Internet country code | .hu |
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Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
Total | 3,382,136 (2021 est.) |
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 34.83 (2021 est.) |
Internet users | |
Total | 8.633 million (2021 est.) |
Percent of population | 89% (2021 est.) |
Telecommunication systems | |
General assessment | Hungary’s telecom infrastructure has been upgraded in recent years following considerable investments made by telcos as they upgrade their mobile networks to 5G and deploy more fiber; these developments have helped operators to promote converged fixed and mobile service; the number of fixed lines continue to fall as subscribers migrate to the mobile platform for voice and data services; a number of measures aimed at promoting competition in the broadband market encourage investment in technology upgrades; Hungary has the highest fixed broadband penetration rate in Eastern Europe; there remains considerable growth in mobile broadband services delivered via upgraded networks; 5G development is supported by the government, universities, other telcos, and vendors (2024) |
Domestic | Fixed-line connections, with 29 fixed per 100 persons and 104 mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 (2022) |
International | Country code - 36; Hungary has fiber-optic cable connections with all neighboring countries; the international switch is in Budapest; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean regions), 1 Inmarsat, 1 (very small aperture terminal) VSAT system of ground terminals |
Telephones - fixed lines | |
Total subscriptions | 2.845 million (2022 est.) |
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 29 (2022 est.) |
Telephones - mobile cellular | |
Total subscriptions | 10.372 million (2022 est.) |
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 104 (2022 est.) |
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