WINDHOEK, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Namibia's largest mobile operator, the MTC, announced on Monday that its 2025 revenue surged 14.4 percent year-on-year to reach a record 3.7 billion Namibia dollars (about 218 million U.S. dollars).

It attributed the growth to a demand for high-speed data and value-added mobile telecommunications services from prepaid customers and the enterprise segment.

The foundation of the MTC's ability to capitalize on this digital surge is its strategic cooperation with Chinese technology company Huawei, the MTC said in a statement.

The MTC launched Namibia's first 5G mobile network trial in collaboration with Huawei in 2024-2025. It formally launched its 5G network in the country on Aug. 24.

Huawei and the MTC have been partners over the years, introducing 3G, 4G, and 4.5G technologies to Namibia.

According to the MTC statement, its prepaid subscriber base grew by 4.3 percent, while prepaid average revenue per user grew by 14.6 percent, due to high data demand and value-added services.

Roaming revenue rose by 2.5 percent, "due to an increase in business travel by multinational companies exploring oil and gas opportunities, combined with the recovery of tourism," the MTC said.

The company said it deployed 1,672 km of new fiber during the year, bringing the total fiber rollout to 4,472 km, extending high-speed connectivity to key economic zones, including the capital, Windhoek, and coastal areas, to support rising demand from both homes and businesses.

The MTC plans to keep up fiber deployment through 2026, with a special focus on meeting the demanding data needs of Namibia's growing energy and tourism sectors, which are in line with Namibia's demographic and structural shifts, such as a young, digitally-native population and increasing consumption of social media and digital content, the statement said. ■