Telecommunication in Moldova
Compared to the European Union, Moldova has a slight downturn in the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +373, there were a total of 4.96 million connections in 2016. Among them were 3.79 million million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 1.1 per person. In the EU, this figure is 1.2 mobile phones per person.In the expansion of broadband Internet connections, Moldova is back. Around 71% of all residents have access to the Internet. Approximately 16% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the previous ISDN (more than 2048 kbit/s).
With about 711,564.00 webhosts, Moldova 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 Moldova 1990 - 2016
Broadband internet in Moldova 2001 - 2016
Landlines in the years 1990 - 2016
Mobile phones in Moldova 1990 - 2016
| Spreading in 2016 | Moldova Total |
Moldova percent |
EU Total |
EU percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 2.52 m | 71.00 % | 413.91 m | 80.94 % |
| Broadband users | 557,403.00 | 15.69 % | 169.43 m | 33.13 % |
| Landlines | 1.17 m | 32.98 % | 211.93 m | 41.44 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 3.79 m | 106.66 % | 630.13 m | 123.23 % |