Introduction
How is the communication system in Estonia? Here, Broadcast media include the publicly owned broadcaster, Eesti Rahvusringhaaling (ERR), operates 3 TV channels and 5 radio networks; growing number of private commercial radio stations broadcasting nationally, regionally, and locally; fully transitioned to digital television in 2010; national private TV channels expanding service; a range of channels are aimed at Russian-speaking viewers; in 2016, there were 42 on-demand services available in Estonia, including 19 pay TVOD and SVOD services; roughly 85% of households accessed digital television services. What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Estonia
| Internet country code | .ee |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 415,610 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 31 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 1.183 million (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 91% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | investment in Estonia’s telecom market has been focused on fixed-line infrastructure upgrades, and the deployment of 5G services; fixed broadband subscribers are gradually migrating from digital subscriber lines (DSL) to fiber, with the legacy copper being replaced; the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) have comprehensive long-term evolution (LTE) infrastructure in place, and have in recent years channeled investment to 5G; several 5G trials have been undertaken in recent years, though commercial service launches have been restricted by the lack of available internet services (2024) |
| Domestic | 20 per 100 for fixed-line subscribership and approximately 155 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2022) |
| International | Country code - 372; landing points for the EE-S-1, EESF-3, Baltic Sea Submarine Cable, FEC and EESF-2 fiber-optic submarine cables to other Estonia points, Finland, and Sweden; 2 international switches are located in Tallinn (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 266,000 (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 20 (2022 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 2.056 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 155 (2022 est.) |
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