Wind’s subscriber base grows to 16.1 million in H1’08 (Italy)

Wind, the Italian telecom operator, has reported revenues of of EUR 2.69 billion for H1’08, up by 5.4%, which was driven by the 4.9% growth in telecom service revenues to EUR 2.576 billion.
The mobile revenues rose by by 3.8% to EUR 1.769 billion, despite a mobile termination cut in July 2007.
Wind’s EBITDA in the H1’08 went up to EUR 974 million, growing by 9.7%. The net profit amounted to EUR 147 million H1. Wind’s mobile subscriber base grew by 5.6% year-on-year to 16.1 million by the end of June and the ARPU decreased from EUR 19 in H1’07 to EUR 18.7 in H1’08.