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2 clusters · 6 sources · 26 days · First seen · Last updated
Categories: BUSINESS · TECHNOLOGY
El Salvador domestic activity trends
Entities: El Salvador · Aguascalientes · Banco Central de Reserva · Banco de México · Mexico
Overview
In late June 2026, El Salvador’s telecom regulator reported a sharp increase in domestic SMS traffic for the fourth quarter of 2025, with total messages rising 32.6% to 272.8 million and outbound messages up 25.6%. At the same time, cross‑border SMS volumes fell by 18.9%, indicating a continued reliance on traditional texting despite the growth of data‑enabled services.
A month later, central bank data showed a slowdown in family remittances to El Salvador, with June 2026 inflows slipping 7.8% month‑over‑month and 1.7% year‑on‑year to US$850.8 million. The decline contrasts with modest growth in Mexican remittance receipts, highlighting divergent trends in regional fund flows.
Together, the snapshots illustrate a picture of rising internal communication activity while external financial inflows to El Salvador are weakening.
Timeline
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2 days ago
[BUSINESS] 2 sources2026 Remittance Flows Dip in El Salvador but Rise in Mexico’s AguascalientesEl Salvador’s June 2026 remittances fell 7.8% to $850.8 m, while Mexico’s Aguascalientes state saw a 1.6% rise to $221.5 m in Q1 2026, reflecting mixed regional trends.
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28 days ago
[TECHNOLOGY] 4 sourcesSMS traffic surges domestically as international messages drop in El SalvadorEl Salvador saw a 32.6% jump in domestic SMS traffic to 272.8 million messages in Q4 2025, while international SMS fell 18.9%.
Sources
actualidadiphone.com · dinero.com.sv · eldiariodehoy.com · elnacional.cat · hidrocalidodigital.com · ipadizate.es