Digi añade 605.000 líneas móviles hasta junio y su cuota roza ya el 13%

Digi's mobile network grew by 605,000 subscribers by June, reaching a 13% market share, according to the latest figures from the CNMC. The company ended the first half of the year with 7.99 million mobile lines, marking an 8.2% increase compared to the previous year's figure. This substantial growth surpasses the absolute mobile line gains of Vodafone, which ended June with 11.83 million mobile lines - a 1.5% increase year-on-year, totaling 175,024 more customers.

Movistar also experienced a modest growth of 0.34% during the same period, with 56,843 new subscribers, reaching a total of 16.59 million lines.

On the flip side, Masorange saw a decline in mobile lines by 1.26% during the first six months, dropping from 25.65 million to 25.34 million, while the virtual mobile operators (OMV) lost 275,531 customers, a 19% decrease, bringing their total to 1.17 million lines. Despite the decline in the first half of the year, Masorange maintains the largest share of the mobile market in Spain at 40.57%, a slight improvement from the 41.24% it held at the end of the previous year.

Following Masorange is Movistar at 26.24%, and Vodafone at 18.71% at the end of the June. However, Digi outpaced the competition, securing the 12.63% market share by the end of the June, a one percent point increase from the previous year. The remaining virtual mobile operators collectively held a 1.86% share of the market by the end of June.

Mobile line churns in June totalled 498,234, slightly higher than the previous month. Digi managed a net gain of 35,987 lines, while Movistar added 21,798 lines. Masorange experienced a negative balance of 40,297, Vodafone lost 10,662 lines, and the OMV sector recorded a loss of 6,826 lines.