Introduction
How is the communication system in Belgium? Here, Broadcast media include a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish, French, and German speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media; multiple TV channels exist for each community; additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations from neighboring countries; each community has a public radio network coexisting with private broadcasters. What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Belgium
| Internet country code | .be |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 5.12 million (2023 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 44 (2023 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Percent of population | 95% (2023 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | Mobile networks have been upgraded to support growing mobile data use among subscribers, with near-comprehensive LTE coverage; operators have also trialed 5G in preparation for launching services; the auction of 5G-suitable spectrum has been delayed to the beginning of 2022, while the onerous restrictions on radiation have meant that some 5G trials have been suspended; there is effective competition in Belgium between the DSL and cable platforms, while in recent years government support has also encouraged investment in fiber networks; in a bid to encourage investment in under served areas, the regulator in 2018 amended the conditions by which market players grant wholesale access to copper and fiber infrastructure; in May 2019 it opened a further consultation on cost models for access to the networks of cablecos and fiber infrastructure (2021) |
| Domestic | About 28 per 100 fixed-line and 101 per 100 mobile-cellular; nationwide mobile-cellular telephone system; extensive cable network; limited microwave radio relay network (2021) |
| International | Country code - 32; landing points for Concerto, UK-Belgium, Tangerine, and SeaMeWe-3, submarine cables that provide links to Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat - 3) (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 2.667 million (2023 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 23 (2023 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 12.1 million (2023 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 102 (2022 est.) |
All Important Facts about Belgium
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