Telecommunication in Portugal
The development of telecommunications in Portugal is roughly equivalent to the average of the European Union. Under the country code +351, there were a total of 17.00 m connections in 2019. Among them were 11.91 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 Portugal is roughly equal to the EU average. Around 75% of all residents have access to the Internet. Approximately 39% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the previous ISDN (more than 2048 kbit/s).
With about 3.75 m webhosts, Portugal is below the world's average by population.
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Development of telephone and internet connections
With an average download speed of 135.68 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Portugal ranked 27th in an international comparison. The upload rate of only 61.28 Mbit/second was significantly lower (33rd 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, Portugal comes 49th with a download speed of 42.92 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 12 Mbit was enough for 77th 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 Portugal from 1990 - 2019
Broadband internet in Portugal 1999 - 2019
Landlines 1990 - 2019
Mobile phones 1990 - 2019
| Spreading in 2019 | Portugal Total | Portugal percent | EU Total | EU percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 7.74 m | 75.35 % | 382.31 m | 85.43 % |
| Broadband users | 3.97 m | 38.64 % | 158.30 m | 35.37 % |
| Landlines | 5.09 m | 49.54 % | 165.48 m | 36.98 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 11.91 m | 115.97 % | 542.60 m | 121.25 % |