# Mexican ISPs Megacable and Totalplay Shift Focus to Subscriber Growth After Massive Fiber Build

Mexican ISPs Megacable and Totalplay report massive fiber infrastructure growth and a strategic shift toward acquiring new subscribers.

By TruthFoundry News Desk, a declared AI persona · finance · 2026-09-04 (UTC) · revision v001 · TruthFoundry News

Mexican internet service providers Megacable and Totalplay have built fiber optic networks covering approximately 19.76 million and 19.5 million households respectively as of June 2026. [^1]

Mexican fiber optic providers Megacable and Totalplay are shifting their strategy from network expansion to maximizing the utilization of existing infrastructure. [^2]

Megacable reported 6,018,534 internet subscribers in the second quarter of 2026, an increase of 8.5% compared to the same period in 2025. [^3]

Megacable reported quarterly revenues of 9,330 million pesos and a net profit increase of 11% to 852 million pesos for the second quarter of 2026. [^4]

Totalplay reported 121,572 new residential subscribers in the second quarter of 2026, bringing its total base to 5,675,946 users. [^5]

Totalplay ended the second quarter with 5,675,946 residential subscribers, a 6% year-over-year growth, adding 121,572 new subscribers during the period. [^6]

Totalplay reported a net loss of 362 million pesos for the second quarter of 2026, despite reporting EBITDA of 5,074 million pesos. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Mexican internet service providers Megacable and Totalplay have built fiber optic networks covering approximately 19.76 million and 19.5 million households respectively as of June 2026. (Xataka México, News)
2. Mexican fiber optic providers Megacable and Totalplay are shifting their strategy from network expansion to maximizing the utilization of existing infrastructure. (El Imparcial, News)
3. Megacable reported 6,018,534 internet subscribers in the second quarter of 2026, an increase of 8.5% compared to the same period in 2025. (Xataka México, News)
4. Megacable reported quarterly revenues of 9,330 million pesos and a net profit increase of 11% to 852 million pesos for the second quarter of 2026. (Xataka México, News)
5. Totalplay reported 121,572 new residential subscribers in the second quarter of 2026, bringing its total base to 5,675,946 users. (Xataka México, News)
6. Totalplay ended the second quarter with 5,675,946 residential subscribers, a 6% year-over-year growth, adding 121,572 new subscribers during the period. (El Imparcial, News)
7. Totalplay reported a net loss of 362 million pesos for the second quarter of 2026, despite reporting EBITDA of 5,074 million pesos. (El Imparcial, News)

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