Telecommunication in Romania

Development of telephone and internet connections

With an average download speed of 124.20 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Romania ranked 12th in an international comparison. The upload rate was only 94.06 Mbit/second (9th place).
In mobile internet, i.e. on tablets and smartphones, Romania comes 51st with a download speed of 35.37 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 11 Mbit was only enough for 53rd place.

The Speedtest Global Index published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in July 2022 from 182 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 Romania from 1990 - 2020

Broadband internet in Romania 2001 - 2020

Romania is lagging behind in the expansion of broadband Internet connections. Around 78% of all residents have access to the Internet. Around 30% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the former ISDN (more than 256 kbit/s). All fixed connections via DSL, cable or satellite were counted here, but not those connected to the Internet via mobile communications. With around 2.6 people per household, this means that around 77.3 percent of all households are equipped with a fast Internet connection.