Telecommunication in Jamaica
Compared to the European Union, Jamaica is massively lagging behind in the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +1876, there were a total of 3.42 m connections in 2019. Among them were 3.02 m million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 1.0 per person. In the EU, this figure is 1.2 mobile phones per person.In the expansion of broadband Internet connections, Jamaica is back. Around 55% of all residents have access to the Internet. Approximately 11% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the previous ISDN (more than 2048 kbit/s).
With about 3,906 webhosts, Jamaica is below the world's average by population.
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Development of telephone and internet connections
With an average download speed of 34.94 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Jamaica ranked 96th in an international comparison. The upload rate of only 15.53 Mbit/second was significantly lower (106th place). The quality of the Internet, consisting of signal fluctuations (jitter) and latency, is very far ahead at 18th place.In mobile internet, i.e. on tablets and smartphones, Jamaica comes 55th with a download speed of 38.30 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 11 Mbit was enough for 89th place.
The "Speedtest Global Index" published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in Februar 2021 from 175 countries.
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 in Jamaica from 1990 - 2019
Broadband internet in Jamaica 2001 - 2019
Landlines 1990 - 2019
Mobile phones 1990 - 2019
| Spreading in 2019 | Jamaica Total | Jamaica percent | EU Total | EU percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 1.62 m | 55.07 % | 382.31 m | 85.43 % |
| Broadband users | 317,907.00 | 10.78 % | 158.30 m | 35.37 % |
| Landlines | 398,048.00 | 13.50 % | 165.48 m | 36.98 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 3.02 m | 102.56 % | 542.60 m | 121.25 % |