Further consolidating its leadership position as the most preferred digital service provider in Odisha, Reliance Jio has once again added highest number of subscribers with addition of nearly 2 lakh subscribers in December 2020, as per telecom subscriber data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), recently.
With this, Reliance Jio further strengthened its stronghold in the state with nearly 41 percent subscriber market share and over 50 percent share of the gross revenue in the sector in Odisha.
Reliance Jio is presently the market leader in Odisha with 1.37 crore mobile subscribers followed by Bharti Airtel with 1.08 crore subscribers, BSNL with 64.14 lakh subscribers and Vodafone Idea with 25.36 lakh subscribers. Total mobile subscriber base in the state witnessed an increase of 1.6 lakh customers in the month of December and surpassed 3.35 crore, revealed the subscriber data released by TRAI.
With this, Reliance Jio continued its excellent march in Odisha in the year 2020, adding over 19 lakh mobile subscribers in 12 months, while both Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea lost over 9 lakh subscribers each during this period.
To recall, Reliance Jio has consistently been adding highest number of new subscribers every month over the last few years, based on its largest complete 4G network, rapid expansion into hitherto unconnected areas and affordable rates along with seamless high-speed internet across the state.
Reliance Jio has been fast expanding it high speed broadband service JioFiber to various cities and towns across Odisha and is already available in key areas of 25 major cities and towns of the state.
