The Machine-to-Machine (M2M) mobile cellular connections phase continued to be a constant development driver for India’s main telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Thought (Vi) by July 2026, in response to the Telecom Subscription Knowledge launched by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
All three operators recorded month-on-month development of their M2M subscriber bases in July, highlighting the continued growth of linked gadgets and IoT purposes throughout industrial, enterprise and different digitisation-driven use circumstances. The sustained M2M additions are offering telecom operators with a further avenue of development alongside their client subscriber companies.
Airtel recorded M2M additions each month, with the strongest month-to-month achieve coming in March at 3.5 million connections. In July, the operator added one other 1.68 million M2M connections, taking its whole M2M base to 84.45 million.
Airtel’s whole wi-fi connections additionally elevated from 467.79 million in January to 489.49 million in July, whereas its client SIM base continued to register optimistic month-to-month additions. In July alone, Airtel added 1.01 million client SIM connections, additional strengthening its general subscriber place.
Reliance Jio additionally maintained a gradual upward trajectory in M2M connections. Its M2M subscriber base grew from 20.60 million in January 2026 to 26.56 million in July, representing an addition of 5.96 million connections, or roughly 28.9 %.
Jio recorded optimistic M2M additions in each month in the course of the interval, together with 0.80 million connections in July. Whereas the month-to-month additions had been decrease than Airtel’s in absolute phrases, Jio’s M2M base registered the best proportion development among the many three operators between January and July.
The expansion in M2M connections accompanied continued growth in Jio’s general wi-fi subscriber base, which rose from 491.49 million in January to 506.03 million in July. Jio additionally added 1.65 million client SIM connections in July, taking its whole client SIM base to 479.47 million.
Reference: Vodafone Idea Lost Around 0.16 Million Consumer SIM Connections in March 2026
Vodafone Thought Finds Constant Progress By way of M2M
Vodafone Idea (Vi) continued to see optimistic momentum in its M2M portfolio regardless of ongoing strain on its client subscriber base. Vi’s M2M connections elevated from 18.81 million in January 2026 to 21.92 million in July, representing an addition of three.11 million connections, or round 16.5 %.
The operator recorded optimistic M2M development in each month, with additions starting from 0.26 million to 0.95 million. In July, Vi added 0.30 million M2M connections, taking its M2M subscriber base above 21.9 million.
Vi’s whole wi-fi connections additionally elevated from 198.36 million in January to 199.06 million in July. Nonetheless, its client phase remained underneath strain, with the operator recording a web lack of round 59,000 client SIM connections in July. The continued growth of its M2M base subsequently offered a optimistic counterbalance to weak spot within the client phase.
Reference: Vodafone Idea Gains 21,927 Wireless Subscribers, TRAI February 2026 Data
Airtel, Jio, Vi M2M Subscriber Progress Traits
As M2M numbers are reported in hundreds of thousands (for instance, 84.45 million), the figures have been transformed to 84,450,000 for the aim of calculation.
Conclusion
Total, Airtel led the three operators in absolute M2M subscriber additions, including 14.27 million connections between January and July 2026. Jio recorded the strongest proportion development, with its M2M base increasing by practically 29 % throughout the identical interval. Vi, in the meantime, maintained uninterrupted M2M development whilst its client subscriber base remained underneath strain.
Reference 2: India Adds Over 6 Million Wireless Subscribers in July 2026: TRAI
Reference 1: M2M Segment Emerges as Consistent Growth Driver for Airtel, Jio and Vi: TRAI Data
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