Globe Telecom Inc. has regained growth momentum in mobile business given the improved mobility and the continuing economic recovery.
Darius Delgado, Globe consumer mobile business head, said in a statement, growth was driven by its prepaid brands, including GOMO, which utilizes data as currency and is geared towards those who heavily use mobile data over traditional voice and SMS services.
“We will continue to stay the course and differentiate in the market, while still maintaining competitiveness in terms of connectivity because connectivity has become hygienic. We will also sustain investments in the mobile network to maintain consistency scores that lead in the market, which we’ve seen happen in the first quarter,” Delgado said.
Globe has posted record-breaking quarterly mobile data revenue of P20.8 billion as pandemic restrictions ease and mobility increases.It was the first time the company’s mobile data revenue reached the P20-billion mark in a quarter.
Mobile data now accounts for 78 percent of mobile revenues, from 73 percent a year ago.
With increased digitalization, Filipinos have turned to mobile data over traditional voice and SMS services.
Globe mobile traffic soared by 27 percent to 1,058 petabytes from January to March this year, up from 836 petabytes in the same period last year— also a new quarterly record.
Mobile data monthly Average Revenue Per User grew to 9.4 gigabytes per month, 22 percent more than full-year 2021 and 5 percent more than last quarter. – Myla Iglesias
