Introduction
How is the communication system in Bahrain? Here, Broadcast media include state-run Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation (BRTC) operates 5 terrestrial TV networks and several radio stations; satellite TV systems provide access to international broadcasts; 1 private FM station directs broadcasts to Indian listeners; radio and TV broadcasts from countries in the region are available (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Bahrain
| Internet country code | .bh |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 148,928 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 9 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 1.5 million (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 100% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | Bahrain continues to develop its telecoms sector in a bid to develop its long-term Economic Vision 2030 strategy; this is a multi-faceted strategy aimed at developing a digital transformation across numerous sectors, including e-government, e-health, e-commerce, and e-banking; 5G services have become widely available since they were launched in 2020; Bahrain’s telecom sector by the Fourth National Telecommunications Plan (initiated in 2016) which focuses on fiber optic infrastructure deployment and establishing affordable prices for high-speed access (2022) |
| Domestic | Approximately 18 per 100 fixed-line and 131 per 100 mobile-cellular; modern fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly expanding mobile-cellular telephones (2021) |
| International | Country code - 973; Bahrain’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has made part of the C-band spectrum available for 5G private networks, in line with the goals outlined in its Workplan for the 2022-23 period (2023) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 253,000 (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 17 (2022 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 2.141 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 145 (2022 est.) |
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