Vodafone Romania had 9,368,604 total customers (mobile, fixed voice and machine to machine) at end-September 2016, representing an increase of 314,794 users as compared to same period of last year, according to the key performance indicators for Q3, as reported Tuesday by Vodafone Group Plc. Out of the total number of customers, 8,683,351 were mobile customers.
“Our focus on providing innovative and best in class services translates into a continuous increase of our users’ base. The customers’ appetite for video content is proven by a 102.5 percent increase of data usage and a 5.5 percentage points growth of smartphone penetration for the quarter ended on September 30th. These results were also driven by the recent launch of Supernet 4G+ and of 4GTV+ service, that enable our users to enjoy their favorite video content anytime, anywhere and to live the best HD video experience,” Ravinder Takkar, President & CEO Vodafone Romania, stated in a press release.
Vodafone Romania’s Mobile ARPU reached EUR 6.2 over the three months ended on September 30th, 2016.
Data usage increased by 102.5 percent in the quoted period, in a yoy comparison, driven also by the higher smartphone penetration that increased by 5.5 percentage points in the quarter ended September 30th, 2016, compared to the same period of last year
Service revenues in Q3 reached EUR 179.2 million, increasing by 3.6 percent, compared to same period last year, on an organic basis.
Mobile postpaid customers represented 41 percent, and prepaid customers 59 percent of the total mobile base. Mobile prepaid base as a percentage of total mobile base increased by 0.6 percentage points as compared to the previous quarter.