Introduction
How is the communication system in Gambia? Here, Broadcast media include
1 state-run TV-channel; one privately-owned TV-station; 1 Online TV-station; three state-owned radio station and 31 privately owned radio stations; eight community radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available, some via shortwave radio; cable and satellite TV subscription services are obtainable in some parts of the country
(2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.More about communication in Gambia
| Internet country code | .gm |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 5,000 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 0.2 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 858,000 (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 33% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | Gambia’s telecom market has five mobile networks providing effective competition; mobile subscriptions are well above the African average, itself a testament to the poor condition of the fixed-line infrastructure and the lack of availability of fixed services in many rural areas of the country; there are only four licensed ISPs, which are small networks serving local areas, and so competition is minimal; their limited services are complemented by the fixed-wireless offerings of three of the MNOs; the government has embarked on a National Broadband Network program aimed at closing the digital divide affecting many parts of the country; despite efforts to improve internet connectivity, the country ranks among the lowest globally in terms of digital readiness. (2022) |
| Domestic | Fixed-line subscriptions are 2 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity nearly 110 per 100 persons (2021) |
| International | Country code - 220; landing point for the ACE submarine cable to West Africa and Europe; microwave radio relay links to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 60,000 (2021 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 2 (2021 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 2.678 million (2021 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 101 (2021 est.) |
All Important Facts about Gambia
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