The two largest mobile players in South Korea recorded strong 5G subscriber gains in Q2, with revenue growth driven by their mobile and enterprise units.
KT’s 5G subscribers grew 49.2 per cent year-on-year to 7.5 million, accounting for 53.6 per cent of its total user base which declined 2.9 per cent to just under 14 million, excluding MVNO
Mobile revenue increased 2 percent to KRW1.6 trillion ($1.3 billion), aided by a 3.2 percent rise in ARPU to KRW32,308. Handset sales were down 7.1 percent to KRW641.7 billion.
Net income fell 2 percent to KRW363.4, with operating revenue up 4.7 percent to KRW6.3 trillion. Revenue from its MNO business was up 1.6 percent to KRW2.4 trillion.
Its media and mobile platform units posted a 2 percent increase in sales to KRW554.4 billion, while its B2B division grew 6.8 percent to KRW529.9 billion.
SKT’s 5G subscriber base increased 51.8 percent to 11.7 million, accounting for 38.6 percent of its 30.3 million customers.
Mobile revenue rose 2.1 percent to KRW2.6 trillion, with ARPU flat at KRW30,656.
Metaverse platform Ifland registered 8.7 million total downloads with monthly active users at 1.6 million.
Net profit dropped 67.7 percent to KRW258.1 billion due to the spin off of its chip business SK Hynix in 2021, with revenue up 4 percent to KRW2.3 trillion.
The enterprise business, covering data centers and cloud, grew 13.8 percent to KRW374.3 billion.
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