Average revenue per user ( ARPU ), sometimes known as average revenue per unit , is a measure used primarily by consumer communications, digital media, and networking companies, defined as the total revenue divided by the number of subscribers.
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44-844: A Mexican harp used in conjunto jarocho music Rinaldo dall'Arpa (died 1603), Italian composer, singer, and harpist Acronym [ edit ] Advanced Research Projects Agency , former name of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ARPA-E , the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, an agency created in 2007 within the US Department of Energy ARPA-H , the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, an organization created in 2022 within
66-481: A Mexican harp used in conjunto jarocho music Rinaldo dall'Arpa (died 1603), Italian composer, singer, and harpist Acronym [ edit ] Advanced Research Projects Agency , former name of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ARPA-E , the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, an agency created in 2007 within the US Department of Energy ARPA-H , the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, an organization created in 2022 within
88-453: A lot of the promotion that is used by the companies talks of increased ARPU for the operators. It typically manifests in the form of value-added services such as entertainment being sold to customers especially in markets where the primary service offered to the customer, such as the telephony or Internet service, is sold at a commodity rate. To calculate ARPU, a standard time period must be defined. Most telecommunications carriers operate by
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132-410: A village in Armenia Arpi, Armenia , also known as Arpa, a town in Armenia Arpa (river) , in Armenia Arpa (river), Chhattisgarh in Chhattisgarh, India Akhurian River , Arpa in Turkish, river in Turkey and Armenia Arpa Darreh , a village in Iran Arpa Valley , a high-altitude valley in Kyrgyzstan Music [ edit ] Arpa d'Eolo , a musical instrument Arpa jarocha ,
154-428: Is ARPC (Average Revenue Per Customer), some customers generate higher revenue than other because these customer contract more telecommunications services or generate more use than other customers and so these customer have a higher ARPC, than others customers for the same telecommunication company. Average margin per user (AMPU) is another criterion for measuring the success of telephone companies . The central premise
176-673: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages ARPA [REDACTED] Look up ARPA or arpa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Arpa or ARPA may refer to: Given name [ edit ] Arpa Ke'un (died 1336), Ilkhan during the disintegration of the Mongol state in Persia Surname [ edit ] José Arpa (1858–1952), Spanish artist who worked in Spain, Mexico, and Texas Okay Arpa (born 1977), Turkish karateka Yvan Arpa , Swiss watch designer Geographical names [ edit ] Areni , formerly Arpa,
198-459: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Average revenue per account The term is used by companies that offer subscription services to clients for example, telephone carriers , Internet service providers , and hosts. It is a measure of the revenue generated by one customer phone , pager , etc., per unit time, typically per year or month. In mobile telephony, ARPU includes not only
220-415: Is that by attention to the margin produced per sold unit, not the amount of cash ( revenue ) earned from each customer, one can afford low volumes and still have a healthy company. High volumes can also bring a significant edge until competition forces prices down. Telecom analysts is traditionally highly focused on ARPU because the typical telco has had huge infrastructure costs that needs to be serviced by
242-573: The ARPPU (Average Revenue Per Paying User), which is calculated by dividing up the revenue amongst the users who paid anything at all. That yields a figure that is significantly larger than ARPU. For example, in the case of a subscription game that has a free to play version, the ARPPU, measured by accounts, is the subscription price, diluted slightly by free trials. A related measure is the ARPDAU (Average Revenue Per Daily Active User). Other common measure
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286-807: The Amazon rainforest in Brazil American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 , an economic stimulus program of the United States Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 , a federal law of the United States Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 (amended 1990) Automatic radar plotting aid , a capability of some marine radar systems Average revenue per account , a metric similar to average revenue per user Other uses [ edit ] Arpa Yeghegnadzor , an inactive Armenian football club Arpa şehriye , Turkish for orzo See also [ edit ] Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) Arpa Chai (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with ARPA All pages with titles containing ARPA Topics referred to by
308-797: The US National Institutes of Health ARPA-I , the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Infrastructure, an organization created in 2022 within the US Department of Transportation HSARPA , the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency, an agency within the Science and Technology Directorate at the US Department of Homeland Security IARPA , the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, an organization within
330-445: The US National Institutes of Health ARPA-I , the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Infrastructure, an organization created in 2022 within the US Department of Transportation HSARPA , the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency, an agency within the Science and Technology Directorate at the US Department of Homeland Security IARPA , the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, an organization within
352-837: The US Office of the Director of National Intelligence .arpa (address and routing parameter area), a top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet Aerolíneas Paraguayas , a former Paraguayan airline Agenzie Regionali per la Protezione Ambientale , the Italian Regional Environmental Protection Agency Amazon Region Protected Areas Program , an initiative to expand protection of
374-410: The US Office of the Director of National Intelligence .arpa (address and routing parameter area), a top-level domain in the Domain Name System of the Internet Aerolíneas Paraguayas , a former Paraguayan airline Agenzie Regionali per la Protezione Ambientale , the Italian Regional Environmental Protection Agency Amazon Region Protected Areas Program , an initiative to expand protection of
396-464: The company a granular view at a per user or unit basis and allows it to track revenue sources and growth. ARPU is also used in the video game industry for games that support microtransactions or are offered as games as a service , as similarly, the bulk of revenue in such games comes from a small percentage of the overall population. There is a trend by telecommunications and Internet companies and their suppliers to sell extra services to users and
418-400: The month. The total revenue generated by all units (paying subscribers or communications devices) during that period is determined. Then that figure is divided by the number of units. Because the number of units can vary from day to day, the average number of units must be calculated or estimated for a given month to obtain the most accurate possible ARPU figure for that month. Also related is
440-519: The revenues billed to the customer each month for usage but also the revenue generated from incoming calls, payable within the regulatory interconnection regime. Digital media and social media companies, which often rely on advertising revenue generated by users with free accounts, pay particularly close attention to their ARPU. Variations in ARPU reflect changes in the companies' ability to generate revenue and heavily impact their stock prices. That provides
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