The number of Internet subscriptions in Cape Verde decreased by 4% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period of 2025, while the total number of active mobile cards increased by 0.2%, according to statistics published today by the regulatory agency.
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06/08/2026
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Lusa
O archipelago accounted at the end of March 511.702 subscriptions to Internet access, including mobile and fixed services, and 588.603 active “SIM” cards, according to the Statistical Indicators Report of the Electronic Communications Market of the Multisectoral Economic Regulatory Agency (ARME), consulted today by Lusa.
The reduction in Internet subscriptions compared to the previous year is mainly due to a fall of 16.4% in accesses via the mobile network, despite a 12.9% increase in fixed Internet services.
In the last quarter of 2025, the total number of subscriptions increased by 1%.
The Internet via mobile phones remains the main form of access, accounting for 86% of subscriptions.
In the electronic communications market, CVTelecom maintains the largest share of services.
The company concentrates 72% of Internet subscriptions, 68% of active mobile cards and 99.3% of fixed phone customers.
Unitel T+, another operator in the country, represents 27.3% of Internet subscriptions, 32% of mobile cards and 0.7% of fixed telephone customers.
Starlink, a satellite Internet service, has a residual share in the Internet market, with 0.64%.
The fixed telephony service accounts for 62,490 subscribers at the end of March, more than 1.55% in the same period of 2025, while the mobile market has a penetration rate of 113.9 cards per 100 inhabitants.
The report also indicates that fixed network voice traffic reached around 3.28 million minutes in the first quarter, increasing by 4.8% compared to the previous quarter, but decreasing by 15% compared to the same period of 2025.
The ARME statistical bulletin is based on information collected from electronic communications operators operating in Cape Verde.