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, 2,300,000 users)
- Vipnet (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)[1]
- Tele2 (prefix +38595; GSM 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, 516,000 users)
- Mobile virtual network operator:
- Telephone system (2015):
- domestic:
- all local lines are digital;
- main operator: Hrvatski Telekom (owned by Deutsche Telekom);
- other operators: Amis, B.net, H1 Telekom, Iskon Broadband Telekom, Metronet (owned by Vipnet[2]), Optima Telekom, Vipnet.
- 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 149 (December 2017).
- Radios: 3.5 million (2006).
- Television free-to-air terrestrial stations: 31 (December 2017).
- Televisions: 3.2 million (2006).
Internet
- Top-level domain: .hr, administered by the Croatian Academic and Research Network (CARNet).[3]
- Internet users:
- Fixed broadband: 909,090 subscriptions, 58th in the world; 20.3% of the population, 48th in the world (2012).[4][6]
- Wireless broadband: 2.3 million subscribers, 60th in the world; 52.3% of the population, 26th in the world (2012).[7]
- Internet hosts: 729,420 hosts, 50th in the world (2012).[3]
- IPv4: 2.0 million addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 455.9 addresses per 1000 people (2012).[8][9]
- Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 41 (2006).[citation needed]
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook (2024 ed.). CIA. (Archived 2014 edition.)
- ^ VIPonline
- ^ http://www.intellinews.com/telekom-austria-s-vipnet-acquires-controlling-stake-in-croatian-metronet-111833/?source=cee-telecoms-media-it-newswatch
- ^ a b c "Communications: Croatia", World Factbook, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 28 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 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 26 June 2013
- ^ "Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012", International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013
- ^ "Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012", Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.
- ^ "Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012", Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.
- ^ Select Formats Archived 2009-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, Country IP Blocks. Accessed on 2 April 2012. Note: Site is said to be updated daily.
- ^ Population, The World Factbook, United States Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on 2 April 2012. Note: Data are mostly for 1 July 2012.
