Telecommunications in Croatia
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Telecommunications in Croatia covers fixed and mobile telephones, radio, television, and the Internet.
Telephones
- Main lines in use: 1.9 million (2009).
- Mobile cellular: 6.0 million (2009).
- Mobile operators:
- Hrvatski Telekom (prefixes +38598, +38599; GSM 900 MHz and 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, LTE 800 MHz and 1800 MHz, 2,273,000 users as at December 2018[1])
- Vip (prefix +38591; GSM 900 MHz and 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, LTE 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2600 MHz, 2,100,000 users)[2]
- Tele2 (prefix +38595; GSM 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, 897,000 users at the end of 2018[3])
- Mobile virtual network operator:
- Telephone system (2015):
- domestic:
- all local lines are digital;
- main operator: Hrvatski Telekom (owned by Deutsche Telekom);
- other operators: Iskon, Optima Telekom.
- international:
- country code - +385
- digital international service is provided through the main switch in Zagreb;
- Croatia participates in the Trans-Asia-Europe (TEL) fiber-optic project, which consists of two fiber-optic trunk connections with Slovenia and a fiber-optic trunk line from Rijeka to Split and Dubrovnik;
- Croatia is also investing in ADRIA 1, a joint fiber-optic project with Germany, Albania, and Greece.
- domestic:
Radio and television
- Radio broadcast stations: FM 150 (May 2020).
- Radios: 3.5 million (2006).
- Television free-to-air terrestrial stations: 31 (June 2020).
- Televisions: 3.2 million (2006).
Internet
- Top-level domain: .hr, administered by the Croatian Academic and Research Network (CARNET).[4]
- Internet users:
- Fixed broadband: 909,090 subscriptions, 58th in the world; 20.3% of the population, 48th in the world (2012).[5][7]
- Wireless broadband: 2.3 million subscribers, 60th in the world; 52.3% of the population, 26th in the world (2012).[8]
- Internet hosts: 729,420 hosts, 50th in the world (2012).[4]
- IPv4: 2.0 million addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 455.9 addresses per 1000 people (2012).[9][10]
- Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 41 (2006).[[Category:Articles with unsourced statements from February 2014]][<span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2014)">citation needed]
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook (2024 ed.). CIA.
- ^ "Hrvatski Telekom - Business and Financial Review - Analyst Presentation - Results for the year 2018".
- ^ VIPonline
- ^ "Tele2 Sells Its Croatian Business to United Group". www.total-croatia-news.com. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help) - ^ a b c "Communications: Croatia", World Factbook, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, January 28, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ a b Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" Archived 2017-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved June 26, 2013
- ^ "Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012", International Telecommunication Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved June 22, 2013
- ^ "Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012", Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved on June 29, 2013.
- ^ "Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012", Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved on June 29, 2013.
- ^ Select Formats Archived 2009-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, Country IP Blocks. Accessed on April 2, 2012. Note: Site is said to be updated daily.
- ^ Population, The World Factbook, United States Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on April 2, 2012. Note: Data are mostly for July 1, 2012.
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