Telecommunication on the British Virgin Islands
The development of telecommunications on the British Virgin Islands is roughly equivalent to the United States. Under the country code +1-284, there were a total of 42,163 connections in 2020. Among them were 35,163 mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 1.2 per person. In the US, , this figure is 1.1 mobile phones per person.With about 505 webhosts, the British Virgin Islands is below the world's average by population.
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Development of telephone and internet connections
The following diagrams show the development of the various telephone and Internet connections as a percentage of the country's population. Values above 100% mean that, on average, every inhabitant has more than one connection.Access to the Internet on the British Virgin Islands from 1990 - 2019
Broadband internet on the British Virgin Islands 2009 - 2020
The British Virgin Islands is lagging behind in the expansion of broadband Internet connections. Around 78% of all residents have access to the Internet. Around 22% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the former ISDN (more than 256 kbit/s). All fixed connections via DSL, cable or satellite were counted here, but not those connected to the Internet via mobile communications. Landlines 1990 - 2020
Mobile phones 1990 - 2020
| Distribution in 2020 | British Virgin Islands Total | British Virgin Islands percent | USA Total | USA percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadband users | 6,738.00 | 22.28 % | 121.18 m | 36.55 % |
| Landlines | 7,000.00 | 23.15 % | 101.53 m | 30.63 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 35,163.00 | 116.29 % | 351.48 m | 106.03 % |
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