Jioairfiber Crosses 14 Million Users, Drives Over 75% Of Broadband Additions

Reliance Jio’s AirFiber subscriber base crossed 14 million at the end of the first quarter of FY2026-27, driving most of the company’s fixed broadband additions.

Jio’s total fixed broadband base reached 28.6 million as of June 2026, according to the financial and operational results released by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). Over the last 12 months, the company added approximately 8.6 million fixed broadband subscribers.

JioAirFiber accounted for more than 75 percent of these additions. Based on the figures disclosed by Reliance, AirFiber contributed more than 6.45 million to the company’s fixed broadband net additions during the period.

Jio Claims Over 43 Percent Market Share

Reliance said Jio had secured a market share of more than 43 percent in fixed broadband. This total includes customers connected through JioFiber and the JioAirFiber fixed wireless service.

The company attributed its expansion in fixed broadband to its proprietary fixed wireless technology stack. It also described Jio’s additions across 5G and fixed broadband as industry-leading, with more than 73 million 5G users and 8.6 million fixed broadband subscribers added over the last 12 months.

JioAirFiber accounted for more than three-fourths of the broadband additions recorded during this period. As a result, its base of more than 14 million subscribers now represents nearly half of Jio’s total fixed broadband customer base of 28.6 million.

AirFiber delivers broadband connectivity using Jio’s wireless network rather than relying entirely on a physical fibre connection to the customer’s premises. Reliance, however, did not provide a separate breakdown of the quarterly additions made by JioAirFiber and JioFiber in its Q1 FY27 release.

Wider Subscriber Base Reaches 533.3 Million

The broadband expansion came as Jio’s overall subscriber base increased to 533.3 million at the end of June 2026. In the same quarter, the company recorded net additions of 8.9 million subscribers, while monthly churn improved to 1.6 percent.

Jio’s 5G subscriber base reached approximately 285 million, including 73 million users added over the last 12 months. In addition, the company said 5G data traffic was approximately 1.5 times the traffic carried by its 4G network.

Total data traffic across Jio’s network increased by 26.9 percent year-on-year to 69.4 billion GB in Q1 FY27. Correspondingly, average consumption reached 43.7GB per subscriber per month.

Jio’s ARPU increased to Rs 215.6 during the quarter, compared with Rs 214 in Q4 FY26 and Rs 208.8 in Q1 FY26. Reliance said the increase was supported by a better subscriber mix and positive seasonality, although promotional schemes for fixed broadband customers partly offset the increase in ARPU.

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Digital Services Outpace Connectivity Growth

Jio Platforms reported gross revenue of Rs 45,961 crore for Q1 FY27, an increase of 12 percent year-on-year. Revenue from operations also rose by 11.8 percent to Rs 39,173 crore.

Digital services revenue grew by 20 percent year-on-year, supported by content, cloud compute, Internet of Things and managed services. By comparison, the connectivity business recorded 11 percent growth.

Jio Platforms’ EBITDA increased by 15.1 percent year-on-year to a record Rs 20,865 crore. Its EBITDA margin expanded by 150 basis points to 53.3 percent. Profit after tax increased by 9.2 percent to Rs 7,764 crore.

Reliance said Jio’s performance across mobility, home broadband and enterprise services remained strong during the quarter. Within home broadband, JioAirFiber continued to account for the largest share of incremental connections, reinforcing fixed wireless access as a central part of the company’s broadband expansion.