The mobile Internet market continued to grow dynamically in 2014. The number of mobile Internet users increased by 16.7%, while the mobile Internet access penetration rate rose to 33.4%, IPN has learned from the ICT regulator (ANRCETI).
According to the information furnished by the three providers of public mobile communications networks and services (Orange Moldova, Moldcell, and Moldtelecom), the Internet traffic at wireless access points grew by 37% to over 28.8 million GB. A user that accessed mobile Internet through the telephone/smartphone consumed 132 MB of traffic on average a month, while a user that accessed mobile Internet through modems/cards/USB (dedicated mobile Internet) used over 8.5 GB of traffic a month.
The revenues from the sale of mobile Internet access services last year increased by 18.2% to about 482.2 million lei. On December 31, 2014, the three providers had the following market shares by turnover: Orange Moldova – 60.1%, Moldcell – 22%, while Moldtelecom – 17.9%.
