Globe Telecom Inc. said Wednesday it expects a continuing uptrend in mobile use as more Filipinos regain mobility amid easing pandemic restrictions.
“We registered encouraging growth in data traffic in 2021, and we see this sustained this year as more people are now going back out for work, school and leisure,” Globe consumer mobile business head Darius Delgado said.
Globe logged soaring mobile data traffic at 3,733 petabytes in 2021, a 48-percent year-on-year growth from 2,517 petabytes in 2020.
The company also posted record mobile data revenues of P77.8 billion by end-2021, up from P72.4 billion in 2020, with digital acceleration driven by connectivity needs in the pandemic. In 2021, Globe mobile data accounted for 75 percent of mobile revenues, up from 70 percent a year earlier.
Delgado said Globe’s network is ready to support the rising demand for mobile connectivity, with aggressive builds backed by capital expenditure of P89 billion this year.