Telecommunication on the British Virgin Islands
Compared to the European Union, the British Virgin Islands has a slight downturn in the development of telecommunications. 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 EU, this figure is 1.2 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 | EU Total | EU percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadband users | 6,738.00 | 22.28 % | 163.72 m | 36.56 % |
| Landlines | 7,000.00 | 23.15 % | 160.15 m | 35.76 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 35,163.00 | 116.29 % | 540.56 m | 120.71 % |
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