Telecommunication in French Polynesia
The development of telecommunications in French Polynesia is roughly equivalent to the United States. Under the country code +689, there were a total of 429,000 connections in 2020. Among them were 335,000 mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 1.2 per person. In the US, , this figure is 1.1 mobile phones per person.With about 37,949 webhosts, French Polynesia is below the world's average by population. At the end of 2020, 345 million of these, or about 1 percent, were secured with SSL or comparable encryption.
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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 in French Polynesia from 1990 - 2019
Broadband internet in French Polynesia 2001 - 2020
French Polynesia is lagging behind in the expansion of broadband Internet connections. Around 73% of all residents have access to the Internet. Around 23% 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. Landlines 1990 - 2020
Mobile phones 1990 - 2020
| Distribution in 2020 | French Polynesia Total | French Polynesia percent | USA Total | USA percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadband users | 64,000.00 | 22.78 % | 121.18 m | 36.55 % |
| Landlines | 94,000.00 | 33.46 % | 101.53 m | 30.63 % |
| Mobile cellulars | 335,000.00 | 119.26 % | 351.48 m | 106.03 % |
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