What is the current market position of TIM in terms of 5G on mobile and data consumption
or us to reach these market position to move to the next step. That is the possibility to obtain a lot of new sources of revenue. Sometimes we try to splint better, now we foresee the 5G with ESA and used to compare to the application store of Google and Apple. 10 years ago they put in place an ecosystem where no one it very well in mind the amount of application that could be developed. But if you didn't put that in place, this application will be never develop.
We think that putting in place and ESA 5G network will allow to develop an ecosystem, mainly in Brazil, that has no limits in terms of possibility of new sources of revenues. Again, perhaps I can see a little dream, but this is true. And again what we are able to do in less than nine months because let's remember, we started to discuss about new sources of revenue in March of 2020 with two PowerPoint chart. Everybody were asking us where is the benchmark and do know the truth that I'm proud to say that now, we are the benchmark.
Diego Aragao -- Goldman Sachs -- Analyst
That's, that's super helpful Pietro. Thank you for the explanation.
Vicente Ferreira -- investor relations Officer
Thank you, Diego. This is Vicente speaking again. And we now move to the next question that comes from Maria Azevedo from Santander Bank. Please Maria, get ready. We will move to you and you'll be able to make your question. Thank you. Maria?
Maria Azevedo -- Santander Bank -- Analyst
Hi, sorry. Good morning everyone and thank you, Vicente. So another question on 5G. How are you going to see the 5G opportunity for TIM in terms of the fixed wireless access and as one consumer mobility? I mean, you have all those upsides automation in IoT, but do you see room for ARPU growth on the back of 5G for ARPU? That will be my first question. Thank you.
Adrian Calaza -- chief financial officer & Investor Relation Officer
Okay. Thank you, Maria. For sure, again lots of thank you to you because you allow me to put on the table, something that was missing in my previous speech that perhaps is one of the first business model on the traditional core business that can justify at least part of the investment on the 5G. That is the fixed and wireless active. We are testing in these days in three different area with the 5G DSS already, the fixed and wireless active functionality. If you remember, we have been working for three, four years on this so-called WTTX, that is, let me say the old father of the fixed wireless active just to improve our learning curve. Brazil is a country in which fixed wireless active will be a good alternative to FTTH. It doesn't mean that it's better FTTH as FTPH is not the only solution. What we meant is a scenario in which you will add FTTH coverage and fixed and wireless active coverage.
We are starting in the phase where it's more convenient the one, the first or the last, and we think that TIM is the player that is best positioned to exploit this kind of opportunity because we have no legacy. We don't -- we are not scared that, that we are going to cannibalize a fixed existing services, both on consumer or on business side, because fixed and wireless active put under discussion sometimes also this align solution, ultra broadband solution for small medium company, so on and so forth. So we believe -- we strongly believe that fixed and wireless active is a business model in Brazil, that is a compliment to the FTTH solution and with the new company that we are creating to further accelerate the FTTH and the fixed and wireless active is using the 5G technology, we are the player that can explore the most this situation.
Then again, moving on them 5G on mobile, I think and -- but in case we are looking, and we are starting because also toward you don't have so many use cases to do a right evaluation. In the short term, the 5G RP increase will be much more driven by a further acceleration of the data consumption that not from the possibility to put a different price for 5G. Again, we are at -- we are still at an early stage of the analysis of these opportunity, but if you ask m
or us to reach these market position to move to the next step. That is the possibility to obtain a lot of new sources of revenue. Sometimes we try to splint better, now we foresee the 5G with ESA and used to compare to the application store of Google and Apple. 10 years ago they put in place an ecosystem where no one it very well in mind the amount of application that could be developed. But if you didn't put that in place, this application will be never develop.
We think that putting in place and ESA 5G network will allow to develop an ecosystem, mainly in Brazil, that has no limits in terms of possibility of new sources of revenues. Again, perhaps I can see a little dream, but this is true. And again what we are able to do in less than nine months because let's remember, we started to discuss about new sources of revenue in March of 2020 with two PowerPoint chart. Everybody were asking us where is the benchmark and do know the truth that I'm proud to say that now, we are the benchmark.
Diego Aragao -- Goldman Sachs -- Analyst
That's, that's super helpful Pietro. Thank you for the explanation.
Vicente Ferreira -- investor relations Officer
Thank you, Diego. This is Vicente speaking again. And we now move to the next question that comes from Maria Azevedo from Santander Bank. Please Maria, get ready. We will move to you and you'll be able to make your question. Thank you. Maria?
Maria Azevedo -- Santander Bank -- Analyst
Hi, sorry. Good morning everyone and thank you, Vicente. So another question on 5G. How are you going to see the 5G opportunity for TIM in terms of the fixed wireless access and as one consumer mobility? I mean, you have all those upsides automation in IoT, but do you see room for ARPU growth on the back of 5G for ARPU? That will be my first question. Thank you.
Adrian Calaza -- chief financial officer & Investor Relation Officer
 Okay. Thank you, Maria. For sure, again lots of thank you to you because you allow me to put on the table, something that was missing in my previous speech that perhaps is one of the first business model on the traditional core business that can justify at least part of the investment on the 5G. That is the fixed and wireless active. We are testing in these days in three different area with the 5G DSS already, the fixed and wireless active functionality. If you remember, we have been working for three, four years on this so-called WTTX, that is, let me say the old father of the fixed wireless active just to improve our learning curve. Brazil is a country in which fixed wireless active will be a good alternative to FTTH. It doesn't mean that it's better FTTH as FTPH is not the only solution. What we meant is a scenario in which you will add FTTH coverage and fixed and wireless active coverage.
We are starting in the phase where it's more convenient the one, the first or the last, and we think that TIM is the player that is best positioned to exploit this kind of opportunity because we have no legacy. We don't -- we are not scared that, that we are going to cannibalize a fixed existing services, both on consumer or on business side, because fixed and wireless active put under discussion sometimes also this align solution, ultra broadband solution for small medium company, so on and so forth. So we believe -- we strongly believe that fixed and wireless active is a business model in Brazil, that is a compliment to the FTTH solution and with the new company that we are creating to further accelerate the FTTH and the fixed and wireless active is using the 5G technology, we are the player that can explore the most this situation.
Then again, moving on them 5G on mobile, I think and -- but in case we are looking, and we are starting because also toward you don't have so many use cases to do a right evaluation. In the short term, the 5G RP increase will be much more driven by a further acceleration of the data consumption that not from the possibility to put a different price for 5G. Again, we are at -- we are still at an early stage of the analysis of these opportunity, but if you ask m