Telecommunication in Trinidad and Tobago
The development of telecommunications in Trinidad and Tobago is roughly equivalent to the average of the European Union. Under the country code +296, there were a total of 2.31 m connections in 2020. Among them were 1.99 m million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 1.4 per person. In the EU, this figure is 1.2 mobile phones per person.In the expansion of broadband Internet connections, Trinidad and Tobago is back. Around 77% of all residents have access to the Internet. Approximately 27% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the previous ISDN (more than 2048 kbit/s).
With about 241,690 webhosts, Trinidad and Tobago is below the world's average by population.
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Development of telephone and internet connections
With an average download speed of 83.64 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Trinidad and Tobago ranked 53rd in an international comparison. The upload rate was only 42.03 Mbit/second (48th place). The quality of the Internet, consisting of signal fluctuations (jitter) and latency, is very far ahead at 20th place.In mobile internet, i.e. on tablets and smartphones, Trinidad and Tobago comes 59th with a download speed of 41.72 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 13 Mbit was enough for 67th place.
The "Speedtest Global Index" published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in Mai 2021 from 180 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 Trinidad and Tobago from 1990 - 2019
Broadband internet in Trinidad and Tobago 2002 - 2020
Landlines 1990 - 2020
Mobile phones 1990 - 2020
| Distribution in 2020 | Trinidad and Tobago Total | Trinidad and Tobago percent | EU Total | EU percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadband users | 375,990.00 | 26.87 % | 162.67 m | 36.33 % |
| Landlines | 323,905.00 | 23.14 % | 159.99 m | 35.73 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 1.99 m | 142.05 % | 541.96 m | 121.03 % |