Telecommunication on the Faroe Islands
The development of telecommunications on the Faroe Islands is roughly equivalent to the average of the European Union. Under the country code +298, there were a total of 74,344 connections in 2020. Among them were 59,003 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 on the Faroe Islands is roughly equal to the EU average. Around 98% of all residents have access to the Internet. Approximately 38% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the previous ISDN (more than 2048 kbit/s).
With about 7,575 webhosts, the Faroe Islands 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 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 on the Faroe Islands from 1990 - 2019
Broadband internet on the Faroe Islands 2001 - 2020
Landlines 1990 - 2020
Mobile phones 1990 - 2020
| Distribution in 2020 | Faroe Islands Total | Faroe Islands percent | EU Total | EU percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadband users | 18,443.00 | 37.74 % | 162.67 m | 36.33 % |
| Landlines | 15,341.00 | 31.39 % | 159.99 m | 35.73 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 59,003.00 | 120.75 % | 541.96 m | 121.03 % |