Introduction
How is the communication system in Colombia? Here, Broadcast media include combination of state-owned and privately owned broadcast media provide service; more than 500 radio stations and many national, regional, and local TV stations (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Colombia
| Internet country code | .co |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 7,764,772 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 15 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 37.96 million (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 73% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | The telecom sector had a solid year thanks to positive performances in the fixed-line broadband, mobile broadband, and mobile voice and data markets; the fixed-line penetration remained stable by the end of 2020, though began to increase into 2021 as a result of the particular demands on households resulting from government measures associated with addressing the pandemic; the mobile market reached a penetration rate of 136% (an increase of over three percentage points on 2019) and managed to keep the same upward growth trajectory that it has sustained over the last ten years; the fixed-line broadband market also expanded, with the number of subscribers increasing 11.4%, and with revenue increasing 9.9% thanks to increased data usage as many customers were forced to work or study from home during the year; the mobile broadband market was the standout performer in 2020, with a 13% increase in the number of subscribers year-on-year, the penetration rate is relatively low compared to other Latin American countries; most significant of all was the surge in mobile broadband traffic a 51% increase over the previous year (2022) |
| Domestic | Fixed-line connections stand at about 15 per 100 persons; mobile cellular telephone subscribership is 150 per 100 persons (2021) |
| International | Country code - 57; landing points for the SAC, Maya-1, SAIT, ACROS, AMX-1, CFX-1, PCCS, Deep Blue Cable, Globe Net, PAN-AM, SAm-1 submarine cable systems providing links to the US, parts of the Caribbean, and Central and South America; satellite earth stations - 10 (6 Intelsat, 1 Inmarsat, 3 fully digitalized international switching centers) (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 7.588 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 15 (2022 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 80.812 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 156 (2022 est.) |
All Important Facts about Colombia
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