Telecommunication in Estonia
The development of telecommunications in Estonia is roughly equivalent to the average of the European Union. Under the country code +372, there were a total of 2.28 m connections in 2019. Among them were 1.95 m 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.The expansion of the broadband Internet in Estonia is roughly equal to the EU average. Around 90% of all residents have access to the Internet. Approximately 33% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the previous ISDN (more than 2048 kbit/s).
With about 865,494 webhosts, Estonia is roughly in the the world's average.
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Development of telephone and internet connections
With an average download speed of 87.06 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Estonia ranked 47th in an international comparison. The upload rate was only 70.96 Mbit/second (27th 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, Estonia comes 32nd with a download speed of 54.46 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 15 Mbit was enough for 46th 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 Estonia from 1990 - 2019
Broadband internet in Estonia 2001 - 2019
Landlines 1990 - 2019
Mobile phones 1990 - 2019
| Spreading in 2019 | Estonia Total | Estonia percent | EU Total | EU percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 1.19 m | 89.53 % | 382.31 m | 85.43 % |
| Broadband users | 431,251.00 | 32.51 % | 158.30 m | 35.37 % |
| Landlines | 324,388.00 | 24.45 % | 165.48 m | 36.98 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 1.95 m | 147.07 % | 542.60 m | 121.25 % |