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])
    • A1 (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]
    • (prefix +38595; GSM 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, 897,000 users at the end of 2018[3])
  • Mobile virtual network operator:
    • bonbon (prefix +385977 and +385976; uses Hrvatski Telekom's network)
    • Tomato (prefix +38592; uses A1 Hrvatska's network)
  • 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 , 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 , a joint fiber-optic project with Germany, Albania, and Greece.

Radio and television[]

See also: List of radio stations in Croatia
  • 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[]

Main article: Internet in Croatia
  • Top-level domain: .hr, administered by the Croatian Academic and Research Network (CARNet).[4]
  • Internet users:
    • 2.8 million users, 80th in the world; 63.0% of the population, 59th in the world (2012);[5][6]
    • 2.2 million users (2009).[4]
  • 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).[citation needed]

See also[]

References[]

  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook document: "2014 edition".
  1. ^ "Hrvatski Telekom - Business and Financial Review - Analyst Presentation - Results for the year 2018".
  2. ^ VIPonline
  3. ^ "Tele2 Sells Its Croatian Business to United Group". www.total-croatia-news.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Communications: Croatia", World Factbook, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 28 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  5. ^ Jump up to: 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
  6. ^ "Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012", International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013
  7. ^ "Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012", Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012", Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Population, The World Factbook, United States Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on 2 April 2012. Note: Data are mostly for 1 July 2012.

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