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Mobile internet is one of the main drivers of connectivity in the country, as evidenced by both the growth of data traffic and the greater number of mobile phones that accessed this service in recent months. According to data from the PUNKU portal of the Supervisory Agency for Private Investment in Telecommunications (OSIPTEL), the number of mobile phones that accessed mobile internet increased 7.36% between June 2022 and June 2023, after reaching the figure of 30.45 million.
If the historical data of the reports sent by the operating companies to OSIPTEL is analyzed, the number of mobile phones that accessed this service doubled from what was registered in the second quarter of 2015.
On the other hand, it should be noted that the number of mobile phones that accessed mobile internet represented 94.1% of the total mobile lines that have carried traffic (traffic originated and / or received from voice and / or SMS and / or mobile data) during the second quarter of 2023.
ENTEL AND BITEL'S SHARES IN THE MOBILE INTERNET MARKET GROW
According to the information processed by the Directorate of Regulatory Policies and Competition (DPRC) of OSIPTEL, in the period analyzed the growth of the participations of Entel and Bitel in the mobile internet market stands out. Thus, compared to June 2022, the market share of these companies increased by 4.81 and 1.55 percentage points, respectively, at the expense of Claro and, mainly, Movistar, who lost share by 4.25 percentage points in the same period.
As of June 2023, Claro is the company with the highest market share (34.53%) in terms of the number of mobile phones that accessed mobile internet, followed by Movistar (26.02%), Entel (21.51%) and Bitel (17.81%).
MOBILE DATA TRAFFIC GREW 52.80% COMPARED TO THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2022
Undoubtedly, the greater access to the provision of mobile internet service through mobile phones has contributed to the data traffic carried from these reaching a new all-time high. In the second quarter of the year, the volume of mobile data processed totaled 1,373,485 terabytes, that is, 52.80% more than the same period of 2022 and 11.53% higher than that registered in the first quarter of this year.
The traffic carried from mobile phones during the second quarter of 2023 is seven times that observed in the same period of 2018, which shows a sustained expansion of mobile internet traffic and the value of this service for total connectivity in the daily lives of citizens.
Based on an analysis by modality, it is noted that it was the contract segment (control and postpaid) that made the most intensive use of data from mobile phones, representing 75.16% of the total traffic carried during the second quarter of 2023, that is, three times the average traffic carried from the prepaid segment (24.84%).
NEW HISTORICAL AVERAGE OF DATA TRAFFIC BY MOBILE PHONE
The average volume of traffic carried by mobile phone continues to rise. Thus, at the end of June 2023, it reached 46.18 GB (gigabyte), 42.32% more compared to the traffic carried from a mobile device in the same period of the previous year (32.45 GB) and 10.84% more compared to the first quarter of 2023 (41.67 GB).
ENTEL AND BITEL'S PARTICIPATION IN MOBILE INTERNET DATA TRAFFIC ADVANCES
At the end of the second quarter of 2023, companies Entel and Bitel reported 24.28% and 15.82% share of mobile data traffic by gaining 0.97 and 1.68 percentage points, respectively, compared to the previous year.
Meanwhile, the company Movistar reduced its share of mobile data traffic to 23.31% by losing 2.10 percentage points if the data for the second quarter of 2022 are reviewed. Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) Flash Mobile and Guinea Mobile remained unchanged.
For its part, the participation of the company Claro also fell by 0.49 percentage points. Despite this, it maintains the leadership in market share of mobile internet data traffic at the end of June 2023 with 36.55%.
The information in this report corresponds to the analysis prepared by the Directorate of Regulatory Policies and Competition (DPRC) of the regulatory entity, based on the information reported by the operating companies within the framework of the Periodic Information Requirements Standard (NRIP).
