AMMAN — The number of mobile subscriptions in the third quarter of 2025 rose to 8.48 million, up from 8.26 million in the third quarter of 2024, marking a 2.6 per cent increase, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) said on Wednesday.

 

TRC, in its statistical report for the third quarter of 2025, showed continued growth across most segments of the telecommunications sector.

 

According to the report, Internet subscriptions also grew to 824,300, compared with 799,700 in the same period in 2024, reflecting a 3.1 per cent rise.

 

Total mobile broadband subscriptions reached 8.48 million, up from 8.26 million a year earlier, with 65 per cent prepaid and 35 per cent post-paid.

 

Subscriptions combining voice and data accounted for 80 per cent, while 20 per cent were data-only lines.

 

Mobile voice traffic stood at approximately 7.3 billion minutes, of which 97 per cent were local calls and 3 per cent international.

 

The number of SMS’s sent reached 336.6 million, compared with 333.6 million in the third quarter of 2024, recording a 0.9 per cent increase.

 

Mobile penetration reached 71.4 per cent of the total population by the end of the third quarter of 2025, up from 70.8 per cent a year earlier, while penetration stood at 110 per cent among residents aged over 15.

 

Mobile broadband data usage rose sharply to 767.5 million gigabytes, compared with 652.9 million gigabytes in the same quarter of 2024, reflecting a 17.6 per cent increase.

 

The report noted significant growth in 5G subscriptions, which climbed to 287,000 in the third quarter of 2025, up from 241,000 in the previous quarter, a 19.1 per cent increase, and a 307 per cent rise compared with the third quarter of 2024, when subscriptions stood at 70,000.

 

Fixed broadband subscriptions totalled 824,300, compared with 799,700 a year earlier, with a penetration rate of 33.3 per cent of households.

 

Fibre-optic technology accounted for 77 per cent of fixed broadband subscriptions, reaching 637,400 subscriptions, while FBWA represented 16 per cent and xDSL 6 per cent.

 

Fixed broadband data usage reached 1.5 billion gigabytes, up from 1.4 billion gigabytes in the third quarter of 2024, a 7.1 per cent increase.

 

Average monthly usage per fixed broadband subscription rose to 625 gigabytes, compared with 564 gigabytes a year earlier, marking a 10.8 per cent increase.

 

Fixed-line voice subscriptions declined to 478,600, compared with 485,300 in the third quarter of 2024, a 1.4 per cent decrease, with the household sector accounting for 67 per cent and the commercial sector 33 per cent.

 

Fixed-line call traffic fell to around 10 million minutes, down from 12.6 million minutes a year earlier, a 20.6 per cent decline, with 83 per cent of calls local and 17 per cent international.

 

The report also showed that leased-line subscriptions rose to 25,500 by the end of the third quarter of 2025, compared with 23,700 in the second quarter of 2024, registering a 7.6 per cent increase.

 

Telecommunications expert and consultant Hadeel Salim said, “The continued rise in mobile and internet subscriptions reflects a structural shift in consumer behaviour, as households and businesses increasingly depend on digital services for work, education and daily transactions.

 

She noted that “the sharp growth in mobile data usage highlights the pressure on operators to continue investing in network capacity and quality to meet rising demand and maintain service reliability.”

 

Meanwhile, digital economy specialist Lina Haddadin told The Jordan Times that “rapid expansion of fifth-generation mobile subscriptions signals growing confidence in advanced network technologies and their practical value.”

 

She explained that wider adoption of fifth-generation services could accelerate innovation across key sectors, including financial technology and healthcare.