Mobile subscriptions rise 6.5% as data use surges

Mobile subscriptions climbed 6.5% in November to 133,427, driven largely by gains in the prepaid segment, official statistics show. Fixed‑line subscriptions reached 54,121 and broadband connections 43,779 in November, rises of 1.8% and 2.7% respectively year on year.

For the January–November 2025 period versus the same span in 2024, fixed telephony, mobile telephony and broadband registered positive changes of 2.5%, 6.0% and 2.6%, respectively. Twelve‑month averages stood at 53,711 fixed subscribers (up 2.5%), 130,314 mobile subscribers (up 5.6%) and 43,182 broadband subscribers (up 2.6%).

Usage patterns continued to shift from voice to data. Traditional telephone traffic (minutes, excluding internet) in November totaled 10.82 million, a year‑on‑year fall of 10.5%. Domestic calls accounted for 8.32 million minutes (76.9% of the total), down 2.6%, while international minutes were 2.50 million (23.1%), down 29.4%.

Longer‑term trends show a sustained decline in voice traffic: telephone minutes for the first eleven months of 2025 fell 7.5% versus the same period in 2024, driven by a 1.9% drop in domestic traffic and a 19.5% fall in international traffic. Over the most recent 12 months, total traditional telephone traffic amounted to 135.40 million minutes, a 7.5% decrease; domestic minutes were 97.20 million (71.8% of the total, down about 1.8%) and international minutes 38.19 million (28.2%, down 19.5%).

By contrast, internet traffic continued to grow strongly. In November internet usage reached 14.83 million gigabytes (GB), up 13.2% year on year. National internet traffic was 4.92 million GB (33.2% of the total), rising 28.5%, while international traffic was 9.92 million GB (66.8%), up 6.9%. Mobile internet usage showed particularly rapid growth, increasing 34.7% in November compared with November 2024.

Through the first eleven months of 2025, overall internet traffic rose 8.8% year on year, with national traffic up 7.8%, international up 9.3% and mobile internet traffic up 30.2%. Over the last 12 months, internet traffic totaled 166.68 million GB, an 8.9% increase; national traffic was 50.10 million GB (30.1%, up 7.7%) and international 116.58 million GB (69.9%, up 9.5%), while mobile internet traffic grew roughly 29–30% versus the prior period.

The data underline a clear shift in consumer behaviour: continued growth in subscriptions and data consumption, particularly via mobile, alongside a steady decline in traditional voice usage.