Peru Telecoms Market Report

Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Last updated: 29 Jan 2025 Update History

Report Status: Current

Report Pages: 236

Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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Summary
Table Of Contents

Government support improves LTE availability in Peru’s rural areas

Revenue from Peru’s telecom sector quickly recovered from the downturn caused by the pandemic in 2020, though this was inconsistent, with revenue having fallen 2.5% in 2023, year-on-year. However, investment in network infrastructure increased 5.3% in the year. Investment has mainly been focused on rolling out fibre infrastructure for fixed broadband services, and on expanding the reach of LTE to rural areas.

Mobile services based on 5G are underdeveloped, with less than 2% of the nation’s 1,891 districts being covered. This is largely due to the existing capacity of LTE networks being able to satisfy the data requirements of subscribers. The main telcos have also taken the Non-Standalp0ne path for 5G, meaning that such services are based on LTE networks. To address this, the telecom regulator in August 2024 issued a decree to assign spectrum directly to licensees’ based on their commitments to provide standalone 5G coverage in underserved rural areas and along national highways. Spectrum to be made available later in 2025 includes 300MHz in the 3.3-3.4GHz and 3.6-3.8GHz bands as well as 800MHz in the 25.9-26.7GHz band, with concessions to be valid for 20 years.

Key developments:

Linzor Capital Partners acquires the residential fibre provider Wi-Net Telecom from Grupo ON.
Cirion nears completion of its second carrier-neutral data centre in Peru.
KKR Group’s plans to set up Peru’s nationwide open access fibre network provider fails.
Amazon’s Project Kuiper enters into an agreement to offer LEO satellite services for Peru.
ZTE completes an FttP network for Bitel Peru covering some 100,000 premises across 204 regions.
Global Fiber Peru builds a fibre network in the Amazon river to connect over 500,000 people in more than 400 communities.
Report includes the regulator's market data reports to September 2024, telcos' financial and operating data updates to Q3 2024, updated Telecom Maturity Index charts and analyses, recent market developments.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Telefónica del Perú (Movistar), América Móvil (Claro Perú), Americatel Perú (Entel), Viettel Peru (Bitel), Gilat To Home Perú, Flash Mobile, Cuy Móvil, Fibertel

Key statistics
Regional Latin America Market Comparison

Market characteristics
Market Leaders
Market Challengers
Market Emergents
TMI versus GDP
Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration

Country overview
Telecommunications market
Regulatory environment

Historical overview
Regulatory authorities

Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC)
Osiptel

Fixed-line developments

Telecommunications Investment Fund (FITEL)
National Telecommunications Program (PRONATEL)
Interconnect
Access
Number Portability (NP)
Single concession regime

Mobile network developments

Spectrum
SIM card registration
Roaming
Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
Mobile Termination Rate (MTR)

Mobile market

Mobile statistics
Mobile infrastructure

5G
4G (LTE)
3G
GSM
Other infrastructure developments
Mobile data
Mobile broadband

Mobile content and applications

m-commerce

Major mobile operators

Movistar Perú (Telefónica Móviles Perú)
Claro Perú (América Móvil)
Entel Perú
Viettel Peru (Bitel)
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)

Fixed-line broadband market

Market analysis and statistics
Government initiatives
Hybrid fibre coax (HFC) networks
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks
Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
Other fixed broadband services

WiMAX/Wi-Fi
Satellite broadband

Digital economy

Internet of Things
E-Government
E-Learning
e-Commerce

Fixed network operators

Movistar Perú (Telefónica)
Claro Perú (América Móvil)
Americatel Perú (Entel)
Gilat To Home Perú (GHP)

Telecommunications infrastructure

National telecom network

Wireless Local Loop (WLL)

Data centres
International infrastructure

Submarine cable networks
Satellite networks

Appendix – Historic data
Glossary of abbreviations
Related reports

List of Tables

Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities – Peru – 2025 (e)
Table 2 – Evolution of GDP in Peru – 2012 – 2025
Table 4 – Development of telecom investment and revenue (S/. billion) – 2012 – 2023
Table 5 – Development of telecom investment by main provider (S/. million) – 2012 – 2023
Table 6 – Change in telecom service connections, by type (million) – 2012 – 2024
Table 7 – Percentage of households with access to ICT services – 2012 – 2023
Table 8 – Change in interconnection revenue – 2013 – 2021
Table 9 – Change in the number of annual fixed number portings – 2014 – 2024
Table 10 – Accumulated mobile number portings by operator – July 2014 – December 2024
Table 11 – Change in the number of annual mobile number portings – 2014 – 2024
Table 12 – Change in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Table 14 – Development of mobile voice traffic – 2012 – 2024
Table 15 – Development of prepaid and postpaid mobile voice traffic (million minutes) – 2013 – 2024
Table 16 – Development of prepaid and postpaid mobile voice traffic (million minutes)– 2013 – 2024
Table 17 – Mobile market share of subscribers by operator – 2012 – 2024
Table 18 – Change in the number of mobile prepaid/postpaid subscribers (million) – 2012 – 2024
Table 19 – Change in SMS traffic – 2012 – 2024
Table 20 – Change in MMS traffic – 2012 – 2022
Table 21 – Increase in mobile data traffic – 2014 – 2024
Table 22 – Increase in average mobile internet traffic per subscriber – 2014 – 2024
Table 23 – Change in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Table 24 – Change in the number of Movistar Peru’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Table 25 – Development of Movistar Peru’s mobile revenue (S/. million)– 2018 – 2024
Table 26 – Development of Movistar Peru’s mobile revenue (€ million) – 2012 – 2024
Table 27 – Change in the number of Claro Peru’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Table 28 – Change in the number of Claro Peru’s prepaid and contract mobile subscribers (million) – 2013 – 2024
Table 29 – Development of Claro Peru’s mobile revenue (S/. million) – 2012 – 2024
Table 30 – Claro Peru’s mobile ARPU – 2012 – 2024
Table 31 – Growth in the number of Entel Peru’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Table 32 – Change in the number of Entel Peru’s prepaid and contract mobile subscribers (million) – 2013 – 2024
Table 33 – Development of Entel Peru’s revenue (Ch$) – 2013 – 2024
Table 35 – Change in the number of Viettel Peru’s mobile subscribers – 2014 – 2024
Table 36 – Change in the number of Flash Mobile’s mobile subscribers – 2016 – 2024
Table 37 – Change in the number of Guinea Mobile’s mobile subscribers – 2019 – 2024
Table 38 – Change in the market share of fixed broadband connections by technology – 2012 – 2024
Table 39 – Change in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Table 40 – Change in fixed internet revenue – 2013 – 2023
Table 41 – Change in the share of fixed broadband subscribers by operator – 2012 – 2024
Table 42 – Change in the number of Movistar Peru’s broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Table 43 – Change in the number of cable broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Table 44 – Decline in the number of DSL subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Table 45 – Change in the number of Movistar Peru’s fibre subscribers – 2022 – 2024
Table 46 – Change in the number of Entel Peru’s broadband subscribers by platform – 2023 – 2024
Table 47 – Increase in the number of fibre broadband subscribers – 2016 – 2024
Table 48 – WiMAX broadband subscribers – 2010 – 2024
Table 49 – Other fixed and fixed-wireless broadband subscribers – 2016 – 2024
Table 50 – Operator market share of fixed lines in service – 2012 – 2024
Table 51 – Development of Movistar’s financial data by service (S/. million) – 2012 – 2024
Table 52 – Development of Movistar Peru’s financial data (€ million) – 2012 – 2024
Table 53 – Decline in the number of Movistar Peru’s fixed-line accesses – 2012 – 2024
Table 54 – Change in the number of Claro Peru’s fixed-line RGUs – 2012 – 2024
Table 55 – Development of Claro Peru’s fixed-line revenue – 2012 – 2024
Table 56 – Development of Americatel Peru’s revenue – 2012 – 2023
Table 57 – Development of Americatel Peru’s revenue ($ million) – 2013 – 2024
Table 58 – Change in the number of Americatel Peru’s fixed lines – 2012 – 2024
Table 59 – Decline in the number of fixed-lines in service and teledensity – 2012 – 2027
Table 60 – Change in fixed voice revenue – 2013 – 2023
Table 61 – Fixed wireless lines in service – 2012 – 2024
Table 62 – International bandwidth is usage – 2011 – 2017
Table 63 – Historic - Evolution of GDP in Peru – 2000 – 2011
Table 64 – Historic - GDP and telecom revenue (S/.) – 2006 – 2011
Table 65 – Historic - Fixed and mobile market share of connections – 1997 – 2011
Table 66 – Historic - Operator concessions by service – 2007 – 2015
Table 67 – Historic - Telecommunications sector investment – 2010 – 2015
Table 68 – Historic - Telecommunications revenue – 2001 – 2015
Table 69 – Historic - Change in telecom service connections, by type – 1997 – 2011
Table 70 – Historic - Fixed lines in service - operator market share – 2001 – 2011
Table 71 – Historic - Movistar - fixed-line accesses – 2001 – 2011
Table 72 – Historic - Claro - fixed line RGUs – 2001 – 2011
Table 73 – Historic - Americatel Peru fixed lines – 2002 – 2011
Table 74 – Historic - Fixed-line subscriptions – 2001 – 2011
Table 75 – Historic - Fixed broadband market share by operator – 2007 – 2011
Table 76 – Historic - International bandwidth – 2000 – 2011
Table 77 – Historic - Internet users and user penetration rate – 1997 – 2011
Table 78 – Historic - Broadband subscribers and penetration rates – 1999 – 2011
Table 79 – Historic - Fixed broadband technologies - market share – 2000 – 2011
Table 80 – Historic - Cable modem subscribers – 2000 – 2011
Table 81 – Historic - DSL subscribers – 2000 – 2011
Table 82 – Historic - Telefónica broadband subscribers – 2005 – 2011
Table 83 – Historic - Satellite broadband subscribers – 2010 – 2016
Table 84 – Historic - Mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1997 – 2011
Table 85 – Historic - Mobile market share by operator – 2001 – 2011
Table 86 – Historic - Mobile prepaid/postpaid subscribers – 2004 – 2011
Table 87 – Historic - SMS traffic – 2004 – 2011
Table 88 – Historic - MMS traffic – 2004 – 2011
Table 89 – Historic - Movistar Peru - mobile subscribers – 2001 – 2011
Table 90 – Historic - Claro Peru - mobile subscribers – 2001 – 2011
Table 91 – Historic - Entel Peru mobile subscribers – 2001 – 2011
Table 92 – Historic - Development of GDP – 2010 – 2015
Table 93 – Historic - Fixed wireless lines in service – 2008 – 2011
Table 94 – Historic - Development of Movistar Peru’s mobile revenue (€ million) – 2009 – 2011
Table 95 – Historic - Development of Movistar’s financial data by service (S/. million) – 2009 – 2011
Table 96 – Historic - Development of Movistar Peru’s financial data (€ million) – 2009 – 2011
Table 97 – Historic - Development of Claro Peru’s fixed-line revenue – 2009 – 2011
Table 98 – Historic - Development of Americatel Peru’s revenue (S/.) – 2009 – 2011

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Latin America Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Leaders
Chart 2 – Latin America Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Challengers
Chart 3 – Latin America Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Emergents
Chart 4 – Latin America - Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per capita
Chart 5 – Latin America – Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 6 – South America mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 7 – Central America – mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 8 – South America – Fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 9 – Central America – Fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 10 – Change in the share of fixed and mobile connections - 2012 - 2024
Chart 11 – Development of telecom investment and revenue – 2012 – 2023
Chart 12 – Development of telecom investment by main provider – 2012 – 2023
Chart 13 – Change in telecom service connections, by type – 2012 – 2024
Chart 14 – Percentage of households with access to ICT services – 2015 – 2023
Chart 15 – Change in interconnection revenue – 2013 – 2021
Chart 16 – Change in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Chart 17 – Change in mobile market revenue – 2013 – 2023
Chart 18 – Mobile market share of subscribers by operator – 2012 – 2024
Chart 19 – Change in the number of mobile prepaid/postpaid subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Chart 20 – Change in SMS traffic – 2012 – 2024
Chart 21 – Change in MMS traffic – 2012 – 2022
Chart 22 – Increase in mobile data traffic – 2014 – 2024
Chart 23 – Increase in average mobile internet traffic per subscriber – 2014 – 2024
Chart 24 – Change in the number of active mobile broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Chart 25 – Change in the number of Movistar Peru’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Chart 26 – Development of Movistar Peru’s mobile revenue – 2018 – 2024
Chart 27 – Development of Movistar Peru’s mobile revenue (€) – 2012 – 2024
Chart 28 – Change in the number of Claro Peru’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Chart 29 – Change in the number of Claro Peru’s prepaid and contract mobile subscribers – 2013 – 2024
Chart 30 – Development of Claro Peru’s mobile revenue – 2012 – 2024
Chart 31 – Claro Peru’s mobile ARPU – 2012 – 2024
Chart 32 – Growth in the number of Entel Peru’s mobile subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Chart 33 – Change in the number of Entel Peru’s prepaid and contract mobile subscribers – 2013 – 2024
Chart 34 – Development of Entel Peru’s revenue (Ch$) – 2013 – 2024
Chart 35 – Entel Peru mobile ARPU – 2015 – 2024
Chart 36 – Change in the number of Viettel Peru’s mobile subscribers – 2014 – 2024
Chart 37 – Change in the market share of fixed broadband connections by technology – 2012 – 2024
Chart 38 – Change in the number of fixed-line broadband subscribers and penetration – 2012 – 2027
Chart 39 – Change in fixed internet revenue – 2013 – 2023
Chart 40 – Change in the share of fixed broadband subscribers by operator – 2012 – 2024
Chart 41 – Change in the number of Movistar Peru’s broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Chart 42 – Change in the number of cable broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Chart 43 – Decline in the number of DSL subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Chart 44 – Increase in the number of fibre broadband subscribers – 2016 – 2024
Chart 45 – Other fixed and fixed-wireless broadband subscribers – 2012 – 2024
Chart 46 – Operator market share of fixed lines in service – 2012 – 2024
Chart 47 – Development of Movistar’s financial data by service – 2012 – 2024
Chart 48 – Development of Movistar Peru’s financial data (€) – 2012 – 2022
Chart 49 – Decline in the number of Movistar Peru’s fixed-line accesses – 2012 – 2024
Chart 50 – Change in the number of Claro Peru’s fixed-line RGUs – 2012 – 2024
Chart 51 – Development of Claro Peru’s fixed-line revenue – 2012 – 2024
Chart 52 – Development of Americatel Peru’s revenue – 2012 – 2023
Chart 53 – Development of Americatel Peru’s revenue – 2013 – 2024
Chart 54 – Change in the number of Americatel Peru’s fixed lines – 2012 – 2024
Chart 55 – Decline in the number of fixed-lines in service and teledensity – 2012 – 2027
Chart 56 – Change in fixed voice revenue – 2013 – 2023
Chart 57 – Fixed wireless lines in service – 2012 – 2024

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 – Map of Telecom Maturity Index global ranking among countries in Latin America
Exhibit 2 – Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 3 – Latin America – Market Leaders and market developments
Exhibit 4 – Latin America – Market Challengers and market developments
Exhibit 5 – Latin America – Market Emergents and market developments
Exhibit 7 – Spectrum allocations by operator
Exhibit 8 – 3.4-3.6GHz spectrum allocations by operator for 5G – April 2023

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Peru Telecoms Market Report

Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Purchase this Report

Government support improves LTE availability in Peru’s rural areas

Key developments:

Companies mentioned in this report:

Key statistics

Regional Latin America Market Comparison

Country overview

Telecommunications market

Regulatory environment

Mobile market

Fixed-line broadband market

Digital economy

Fixed network operators

Telecommunications infrastructure

Appendix – Historic data

Glossary of abbreviations

Related reports

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Share this Report

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