Fewer operators capitalised on pricing power to deliver “more for more”

Tefficient's Christmas tree graph showing the year-on-year development both in mobile data usage per subscription and ARPU (average revenue per user)

In Tefficient’s 42nd public analysis of mobile data trends, 123 operators are ranked based on metrics like average data usage per subscription, total data traffic, and revenue per gigabyte.

In 2023, 93% of operators experienced growth in data usage per subscription, with 71% of them successfully converting this into higher ARPU.

This trend continued into the first half of 2024, where 95% of operators saw increased data usage, and 69% managed to translate this rise into ARPU growth.

“…a reduced ability to leverage pricing power”

Compared to last year’s analysis, a lower proportion of operators were able to turn rising data usage into ARPU increases, indicating a reduced ability to leverage pricing power.

This analysis is sponsored by DNA. Read their press release here.