Introduction
How is the communication system in Argentina? Here, Broadcast media include government owns a TV station and radio network; more than two dozen TV stations and hundreds of privately owned radio stations; high rate of cable TV subscription usage (2022). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Argentina
| Internet country code | .ar |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 9,571,562 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 21 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 39.15 million (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 87% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | Argentina’s ongoing problem with hyperinflation continues to distort the telecom market’s performance, which shows strong growth in revenue but only modest gains in subscriber numbers each year; the fixed broadband segment has penetration levels only slightly higher than the fixed-line teledensity; nearly a quarter of the country’s broadband connections are via DSL, although fiber is starting claim an increasing share of that market as networks expand across most of the main cities; mobile broadband continues to be the preferred platform for internet access, supported by high mobile penetration levels and nationwide LTE coverage; the first 5G service was launched in February 2021 using refarmed LTE frequencies; the anticipated 5G spectrum auctions should drive even stronger uptake in mobile broadband services; while the various fixed, mobile, and cable operators push to expand and enhance their services, the government is also making an active contribution towards boosting broadband connectivity around the country; its national connectivity plan ‘Plan Conectar’, launched in September 2020, provides funding for a range of programs to increase coverage; in August 2021, the telecom regulator announced the release funding to help operators accelerate the rollout of their broadband infrastructure and services (2021) |
| Domestic | Roughly 15 per 100 fixed-line and 130 per 100 mobile-cellular; microwave radio relay, fiber-optic cable, and a domestic satellite system with 40 earth stations serve the trunk network (2021) |
| International | Country code - 54; landing points for the UNISUR, Bicentenario, Atlantis-2, SAm-1, and SAC, Tannat, Malbec and ARBR submarine cable systems that provide links to Europe, Africa, South and Central America, and US; satellite earth stations - 112 (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 7.615 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 17 (2022 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 60.236 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 132 (2022 est.) |
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