Airtel has secured all five Overall Experience awards in Opensignal’s November 2026 India Fixed Broadband Experience report, according to a summary shared by Airtel. The comparison covers reliability, consistent quality, download speed, upload speed and video experience across Airtel, Jio and BSNL.
A separate fixed wireless access comparison also places Airtel ahead of Jio across all five measured categories. The findings cover more than headline speeds, with reliability and consistency offering additional measures of how a home broadband connection performs during use.
Airtel Leads Overall Broadband Experience
Airtel recorded an overall reliability score of 486 on Opensignal’s 100-to-1,000 scale, compared with Jio’s 423, according to the shared findings. The 63-point difference gives Airtel a lead of approximately 15% on this measure.
Opensignal’s reliability metric assesses a household’s ability to connect to the internet and complete tasks across multiple devices. It considers connectivity, successful task completion and whether the connection is sufficient to sustain an uninterrupted session.
On overall download and upload speeds, Airtel led Jio by approximately 26–27%. BSNL was closer to Airtel on these two measures, finishing 0.5Mbps behind on downloads and 0.8Mbps behind on uploads, according to the summary.
The results earned Airtel Opensignal’s “Best Home Internet” designation. The comparison presented in the shared findings covers Airtel, Jio and BSNL, so readers should keep that scope in mind when interpreting the award.
Airtel vs Jio: Fixed Wireless Broadband Results
Fixed wireless access, or FWA, uses a wireless link to provide broadband to a home. The report assesses this separately from the overall broadband category. Airtel’s FWA results were ahead of Jio’s on the following measures:
| Fixed Wireless Measure | Airtel | Jio |
|---|---|---|
| Download Speed | 32.4Mbps | 25.7Mbps |
| Upload Speed | 20.7Mbps | 17.1Mbps |
| Consistent Quality | 66.2% | 55.0% |
| Reliability Score | 450 | 382 |
Airtel’s download speed was 6.7Mbps higher, while its upload speed was ahead by 3.6Mbps. On Consistent Quality, which reflects the proportion of tests meeting the required quality thresholds, Airtel led by 11.2 percentage points.
The operator also secured the FWA video experience award, completing a sweep of the five categories and earning the “Best Fixed Wireless Home Internet” designation. The FWA speed figures above belong to that specific comparison and should not be read as the overall broadband speed results.
What the Findings Mean for Broadband Buyers
The report gives Airtel a lead across the measured national categories, while BSNL’s smaller gap on overall speeds is another finding worth considering. Reliability and consistency add context to download figures because a connection also needs to support sustained activities such as video calls and streaming.
National results provide a starting point for comparing providers, but they do not establish which connection will work best at every address. Local service availability, connection technology, plan pricing and installation options remain relevant when choosing a home broadband provider.
Source: Opensignal India Fixed Broadband Experience Report, November 2026
