Telecommunication in Tuvalu

Compared to the European Union, Tuvalu is massively lagging behind in the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +688, there were a total of 10,000 connections in 2017. Among them were 8,000 million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 0.71 per person. In the EU, this figure is 1.2 mobile phones per person.

In the expansion of broadband Internet connections, Tuvalu is back. Around 49% of all residents have access to the Internet. Approximately 4% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the previous ISDN (more than 2048 kbit/s).

With about 145,158 webhosts, Tuvalu is well above the world's average.

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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 Tuvalu 1990 - 2017

Broadband internet in Tuvalu 2004 - 2017

Landlines in the years 1990 - 2017

Mobile phones in Tuvalu 1990 - 2017

Spreading in 2017	Tuvalu Total	Tuvalu percent	EU Total	EU percent
Internet users	5,519.71	49.32 %	413.24 m	80.64 %
Broadband users	450.00	4.02 %	175.69 m	34.28 %
Landlines	2,000.00	17.87 %	209.74 m	40.93 %
Mobile cellulars	8,000.00	71.48 %	628.26 m	122.60 %