Telecommunication in Belarus
The development of telecommunications in Belarus is roughly equivalent to the average of the European Union. Under the country code +375, there were a total of 16.11 m connections in 2020. Among them were 11.70 m million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 1.2 per person. In the EU, this figure is 1.2 mobile phones per person.The expansion of the broadband Internet in Belarus is roughly equal to the EU average. Around 85% of all residents have access to the Internet. Approximately 35% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the previous ISDN (more than 2048 kbit/s).
With about 295,217 webhosts, Belarus is below the world's average by population.
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Development of telephone and internet connections
With an average download speed of 69.41 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Belarus ranked 66th in an international comparison. The upload rate was only 54.91 Mbit/second (45th place). The quality of the Internet, consisting of signal fluctuations (jitter) and latency, is very far ahead at 25th place.In mobile internet, i.e. on tablets and smartphones, Belarus comes 119th with a download speed of 19.41 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 9 Mbit was enough for 121st place.
The "Speedtest Global Index" published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in September 2021 from 181 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 Belarus from 1990 - 2020
Broadband internet in Belarus 2002 - 2020
Landlines 1990 - 2020
Mobile phones 1990 - 2020
| Distribution in 2020 | Belarus Total | Belarus percent | EU Total | EU percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 8.00 m | 85.09 % | 393.46 m | 87.87 % |
| Broadband users | 3.26 m | 34.64 % | 162.67 m | 36.33 % |
| Landlines | 4.41 m | 46.88 % | 159.99 m | 35.73 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 11.70 m | 124.53 % | 541.96 m | 121.03 % |