Time consumers spent on phone drops 30pc in a year
JOHN BURNS
The time spent on phone calls in the Irish telecoms market decreased by
30pc in the final quarter of last year compared with the same period in
2022.
According to a new report from the Commission for Communications
Regulation (ComReg), total voice-traffic minutes decreased by 7.8pc in
the last quarter compared with the previous one.
Calls from mobile phones represent 89pc of the total traffic. Landline
calls make up the rest.
On a monthly basis, an average mobile voice subscriber used 132 minutes,
an annual decrease of almost 5pc; sent 31 texts, which was down 18pc in
a year; and used 13.9GB of data, up almost 4pc.
Total mobile subscriptions increased to 9.7 million, driven by a rise in
contract deals which now represent three quarters of the total, while 5G
subscribers increased to 1.5 million, up 53pc since the fourth quarter
of 2022.
Fixed broadband subscriber lines increased to 1.65 million in the fourth
quarter of last year, up 2.7pc on the same period in 2022.
Of these, nearly 668,000 were fibreto-the-premises (FTTP), where fibre
cables go all the way into a building, the fastest possible delivery.
These represent 40pc of total fixed broadband subscriber lines. This was
up from 31pc a year earlier.
FTTP is the most commonly purchased broadband technology and available
at 62pc of all premises, as measured by Eircodes. Either FTTP or cable
broadband are available at three-quarters of all premises.
Four years ago, in the first quarter of 2020, the number of customers
with FTTP connections was just 180,000, and this represented 12pc of
total fixed broadband subscriptions.
Network operators give ComReg a list of Eircodes associated with each
broadband line. The regulator works out an accurate figure for each
premises by removing incidents of Eircodes being passed by more than one
network.
On a monthly basis, an average residential fixed broadband subscriber
line used 445.1 GB of data, the ComReg quarterly survey found, an
increase of 7.8pc on a year earlier.
Eir continues to have the highest revenue share, retail and wholesale,
in the fixed market at 39pc.
ComReg estimates that the next eight largest operators, which include
Virgin Media, Vodafone, BT Ireland and Sky Ireland, contribute a further
46pc share of total industry revenue.
Irish Independent
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