Airtel to lead in 10 circles, Vodafone Idea in 12 circles

Vodafone Idea will be the leading mobile service provider in 12 circles despite the merger between Idea Cellular and Vodafone India. Airtel will be heading in 10 circles and will be behind Reliance Jio in 3 circles.
India mopile operator share May 2018Airtel will be the leading mobile operator in 10 telecom circles such as Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, North East, Orissa, Punjab and Rajasthan, TelecomLead.com analysis finds.

Vodafone Idea, the new entity, will be leading in 12 telecom circles including Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala, Kolkata, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Tamil Nadu (including Chennai), U.P. (E) and U.P. (W) and West Bengal, according to the latest TRAI data for May 2018.
Reliance Jio will be in number two position in Haryana, Kerala and Mumbai and Airtel is behind Jio in these three circles.

BSNL will be the fourth largest operator in all telecom circles except Kerala, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh in India. BSNL is the second largest telecom operator in Kerala and Himachal Pradesh states. BSNL is in third position in Haryana.

BSNL does not have presence in Mumbai and Delhi. MTNL, the state-run mobile operator, has presence in Delhi and Mumbai.

Andhra Pradesh

Airtel — 30.854232 million
Vodafone Idea — 24.212199 million
Jio — 16.897938 million
BSNL — 10.122093 million

Assam

Vodafone Idea — 5.875293 million
Airtel — 8.365649 million
Jio — 4.086469 million
BSNL — 2.250155 million

Bihar

Airtel — 39.084869 million
Vodafone Idea — 24.398928 million
Jio — 14.018390 million
BSNL — 4.650825 million

Delhi

Vodafone Idea — 19.701868 million
Airtel — 14.406708 million
Jio — 11.755253 million
MTNL – 2.263988 million

Gujarat

Vodafone Idea — 35.065872 million
Airtel — 14.438349 million
Jio — 14.277880 million
BSNL — 5.648816 million

Haryana

Vodafone Idea — 11.652543 million
Jio — 5.177520 million
BSNL — 4.580074 million
Airtel — 4.064519 million

Himachal Pradesh

Airtel — 3.606048 million
BSNL — 2.626190 million
Jio — 2.127564 million
Vodafone Idea — 1.542801 million

Jammu and Kashmir

Airtel — 5.261665 million
Jio — 2.477689 million
Vodafone Idea — 1.583544 million
BSNL — 1.453337 million

Karnataka

Airtel — 25.636348 million
Vodafone Idea — 17.508629 million
Jio — 11.278863 million
BSNL — 7.210892 million

Kerala

Vodafone Idea — 20.385474 million
BSNL — 10.668814 million
Jio — 5.798734 million
Airtel — 5.024858 million

Kolkata

Vodafone Idea — 9.754648 million
Airtel — 6.473903 million
Jio — 6.426088 million
BSNL — 1.578542 million

Madhya Pradesh
Vodafone Idea — 34.616682 million
Airtel — 15.570725 million
Jio — 13.197839 million
BSNL — 6.169787 million

Maharashtra

Vodafone Idea — 50.544482 million
Airtel — 18.272666 million
Jio — 14.890984 million
BSNL — 6.878997 million

Mumbai

Vodafone Idea — 14.710106 million
Jio — 9.077824 million
Airtel — 8.174334 million
MTNL – 1.270882 million

North East

Airtel — 5.304754 million
Vodafone Idea — 2.397877 million
Jio — 1.909890 million
BSNL — 1.685633 million

Orissa

Airtel — 12.662827 million
Vodafone Idea — 7.039202 million
Jio — 5.750588 million
BSNL — 5.492005 million

Punjab

Vodafone Idea — 12.552279 million
Airtel — 9.992515 million
Jio — 8.854446 million
BSNL — 5.399829 million

Rajasthan

Vodafone Idea — 20.710112 million
Airtel — 23.168847 million
Jio — 11.233286 million
BSNL — 5.573317 million

Tamil Nadu (including Chennai)

Vodafone Idea — 27.250925 million
Airtel — 25.430505 million
Jio — 13.644468 million
BSNL — 11.510892 million

U.P. (E)

Vodafone Idea — 37.196137 million
Airtel — 34.869409 million
Jio — 13.950390 million
BSNL — 11.814267 million

U.P. (W)

Vodafone Idea — 30.036716 million
Airtel — 15.915543 million
Jio — 10.513873 million
BSNL — 5.833140 million

West Bengal

Vodafone Idea — 28.350322 million
Airtel — 17.974159 million
Jio — 8.196678 million
BSNL — 1.723696 million

Recently, Airtel India CEO Gopal Vittal said the merger between Idea Cellular and Vodafone will enhance the stability of Indian telecom sector. Airtel chief has also indicated that there will be possibility for increase in mobile voice and data tariffs within the next six months. This is mainly due to expectation that three big operators will now be focusing on improving revenue from subscribers.

Baburajan K