Telecommunication in Georgia
Compared to the European Union, Georgia has a slight downturn in the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +995, there were a total of 6.36 million connections in 2016. Among them were 5.53 million million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 1.5 per person. In the EU, this figure is 1.2 mobile phones per person.In the expansion of broadband Internet connections, Georgia is back. Around 50% of all residents have access to the Internet. Approximately 18% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the previous ISDN (more than 2048 kbit/s).
With about 357,864.00 webhosts, Georgia 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 different 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 subscription.Spread of internet connections in Georgia 1990 - 2016
Broadband internet in Georgia 2001 - 2016
Landlines in the years 1991 - 2016
Mobile phones in Georgia 1991 - 2016
| Spreading in 2016 | Georgia Total |
Georgia percent |
EU Total |
EU percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 1.86 m | 50.00 % | 413.13 m | 80.77 % |
| Broadband users | 677,618.00 | 18.22 % | 168.27 m | 32.90 % |
| Landlines | 831,346.00 | 22.35 % | 213.38 m | 41.72 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 5.53 m | 148.76 % | 619.93 m | 121.20 % |