Telecommunication in Slovakia
The development of telecommunications in Slovakia is roughly equivalent to the average of the European Union. Under the country code +42, there were a total of 8.07 m connections in 2019. Among them were 7.40 m million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 1.4 per person. In the EU, this figure is 1.2 mobile phones per person.In the expansion of broadband Internet connections, Slovakia is back. Around 83% of all residents have access to the Internet. Approximately 29% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the previous ISDN (more than 2048 kbit/s).
With about 1.38 m webhosts, Slovakia is below the world's average by population.
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Development of telephone and internet connections
With an average download speed of 102.63 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, Slovakia ranked 46th in an international comparison. The upload rate of only 39.79 Mbit/second was significantly lower (52nd place). The quality of the Internet, consisting of signal fluctuations (jitter) and latency, is very far ahead at 20th place.In mobile internet, i.e. on tablets and smartphones, Slovakia comes 42nd with a download speed of 55.20 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 13 Mbit was enough for 70th place.
The "Speedtest Global Index" published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in Mai 2021 from 180 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 Slovakia from 1990 - 2019
Broadband internet in Slovakia 2002 - 2019
Landlines 1990 - 2019
Mobile phones 1990 - 2019
| Distribution in 2019 | Slovakia Total | Slovakia percent | EU Total | EU percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 4.52 m | 82.85 % | 382.04 m | 85.43 % |
| Broadband users | 1.59 m | 29.06 % | 158.30 m | 35.40 % |
| Landlines | 675,297.00 | 12.38 % | 165.48 m | 37.00 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 7.40 m | 135.67 % | 542.60 m | 121.33 % |