Reliance Jio is expanding Jio AirFiber, its 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) service, by increasing customer additions in the upcoming year. According to analysts and industry leaders, this forms a segment of the firm's approach to expedite 5G monetisation leading up to a possible initial public offering (IPO) by the end of the year.

“Jio is now targeting to add 1 million AirFiber customers within 30 days, and the monetisation of its 5G network through higher data usage and the ramp-up in AirFiber subscribers should add to the excitement ahead of a potential Jio IPO in late-2025,” brokerage CLSA wrote in a research note.

Officials at Jio said the company has started scaling up distribution and optimised the AirFiber onboarding process, which would enable it to connect over 1 million homes every month. Jio had over 2.8 million AirFiber connections as of September-end, and it is reckoned to have added another 1.9 million home broadband users in the December quarter as per analyst estimates.

Jio officials announced that the company has begun expanding its distribution and streamlined the AirFiber onboarding process, allowing it to link more than 1 million homes each month. As of the end of September, Jio had more than 2.8 million AirFiber connections, and it is estimated by analysts to have gained an additional 1.9 million home broadband users in the December quarter.

“Strong AirFiber user additions can help break the 5G monetisation logjam since the monthly average revenue per user (ARPU) from 5G-based FWA business is more than three times higher (at Rs 650-700) than mobile ARPU (Rs 195 in Q2FY25),” a person familiar with Jio’s AirFiber subscriber expansion plans told sources.