Introduction
How is the communication system in Croatia? Here, Broadcast media include the national state-owned public broadcaster, Croatian Radiotelevision, operates 4 terrestrial TV networks, a satellite channel that rebroadcasts programs for Croatians living abroad, and 6 regional TV centers; 2 private broadcasters operate national terrestrial networks; 29 privately owned regional TV stations; multi-channel cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; state-owned public broadcaster operates 4 national radio networks and 23 regional radio stations; 2 privately owned national radio networks and 117 local radio stations (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Croatia
| Internet country code | .hr |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 1,030,973 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 25 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 3.321 million (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 81% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | The mobile market is served by three MNOs, supplemented by a number of MVNOs; the network operators have focused on improving ARPU by encouraging prepaid subscribers to migrate to postpaid plans, and on developing revenue from mobile data services; 5G services are widely available, though the sector will only show its full potential later in 2021 following the award of licenses in several bands; this will contribute towards the government’s national broadband plan to 2027, which is tied to the EC’s two allied projects aimed at providing gigabit connectivity by the end of 2025; the broadband sector benefits from effective competition between the DSL and cable platforms, while there are also numerous fiber deployments in urban areas; the number of FttP subscribers broached 134,000 in March 2021. (2021) |
| Domestic | Fixed-line teledensity 31 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions are 108 per 100 (2021) |
| International | Country code - 385; the ADRIA-1 submarine cable provides connectivity to Albania and Greece; digital international service is provided through the main switch in Zagreb; Croatia participates in the Trans-Asia-Europe fiber-optic project, which consists of 2 fiber-optic trunk connections with Slovenia and a fiber-optic trunk line from Rijeka to Split and Dubrovnik (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 1.235 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 31 (2022 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 4.48 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 111 (2022 est.) |
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