Chile more than triples 4G connections
4G mobile connections in Chile reached 3mn in March this year, up 243% compared to the same month in 2015 and boosted by the entrance of new competitors, the transport and telecommunications ministry (MTT) said in a statement.
4G connections represented 28.7% of mobile internet connections (3G and 4G), which reached 10.6mn in March; and 22.8% of total fixed and mobile connections (13.4mn).
The big three operators – Entel, Movistar and Claro – accounted for 94% of total 3G and 4G users. WOM, which launched in the market a year ago after acquiring the former operations of Nextel has seen a growth rate of 300.2% in that period.
Last month, the market recorded a historic high in number ports since the introduction of the system at the beginning of 2012, with 265,331 numbers ported.
Internet penetration has reached 73.8% compared to 52.2% at the beginning of 2014.
Fixed line internet connections reached 2.74mn, up 7.3% year on year. Of those, 87.6% were residential connections and the remainder, commercial.
MOBILE PENETRATION
Mobile telephony reached a penetration rate of 127% with 34.3% postpaid.
Fixed telephony lines fell 1% for a penetration of 18.8%, while international voice traffic continued to decline, impacted by the use internet-based voice applications such as Skype and WhatsApp.
PAY TV
Pay TV penetration reached 53.5% of homes with satellite subscriptions accounting for 51.2% of the total.
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