Luxembourg is always faster | Luxembourg word
« The sector for telecommunications continued its growth dynamics and recorded a significant growth in 2024, » wrote the Luxembourgeois de Régulation Institut in a press release and publishes the annual report 2024. The overall income of the telecommunications companies in Luxembourg was 627.1 million euros last year. five percent compared to the previous year. « This has been the strongest growth for several years, » said the institute.
The use of mobile data almost doubled
With sales of 316 million euros, mobile phone services continue to make the largest contribution in this sector. The 5G standard has also contributed to the fact that smartphone users consume more mobile data. « On average, a user consumes 12.1 gigabytes a month today, three years earlier there were 8.1 gigabytes, » writes the ILR. The number of users who consume more than 20 GB per month has doubled. Between 2021 and 2024, the total volume of data traffic rose by more than 80 percent.
Favorable prices for consumers put mail under pressure
« The market for permanent internet services is also characterized by persistent dynamics, with annual sales growth of 12.6 percent, » said the press release. In the meantime, 95.5 percent of all households have been connected to Internet connections that enable speeds of over a GBPS, 83.8 percent are connected to the even faster fiber optic network. « The fiber optic cover surpasses the cover of the DocSIS 3.1 cable network for the first time, » says the ILR.
On average, a user today consumes 12.1 gigabytes of mobile data per month, three years earlier there were 8.1 gigabytes.
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However, a quick connection alone is not enough, consumers need an associated contract. In 2024, the ILR observed a « growing interest in ultra -high speed », at the end of 2024 47,300 inhabitants had a subscription that enables speeds of over a GBPS. Half of it had completed the subscription in the course of 2024. The telecommunications company can be paid for the fast internet: On average, an internet connection cost 54.6 euros per month, which is more than in the previous year and at a « high level in Europe ».
So that the Internet can become faster and faster in the future, the telecommunications companies have invested vigorously. « In 2024, investment expenses amounted to 140.2 million euros, » said the ILR. The companies had invested a almost quarter of sales in new technology, which “has been the highest level for several years”, according to the ILR.
