An Overview of Wireless Subscriber Additions and MNP Requests: TRAI Sep Data

An Overview of Wireless Subscriber Additions and MNP Requests: TRAI Sep Data

An overview of subscriber additions and MNP requests: TRAI sep data

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently released data on telecom subscriptions as of September 30. So far, we’ve only discussed subscriber growth or decline, and we’ve yet to look at the growth and mobile number portability numbers. In this analysis, let’s look at the numbers and circles related to it.

Dual SIM usage:

The question going forward is not about dual SIM use, but who will take the primary SIM card slot in your device. The primary number is the one with voice and data usage, while a secondary number is a supplement for those who can afford it on a minimal minimum plan. However, we will discuss this in another analysis. So a dip in the subscriber base or drop in numbers shouldn’t surprise with inevitable rate revisions given the economic headwind.

Subscriber growth or decline

Before September, now that we have the numbers, let’s see who lost subscribers and who gained in which circle. The tabular numbers against the respective circles will all tell the story.

Wireless Subscriber Numbers and MNP Requests: TRAI Sept Data

SL. no Circle Transfer requests (in millions) Airtel BSNL/MTNL Jio Vodafone idea Subscribers
September 22 September 22 September 22 September 22 September 22 Subscriber Addition Subscriber loss
1 Andhra Pradesh and Telangana 0.59 80,835 -179,666 -56,672 -465,373 80,835 -701,711
2 Assam 0.07 87,535 24.012 6,518 -52,620 118.065 -52,620
3 Bihar 0.76 212,602 22,179 379,644 -155,440 614,425 -155,440
4 Delhi 0.53 79,142 -397 84,905 85,909 249,956 -397
5 Gujarat 0.94 -118,618 -71,001 53,029 -416,483 53,029 -606.102
6 Haryana 0.33 32,809 90,964 -25,883 -42,253 123,773 -68,136
7 Himachal Pradesh 0.05 17,289 -44,710 43,570 -6,795 60,859 -51,505
8 Jammu and Kashmir 0.03 21,955 -1,490 50,173 -13,718 72,128 -15.208
9 Karnataka 0.65 37,977 -33,877 54,022 225,732 317,731 -33,877
10 Kerala 0.2 13,313 -69,389 72,221 -88,086 85,534 -157,475
11 Kolkata 0.15 4,405 -12,369 -16.016 -31,782 4,405 -60,167
12 Madhya Pradesh 1.05 -2,084 -48,635 106,678 -847,549 106,678 -898,268
13 Maharashtra and Goa 1.01 108,420 -115,941 78,935 -557.109 187.355 -673.050
14 Mumbai 0.23 31,697 -7093 10,740 -92,314 42,437 -99,407
15 Northeast 0.02 30,642 -8671 32,235 -13,695 62,877 -22,366
16 Odisha 0.15 67,237 13,681 -19,823 -3,024 80,918 -22,847
17 punjab 0.32 26,379 -21,925 35,398 -570,410 61,777 -592,335
18 Rajasthan 0.78 -48,391 -21,935 108,482 -141.095 108,482 -211,421
19 Tamilnadu 0.48 78,155 -10,259 -145,431 -110,273 78,155 -265,963
20 Uttar Pradesh East 1.68 -343,673 -273,177 39,969 -301,493 39,969 -918.343
21 Uttar Pradesh West 1.26 -66,439 -26.209 -42,428 -225,234 -360,310
22 West Bengal 0.7 61,580 6,192 -125,476 -188,439 67,772 -313,915
Total 11.98 412,767 -782,226 724,790 -4,011,544 2,617,160 -6,280,863

Airtel wireless subscribers:

although Airtel gained a total of 412,767 subscribers, the telco lost subscribers in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh East and Uttar Pradesh West. On the other hand, airtel witnessed subscriber additions in the rest of the 17 circles, with Maharashtra & Goa topping the charts, followed by Assam.

Read also: Airtel is witnessing steady growth in wireless and wired subscribers: TRAI data

BSNL wireless subscribers:

BSNL lost a total of 782,226 wireless subscribers. However, the public sector telco witnessed the addition of subscribers in circles of Assam, Bihar, Haryana, Odisha and West Bengal.

Jio wireless subscribers:

Jio witnessed the highest overall wireless subscriber increase of 724,790 in September. However, the telco lost subscribers in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, Haryana, Kolkata, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West & West Bengal circles.

Read also: Vodafone Idea lost subscribers in all its circles except Delhi and Karnataka: TRAI data

Vodafone idea wireless subscribers:

Vodafone idea witnessed the addition of subscribers in just two circles, Delhi and Karnataka, with a total wireless subscriber loss of 4,011,544 in September.

Overview of subscriber profit/loss:

We can observe extreme cases and a mid-case with subscriber additions and losses. Vodafone Idea lost the largest number of wireless subscribers, followed by BSNL.

Requests for mobile number portability:

Although TRAI publishes MNP data, we could not make a connection with the available figures. Therefore, we cannot deduce whether the MNP requests came true using only the data for the number of MNP requests received. Also, MNP requests are rounded to millions, as opposed to accurately reported subscriber numbers.

However, according to the available data, Uttar Pradesh East, Uttar Pradesh West, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra & Goa and Gujarat circles topped the highest number of recorded MNP requests, according to TRAI.

Also check: You can view the past year wireless subscriber statistics by clicking here.

Conclusion:

Airtel witnessed the highest subscriber loss in Uttar Pradesh East and Gujarat circles. On the other hand, Vodafone Idea noticed the biggest subscriber loss in Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra & Goa and Andhra Pradesh & Telangana circles. Jio witnessed the highest subscriber loss in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. BSNL saw the highest subscriber loss in Uttar Pradesh East, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana and Maharashtra & Goa.

Uttar Pradesh West: Interestingly, none of the telcos got subscribers in this circle.

These subscriber additions can be New Connections or MNP subscribers. Similarly, subscriber loss can include discarding MNP subscribers or secondary numbers or reusing idle connections.

Remark: Manual work is involved and care is taken to prevent errors. Please report any corrections.