📋 Tender Overview
As of December 2023, fiber optic connections were consolidated as the most used means for the provision of fixed internet service, representing 56.92% of the total connections in the market. By operating companies, Telefónica reduced its shareholding, which has been taken advantage of, mainly, by Wow and Grupo Win, which consolidate their presence, especially outside Lima.
The number of fixed internet connections with fiber optics continues to grow and as of December 2023, it reached its historical record with 2,015,195 connections using this technology, reported the Supervisory Agency for Private Investment in Telecommunications (OSIPTEL).
According to the PUNKU computer tool, at the end of 2023, there was a 64.52% growth in fiber optic connections, compared to 2022, accumulating an average annual growth rate of 85.97% in the last five years.
In this way, fiber optic connections were consolidated as the most used means for the provision of fixed internet service, representing 56.92% of the total market, surpassing the cable modem, known as HFC (Hybrid Fiber Coaxial) whose share was 37.62%.
PARTICIPATION BY OPERATING COMPANY
According to the analysis, the information on fixed internet connections through fiber optics carried out by the Directorate of Regulatory Policies and Competition of OSIPTEL, Telefónica has reduced its participation by 7.53 percentage points compared to the same month of the previous year. In this period, Claro also lost share by 0.82 percentage points.
This has been taken advantage of, mainly, by the company Wow, whose market presence has achieved an advance of 7.43 percentage points in the last year.
Despite its smaller share, Telefónica continues to lead the fiber optic market with 31.12%, followed by Grupo Win (made up of Wi-Net Telecom S.A.C. and Win Empresas S.A.C.) with 24.58%. The company Wow, with a market share of 18.99%, snatches third place from Claro (12.40%). This is followed by Fiberlux, Fiberlux Tech and Fiberline Peru (2.60%), MiFibra (2.51%) and other companies (7.80%).
DEPLOYMENT OF FIBER OPTICS IN LIMA AND REGIONS
The analysis determined that the largest number of fiber optic connections is in Lima (1,085,823), which represents 53.88% of the total number of fiber optic connections nationwide. Other regions where the deployment of fiber optics has been gaining relevance are: Ica (106,058), Lambayeque (103,142), La Libertad (81,450), Piura (80,520) and Callao (74,492), which together accounted for 22.12% of the total fiber optic connections.
PARTICIPATION OF OPERATORS IN LIMA AND REGIONS
At the end of 2023, Telefónica has the highest number of fiber optic connections in Lima (37.48%), followed closely by Win (37.02%). Meanwhile, Claro is in third place (7.27%), followed by Wow (4.21%), Fiberlux, Fiberlux Tech and Fiberline Peru (3.75%) and other operators (10.27%).
At the regional level, there has been a decline in Telefónica's share, which has been taken advantage of mainly by Wow and Win, which have consolidated their presence outside the capital. For example, Wow leads the share in Ica with 74.22%, followed by Telefonica (12.21%) and Fiberlux, Fiberlux Tech and Fiberline Peru (6.57%). Wow is also the leader in Lambayeque (45.94%), followed by MiFibra (32.16%), followed by Claro (9.66%) and Grupo Win (9.48%). Meanwhile, in the department of La Libertad, Grupo Win has the largest share (30.73%), followed closely by Telefónica (27.84%).
In the Piura region, Win ranks first (23.25%), followed by Telefonica (22.38%) and Wow (21.56%). On the other hand, in Callao, Win leads the participation (42.92%), ahead of Telefónica (38.99%) and Claro (7.30%).
FIXED INTERNET CONNECTIONS
The increased deployment of fiber optics was instrumental in the number of fixed internet connections continuing to grow. As of December 2023, there were a total of 3,540,474 fixed internet connections, which represented an increase of 8% compared to the same period of the previous year.
The analysis showed that, in the last twelve months, fixed internet connections increased by more than 260,000, which reaffirms the importance of this service for work, studies, entertainment, business opportunities, among others, for millions of Peruvians.
PARTICIPATION BY OPERATING COMPANY
As of December 2023, Telefónica reduced its market share by 12.41 percentage points, compared to 2022, which has been taken advantage of by Wow and Grupo Win, which increased their share by 6.49 and 5.13 percentage points, respectively.
Despite this, Telefónica continues to lead this market with a share of 39.46%, followed by Claro (25.32%), Grupo Win (13.99%), Wow (10.81%), among others.
