New Delhi, May 26 -- India's telecom sector posted broad-based gains in April 2026, with wireless and broadband leading the uptick as total telephone subscribers rose by 6.95 million to 1337.54 million, TRAI data released this week showed.

The most notable jump came in Fixed Wireless Access, which grew 2.53% month-on-month to 17.54 million, the fastest among all broadband segments, while wireline connections logged the highest overall monthly growth rate at 0.68%.

According to TRAI's subscriber data for the month ended April, total telephone subscribers increased 0.52% from March, driven by a net addition of 6.63 million wireless users and 0.33 million wireline users.

"The number of wireless (mobile + Fixed Wireless Access) subscribers...