Telecommunication in Lebanon
Compared to the European Union, Lebanon is massively lagging behind in the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +961, there were a total of 5.12 m connections in 2019. Among them were 4.24 m million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 0.62 per person. In the EU, this figure is 1.2 mobile phones per person.In the expansion of broadband Internet connections, Lebanon is back. Around 78% of all residents have access to the Internet. Approximately 6% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the previous ISDN (more than 2048 kbit/s).
With about 64,926 webhosts, Lebanon is below the world's average by population.
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Development of telephone and internet connections
With an average download speed of 12.29 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Lebanon ranked 153rd in an international comparison. The upload rate was only 9 Mbit/second (152nd 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, Lebanon comes 60th with a download speed of 36.98 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 12 Mbit was enough for 75th 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 Lebanon from 1990 - 2019
Broadband internet in Lebanon 2002 - 2019
Landlines 1990 - 2019
Mobile phones 1990 - 2019
| Spreading in 2019 | Lebanon Total | Lebanon percent | EU Total | EU percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 5.36 m | 78.18 % | 382.31 m | 85.43 % |
| Broadband users | 420,000.00 | 6.13 % | 158.30 m | 35.37 % |
| Landlines | 882,175.00 | 12.87 % | 165.48 m | 36.98 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 4.24 m | 61.82 % | 542.60 m | 121.25 % |