More Filipinos have embraced the digital lifestyle using connectivity for work, education, entertainment, health, socializing, banking, and online shopping. Ongoing network upgrades to 4G LTE coupled with efforts to expand 5G in the country are helping drive the adoption of mobile data by giving internet access to more people.
In Globe’s case, mobile data already accounted for 73 percent of its mobile revenues in the first half of 2021, from 69 percent in the same period last year. Likewise, the company’s total mobile subscriber base grew by 2 percent to 81.7 million.
Globe said the figures are consistent with the recent study conducted by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company in the UK, which said that total mobile services revenue in the Philippines would hit US$5.4 billion by 2026 from the expected US$4.1 billion this year. This represents a cumulative annual growth rate of 5.6 percent over the next five years due to the increasing adoption of mobile data.
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“4G subscriptions will surpass 3G in 2021, driven by the ongoing 4G/LTE network expansions and increase in the availability of 4G-enabled smartphones,” GlobalData telecom analyst Harika Damidi said.
4G LTE offers higher bandwidth and improved network responsiveness than 3G, which means lower latency, higher network capacity, backward compatibility, and future-proofing. On the other hand, 5G even provides faster connectivity and download speeds than 4G. It also offers ultra-low latency, greater bandwidth, superior network reliability, and the ability to connect to more devices.
