Preliminary figures for Q2 2017: Telefónica Deutschland posts strong second-quarter growth in customer numbers

Data usage by Telefónica Deutschland's customers again showed a strong increase in the second quarter. O postpaid customers with an LTE tariff and smartphone consumed an average of 2 gigabyte (GB) per month - 48 percent more than a year ago. Other brands including Blau, ALDI TALK and AY YILDIZ also registered higher demand for data among their customers. The use of LTE tariffs also continued to increase. The number of LTE customers was up 53 percent to 14.4 million. Non-SMS mobile data revenues from April to June amounted to EUR 630 million, which was 9.8 percent more than in the second quarter of 2016. The first six months of the year were characterized by fierce competition and regulatory burdens. The revenue trend was negatively impacted in particular by the reduction in termination charges. As a result, mobile service revenues (MSR) were decreased in the second quarter to EUR 1.32 billion (Q2 2016: EUR 1.36 billion). Adjusted for regulatory effects, this amounted to a decrease of 0.4 percent. This almost stable development represented an improvement from the preceding quarters. In the three months ended in March, MSR had decreased by 0.6 percent on the same basis. Device sales in the second quarter, at EUR 229 million, were slightly higher than the previous year's figure of EUR 226 million. The quarter included the launch of the flagship smartphones Samsung Galaxy S8, HTC U11 and LG G6, among other products. Customers continue to wait longer before replacing their smartphones and tablets with newer models and purchase lower-priced models. Fixed revenues decreased to EUR 217 million (previous year: EUR 245 million). The consolidated revenues of Telefónica Deutschland in the second quarter of 2017 amounted to EUR 1.77 billion. This represents a year-on-year decrease of 3.4 percent.