Airtel Outperforms Ambani’s Jio in Internet Speed; State-Owned BSNL Also Trails Behind

Telecom operator Airtel has reclaimed the top spot, surpassing Jio after a long interval. On Wednesday, Opensignal released its latest report on the fixed broadband experience in India. The report provides detailed insights into the performance of various broadband providers and the quality of the home internet experience they offer. Airtel outperformed both Jio and BSNL, securing the top position across all five parameters. Let’s take a closer look at the details.

Airtel Leads in Fixed Wireless Home Internet

According to Opensignal’s National Fixed Broadband Experience report, Airtel has won in all five “Overall Experience” categories. These include Broadband Reliability Experience, Broadband Consistent Quality, Broadband Download Speed ​​Experience, Broadband Upload Speed ​​Experience, and Broadband Video Experience.

In the reliability category, Airtel scored 486 on Opensignal’s 100–1,000 scale, while Jio scored 423. Airtel also outperformed Jio in terms of overall broadband speed, delivering approximately 26–27% better performance in both downloads and uploads. Meanwhile, the state-owned telecom company BSNL ranked second in both speed metrics; its download speed was just 0.5 Mbps lower than Airtel’s, and its upload speed was 0.8 Mbps lower.

Airtel also secured the top position in the Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) category. In this segment, Airtel recorded an average download speed of 32.4 Mbps and an upload speed of 20.7 Mbps. In comparison, Jio’s download speed stood at 25.7 Mbps, with an upload speed of 17.1 Mbps. Furthermore, Airtel outperformed Jio in terms of FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) reliability and consistent quality. Airtel achieved an FWA reliability score of 450 points, compared to 382 points for Jio.

Airtel’s FWA consistent quality score stood at 66.2%, while Jio’s score was 55.0%. By securing wins across all five ‘overall broadband experience’ categories and all five FWA categories, Airtel claimed the top position in the Indian home internet service sector. Airtel and Jio are the frontrunners in the Indian wired broadband market. Jio leads the country with 14.8 million subscribers, followed by Airtel with 11.4 million subscribers, while BSNL ranks third with a total of 4.6 million subscribers.