IAP Capex Rises 0.74% to ZWG 217.48 Million

By Ross Moyo

Internet Access Providers invested ZWG 217.48 million in capital expenditure in Q4 2025, POTRAZ reported. This is a 0.74% increase from ZWG 215.87 million in Q3.

Revenue rose 0.83% to ZWG 2.53 billion, while operating costs fell 7.06% to ZWG 1.78 billion.

Fixed internet/data traffic grew 8.86% to 479.94 PB.

Liquid’s traffic declined 10.54% to 232.32 PB but still leads with 48.41% share.

Starlink’s traffic jumped 42.76% to 168.21 PB, taking 35.05% share.

TelOne’s traffic rose 35.01% to 45.39 PB, holding 9.46% share.

Active fixed subscriptions increased 8.25% to 389,146.

Fibre subscriptions grew 7.42% to 86,225, while Fixed LTE rose 6.99% to 143,323.

VSAT surged 31.62% to 67,057, driven by Starlink.

Equipped international bandwidth capacity increased 6.46% to 1,688,770 Mbps.

Used incoming bandwidth rose 10.88% to 604,440 Mbps.

POTRAZ said IAPs are investing in fibre and wireless backhaul for 5G.