Globe to gain 3 million new prepaid subscribers

Globe Telecom expects to sustain the growth of its prepaid business and gain at least three million new subscribers in the low-end market via its co-branding partnership with mobile phone manufacturer Cherry Mobile. Consolidated Globe prepaid customer base reached 47.8 million as of end-September 2015, up 17 percent from the previous year’s 40.7 million. Globe Prepaid customer base posted growth of 14 percent year-on-year, while the TM base grew by 20 percent on the back of offers that recognize the youth and mass market’s shift to the digital lifestyle. Globe Prepaid positioned itself as the digital brand for the youth with offers which are bundled with free access to top social networking and messaging apps such as Facebook and Viber, premium apps and content such as Spotify, as well as top mobile games such as Clash of Clans. Globe Prepaid also enhanced GoSAKTO, which now allows customers to create more [...]