Latin America

Entel Peru nears its Chilean customer base as postpaid grows

The Peruvian business had 10 million mobile subscribers at the end of June, against 10.2 million in Chile. It added 770,000 subscription customers in Peru over twelve months, while the regulator reports data use concentrated in monthly plans.

Entel Peru had 10 million mobile customers at the end of June 2026, nearly matching the company’s 10.2 million in Chile. The comparison examined by Diario Financiero on September 28 shows how substantial the Peruvian business has become for the group. The two operations do not produce equal revenue: according to figures cited by the newspaper, Peru contributes about 35% of consolidated revenue and Chile about 65%. [1] [2]

The difference also appears in the customer mix. Diario Financiero reports 5.99 million postpaid and 4.03 million prepaid Entel customers in Peru as of June, compared with 8.46 million and 1.78 million respectively in Chile. Postpaid customers pay on a recurring plan; prepaid customers use credit bought in advance. These are June figures for Entel’s customer base, not a fresh September measurement. [1]

Entel reported in August that it had added 770,000 subscription customers in Peru over the twelve months ending in June, growth of 14.8%. It added 396,000 in Chile over the same period. The company links part of its growth to mobile services and says it aims to differentiate through customer experience and its network. Those are company-reported results and intentions; by themselves, they do not establish that every additional customer is more profitable. [2]

A recent measure of usage points in a similar direction but tracks something different. Regulator OSIPTEL said on September 24 that postpaid and controlled monthly plans generated 84.18% of Peru’s mobile internet traffic in the second quarter. Entel accounted for 23.65% of data traffic by operator, behind Claro and Bitel. This is a share of data carried, not a share of subscribers or revenue. Treating those measures as interchangeable would overstate the subsidiary’s commercial position. [3]

Subscription growth matters because regular payments can make an operator’s revenue more predictable, although winning customers can also require discounts and acquisition costs. Diario Financiero reported analysts’ caution about price sensitivity in Peru and whether revenue per user will offset those costs. The next quarterly results can show whether Entel continues to shift toward postpaid and whether that change improves performance. The consulted sources do not yet verify either outcome after June. [1] [2]

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