Introduction
How is the communication system in Guatemala? Here, Broadcast media include 4 privately owned national terrestrial TV channels dominate TV broadcasting; multi-channel satellite and cable services are available; 1 government-owned radio station and hundreds of privately owned radio stations (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Guatemala
Internet country code .gt
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
Total 612,000 (2020 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 3 (2020 est.)
Internet users
Total 9.18 million (2021 est.)
Percent of population 51% (2021 est.)
Telecommunication systems
General assessment Guatemala’s telecom infrastructure has suffered from years of under investment from state and provincial government; the poor state of fixed-line infrastructure has led to Guatemala having one of the lowest fixed-line teledensities in the region; in many rural regions of the country there is no fixed-line access available, and so mobile services are adopted by necessity; private investment has been supported by government and regulatory efforts, resulting in a steady growth in the number of fixed lines which has supported growth in the fixed broadband segment; delays in launching LTE services left the country lagging behind in the development of mobile broadband and the benefits which it can bring to the country's social and economic growth; two new submarine cables are due for completion by 2022; improved international connectivity should drive further uptake of both fixed and mobile broadband services; intense competition among the networks has helped to improve services and lower prices for end-users; given the commercial impetus of networks, insufficient government financial investment has resulted in many regional areas remaining with poor or non-existent services; the country benefits from one of the most open regulatory frameworks, with all telecom sectors having been open to competition since 1996; mobile subscriptions are on par with the regional average, though the slower growth in the mobile subscriber base suggests a level of market saturation, with the emphasis among networks being on generating revenue via mobile data services (2021)
Domestic Fixed-line teledensity roughly 13 per 100 persons; fixed-line investments are concentrating on improving rural connectivity; mobile-cellular teledensity about 126 per 100 persons (2021)
International Country code - 502; landing points for the ARCOS, AMX-1, American Movil-Texius West Coast Cable and the SAm-1 fiber-optic submarine cable system that, together, provide connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; connected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
Telephones - fixed lines
Total subscriptions 1.918 million (2022 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 11 (2022 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
Total subscriptions 20.553 million (2022 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 115 (2022 est.)
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Guatemala is found in Central America