The company registered 8.596 million customers at the end of September 2011 and 9.804 million customers at the end of 2010.
Vodafone Romania CEO Iñaki Berroeta said the number of prepaid cards is significantly lower, as a result of discontinuing the free distribution of SIMs, an activity which boosts the company’s customer base artificially.
Mobile ARPU (Average Revenue per User) increased to EUR7.3 for the quarter ended December 31, 2011 (the third quarter of the 2011-2012 fiscal year), compared to EUR7.2 in the interval July-September 2011, and EUR6.2 in the corresponding period in 2010. Thus, the ARPU indicator rose 9.3% in the quarter ended December 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010, according to the press release.
On December 31, 2011, contract subscribers accounted for 41% and prepaid for 59% of Vodafone Romania’s total customer base.
On the mobile data side, there is a strong growth on both user number and revenue. Mobile Internet customers grew by 77% quarter to quarter and by 75% year on year. In addition, mobile internet revenues increased by 33% quarter to quarter, and by 58% year on year, the press release also reads.
Vodafone Romania is a subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc.. Vodafone is one of the world’s largest mobile communications companies by revenue, with approximately 398 million customers in its controlled and jointly controlled markets as at 31 December 2011. Vodafone currently has equity interests in over 30 countries across five continents and more than 40 partner networks worldwide.