Philippines Telecoms Market Report

Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Publication Date: June 2026

Report Pages: 168

Analyst: Henry Lancaster

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Summary
Table Of Contents

Telcos gaining interest in the Philippines as a regional submarine cable hub

The major telcos in the Philippines have seen steady revenue growth in recent years. Despite a challenging business environment in 2024, PLDT reported a 3.2% increase in service revenue in the year , while service revenue in the first half of 2025 increased 2.7%, year-on-year. For its part, Globe telecom reported a 4% increase in mobile service revenue in 2024 though revenue fell 2% in the first half of 2025. Mobile data accounted for 86% of total mobile service revenue in the period, supported by a greater use of 5G services.

PLDT and Globe Telecom have maintained their dominance of the Philippines telecom market, despite their duopoly status having been removed by the government in 2017. The new entrant DITO Telecommunity became the third national operator, and though there were delays in its launch schedule the telco has still managed to secure about 10% of the mobile market by subscribers. NOW Telecom also gained a licence in 2020 and though it claimed to be the fourth operator in effect it lacked the spectrum and financial resources to compete effectively. Running up debts to the regulator and having failed to use its spectrum as per its licence conditions, the company had its mobile licence rescinded in April 2025.

The mobile sector remains the Philippines’ primary market for telecommunications. The unique terrain and resulting challenges associated with accessing remote parts of the archipelago means that in many areas fixed networks are neither cost-effective nor logistically viable. To address the lack of services in remote areas, Globe Telecom in June 2025 demonstrated a mobile satellite service with Lynk Global.

Key Developments

Government considers extending partnership with Tata Group for investments in IT to strengthen the Philippines’ digital transformation program.
Globe Telecom demonstrates a mobile satellite service to help connect remote areas of the country.
NOW Telecom has its mobile licence revoked.
Bifrost submarine cable linking the Philippines to the US is declared ready for service.
New legislation encourages market entry for broadband and data services providers.
Globe Telecom completes sale of 6,945 mobile towers.
PLDT completes two links connecting to the Apricot cable system and increases its international bandwidth capacity to more than 140Tb/s.
Report update includes the regulator’s market data updates, telcos’ data to Q2 2025, updated Telecom Maturity Index charts and analyses, recent market developments.

Key companies mentioned in this report:

PLDT, Smart Communications, Globe Telecom, DITO Telecommunity, NOW Telecom, Huawei, Nokia, Alibaba Cloud

Key statistics
Regional Asia market comparison

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

Telecommunications market

Market overview

Regulatory environment

Regulatory authority

Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT)
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)

Fixed-line developments

Interconnection
Foreign ownership rules
Access
Philippines Digital Infrastructure Project

Mobile network developments

SIM registration
Mobile spectrum
Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
Network sharing

Mobile market

Major mobile operators

Smart Communications
Globe Telecom
NOW Telecom
DITO Telecommunity

Mobile infrastructure

5G
4G / LTE
Mobile satellite
M-payments

Mobile broadband

Fixed broadband market

Fixed broadband statistics
Fixed broadband service providers

PLDT
Globe Telecom

Fixed broadband technologies

Fibre-to-the-Premises (FttP) networks
Wi-Fi

Fixed network market

Fixed network operators

PLDT
Globe Telecom

Telecommunications infrastructure

National telecom network

National Broadband Network (NBN)
Internet Exchange Points (IXPs)

International infrastructure

Submarine
International gateway facilities (IGFs)
Satellite systems

Data Centres

Data centre providers

Appendix – Historic data
Glossary of abbreviations
Related reports

List of Tables

Table 1 – Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities – 2026 (e)
Table 2 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2013 – 2028
Table 3 – Change in the number of mobile subscribers by major operator (million) – 2013 – 2025
Table 4 – Relative mobile subscriber market share by major operators – 2013 – 2025
Table 5 – Change in the total number of PLDT’s mobile subscribers – 2011 – 2025
Table 6 – Change in the number of PLDT’s mobile subscribers by type – 2020 – 2025
Table 7 – Growth in the number of Smart’s mobile subscribers by category (million) – 2009 – 2025
Table 8– Growth in the number of Sun Cellular’s mobile subscribers by category (million) – 2011 – 2022
Table 9 – Change in the number of TNT’s mobile subscribers – 2009 – 2025
Table 10 – Development of Smart’s mobile ARPU by category (PhP/subscriber/month) – 2009 – 2025
Table 11 – Development of Sun Cellular’s mobile ARPU by category (PhP/subscriber/month) – 2011 – 2022
Table 12 – Change in TNT’s mobile ARPU – 2009 – 2025
Table 13 – Development of PLDT’s mobile revenue by type (PhP million) – 2020 – 2025
Table 14 – Change in the number of Globe Telecom’s mobile subscribers by type (million) – 2011 – 2025
Table 15 – Globe Telecom’s prepaid mobile subscribers by brand (million) – 2012 – 2025
Table 16 – Development of Globe Telecom’s mobile ARPU by segment (PhP/subscriber/month) – 2013 – 2022
Table 17 – Development of Globe Telecom’s mobile revenue by service (PhP million) – 2012 – 2025
Table 20 – Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration – 2013 – 2028
Table 21 – Growth in the number of PLDT’s fixed broadband subscribers – 2011 – 2025
Table 22 – Change in PLDT’s fixed broadband ARPU – 2012 – 2022
Table 24 – Growth in the number of Globe Telecom’s fixed and fixed wireless broadband subscribers (million) – 2011 – 2025
Table 25 – Increase in PLDT’s domestic fibre network length – 2017 – 2022
Table 26 – Increase in the number of PLDT FttP premises (million) – 2017 – 2024
Table 29 – Development of PLDT’s fixed-line revenue by type (PhP million) – 2020 – 2025
Table 32 – Change in the number of PLDT’s fixed-line subscribers – 2011 – 2025
Table 34 – Development of Globe Telecom’s service revenue by type (PhP million) – 2012 – 2025
Table 35 – Growth in the number of Globe Telecom’s fixed-line voice subscribers – 2011 – 2020
Table 36 – Change in the number of fixed lines and penetration – 2013 – 2028
Table 37 – Historic - Total mobile subscribers and penetration rate – 1995 – 2012
Table 38 – Historic - Mobile services revenue – 2006 – 2014
Table 39 – Historic - Globe Telecom mobile subscribers – 2001 – 2010
Table 40 – Historic - Fixed broadband subscribers and penetration – 2007 – 2010
Table 41 – Historic - Internet users and penetration – 2007 – 2016
Table 42 – Historic - PLDT broadband subscribers – 2005 – 2010
Table 43 – Historic - PLDT fixed-line subscribers – 2001 – 2010
Table 44 – Historic - PLDT’s mobile subscribers – 2006 – 2012
Table 45 – Historic - Growth in the number of PLDT’s fixed-line broadband subscribers – 2008 – 2010
Table 46 – Historic - Globe Telecom fixed-line subscribers – 2002 – 2012
Table 47 – Historic - Fixed lines in service and penetration – 1995 – 2012
Table 48 – Historic - Growth in the number of Globe Telecom’s broadband subscribers – 2007 – 2012
Table 49 – Historic - Development of PLDT’s Group capex – 2008 – 2012

List of Charts

Chart 1 – Asia Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Leaders
Chart 2 – Asia Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Challengers
Chart 3 – Asia Telecoms Maturity Index – Market Emergents
Chart 4 – Asia – Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per capita
Chart 5 – Asia – Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 6 – South East Asia – Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 7 – South East Asia – Fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 8 – Growth in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration – 2013 – 2028
Chart 9 – Change in the number of mobile subscribers by major operator – 2013 – 2025
Chart 10 – Mobile subscriber market share by major operators – 2013 – 2025
Chart 11 – Change in the total number of PLDT’s mobile subscribers – 2011 – 2025
Chart 12 – Change in the number of PLDT’s mobile subscribers by type – 2020 – 2025
Chart 13 – Growth in the number of Smart’s mobile subscribers by category – 2009 – 2025
Chart 14 – Growth in the number of Sun Cellular’s mobile subscribers by category – 2011 – 2022
Chart 15 – Change in the number of TNT’s mobile subscribers – 2009 – 2025
Chart 16 – Development of Smart’s mobile ARPU by category – 2009 – 2025
Chart 17 – Development of Sun Cellular’s mobile ARPU by category – 2011 – 2022
Chart 18 – Change in TNT’s mobile ARPU – 2009 – 2025
Chart 19 – Development of PLDT’s mobile revenue by type – 2020 – 2025
Chart 20 – Change in the number of Globe Telecom’s mobile subscribers by type – 2014 – 2025
Chart 21 – Globe Telecom’s prepaid mobile subscribers by brand – 2014 – 2025
Chart 22 – Development of Globe Telecom’s mobile ARPU by segment – 2013 – 2025
Chart 23 – Development of Globe Telecom’s mobile revenue by service – 2014 – 2025
Chart 25 – Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration – 2013 – 2028
Chart 26 – Growth in the number of PLDT’s fixed broadband subscribers – 2011 – 2025
Chart 27 – Change in PLDT’s fixed broadband ARPU – 2012 – 2022
Chart 28 – Development of PLDT’s fixed broadband revenue by type – 2020 – 2025
Chart 29 – Growth in the number of Globe Telecom’s fixed and fixed wireless broadband subscribers – 2016 – 2025
Chart 30 – Increase in PLDT’s domestic fibre network length – 2017 – 2022
Chart 31 – Increase in the number of PLDT FttP premises – 2017 – 2024
Chart 36 – Change in the number of PLDT’s fixed-line subscribers – 2011 – 2025
Chart 39 – Growth in the number of Globe Telecom’s fixed-line voice subscribers – 2011 – 2020
Chart 40 – Change in the number of fixed lines and penetration – 2013 – 2028

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 – Map of Telecom Maturity Index global ranking among countries in Asia
Exhibit 2 – Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 3 – Asia – Market Leaders and market developments
Exhibit 4 – Asia – Market Challengers and market developments
Exhibit 5 – Asia – Market Emergents and market developments
Exhibit 6 – PLDT’s mobile licenses by technology
Exhibit 7 – Major submarine cables with landing points in the Philippines
Exhibit 8 – Philippines’ data centre providers and specifications

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Philippines Telecoms Market Report

Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

Purchase this Report

Telcos gaining interest in the Philippines as a regional submarine cable hub

Key Developments

Key companies mentioned in this report:

Key statistics

Regional Asia market comparison

Telecommunications market

Regulatory environment

Mobile market

Fixed broadband market

Fixed network market

Telecommunications infrastructure

Appendix – Historic data

Glossary of abbreviations

Related reports

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Share this Report

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Research Methodology

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