Airtel Beats Jio and BSNL to Become India's No.1 Home Internet Provider - Opensignal Report

New Delhi: Bharti Airtel has emerged as India`s Best Home Internet provider, outperforming Reliance Jio and state-owned BSNL across all five performance categories in the latest Fixed Broadband Experience Report released by independent analytics firm Opensignal.

The report compares India`s leading broadband providers across five key parameters: Broadband Reliability Experience, Broadband Consistent Quality, Broadband Download Speed Experience, Broadband Upload Speed Experience and Broadband Video Experience.

Airtel secured all five Overall Experience awards outright, establishing its lead in India`s fixed broadband market. The company also emerged as the top performer in the Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) segment, winning all five FWA awards.

Airtel Leads Jio in Broadband Reliability and Speed

In the overall broadband reliability assessment, Airtel recorded 486 points on Opensignal`s scale of 100 to 1,000, compared with Jio`s 423 points. This represents a 15 per cent advantage for Airtel, with a difference of 63 points.

Airtel also recorded download and upload speeds approximately 26 to 27 per cent faster than Jio, highlighting its stronger overall broadband performance.

Interestingly, BSNL delivered a competitive performance in the speed category, finishing a close second. The state-owned telecom operator lagged behind Airtel by just 0.5 Mbps in download speeds and 0.8 Mbps in upload speeds.

Airtel Named India`s Best Fixed Wireless Home Internet Provider

Airtel also secured the top position in the Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) category, which covers wireless home broadband services using 5G technology, including Airtel Xstream AirFiber and JioAirFiber.

According to the Opensignal report, Airtel won all five FWA awards outright, outperforming Jio in overall performance.

Airtel recorded average FWA download speeds of 32.4 Mbps, while Jio managed 25.7 Mbps. In upload speeds, Airtel delivered 20.7 Mbps compared with Jio`s 17.1 Mbps.

This means Airtel was ahead of Jio by 6.7 Mbps in downloads and 3.6 Mbps in uploads.

Airtel Scores Higher in FWA Reliability and Consistent Quality

Apart from speed, Airtel also maintained a significant lead over Jio in FWA reliability and consistent quality.

In the FWA Reliability category, Airtel scored 450 points, while Jio recorded 382 points. Airtel`s score was 68 points, or approximately 18 per cent, higher than Jio`s.

The difference was also evident in consistent quality, which measures how effectively a broadband connection supports everyday online activities, including smooth HD video streaming.

Airtel achieved a Consistent Quality score of 66.2 per cent, compared with Jio`s 55 per cent. This represents a difference of 11.2 percentage points.

In simple terms, around two-thirds of Airtel`s network tests met Opensignal`s strict quality requirements, while just over half of Jio`s tests achieved the sameme standards.

Airtel Strengthens Its Position in India`s Home Broadband Market

The latest Opensignal report highlights Airtel`s strong performance in both traditional fixed broadband and 5G-based wireless home internet services.

By securing all five awards in both Overall Experience and Fixed Wireless Access categories, Airtel has established a clear lead over Jio and BSNL in the latest assessment of India`s home internet experience.