Mobile revenue in LatAm at $63.6bn
April 20, 2018
Although the total installed base of mobile lines is decreasing in Latin America, most of the key indicators like revenues, postpaid and 4G of the market are progressing.
According to Dataxis, the mobile installed base is 685.7 million, representing a decrease of 0.5 per cent since 2016 and the figures deduce a penetration over population of 108.7 per cent.
A clearest perspective about the market evolution is given by revenues which reached $63.6 billion, an increase of 3.5 per cent since 2016. Although it pushed up the mobile monthly ARPU, it is still very low standing at $7.70.
On the other hand, the postpaid clients are gaining share and reached 26.7 per cent of the total lines. Moreover, 4G lines also show a quick progress and already totalised 33.7 per cent of the lines. América Móvil is the leader of the market with 34.2 per cent of the mobile lines, followed by Telefónica with 27.3 per cent.