Overview
- At its shareholder meeting in Santiago this week, Entel set a $221 million 2026 budget for Peru with $178 million for mobile, $21 million for home fiber and $22 million for enterprise, and said the plan stands despite political uncertainty.
- Executives said 5G expansion will continue on a progressive schedule with about $20 million this year tied to the 3.5 GHz band to widen coverage beyond Lima.
- Entel’s Starlink direct-to-cell service in Peru now supports WhatsApp and other apps in areas without ground mobile coverage, with traditional voice calling planned in a later phase.
- Through a partnership with Winet, Entel can sell fiber broadband to more than 3.7 million homes and businesses and it plans to launch a TV service in the third or fourth quarter of 2026.
- Strong 2025 results in Peru, including $1.196 billion in revenue, $308 million in EBITDA and capture of about 27.5% of net mobile subscriber growth, support its push to raise mobile revenue share.