Portugal Mobile Internet Users Rise 6.5% to 11.4 Million as 5G Reaches 6 Million

1 articles · Updated · Telecompaper EN · Jun 2

11.4 million Portuguese mobile users accessed the internet in Q1 2026, up 6.5% from a year earlier, even as total active mobile lines slipped 0.3% to 13.5 million.
6.0 million users were on 5G, a 38.3% jump that lifted the technology to 52.8% of all mobile internet users.
44.6% of Portugal's mobile lines now use 5G, up 10.9%, showing faster migration to newer networks despite the slight decline in overall lines.

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