Introduction
How is the communication system in Maldives? Here, Broadcast media include state-owned radio and TV monopoly until recently; 4 state-operated and 7 privately owned TV stations and 4 state-operated and 7 privately owned radio stations (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Maldives
| Internet country code | .mv |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 63,685 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 12 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 447,200 (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 86% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | With its economy so heavily dependent on tourism, the Maldives has suffered heavy economic as well as health casualties during the pandemic; the country had a relatively short period of lock down and was willing to welcome visitors back as early as July 2020; but the effective shutdown of international air travel for most of the year resulted in the bottom falling out of the Maldives’ tourism industry, taking GDP down 32% in the process; the economy fared better in 2021, with a return to growth, yet it may still be a few years before the country’s key industries can return to the same level of prosperity that they previously enjoyed; the country’s high number of tourists and expatriate workers has inflated the penetration rate for mobile services, making it one of the highest in the world; that rate crashed in 2020 as demand for SIM cards (primarily prepaid) dried up; however, the number of contract subscribers increased as locals took advantage of competitive pricing offers from operators; with commercial 5G services already launched and fiber networks rapidly expanding around the country, the Maldives is primed to deliver world-class telecommunications services to its domestic and international customers (2021) |
| Domestic | Fixed-line is at nearly 3 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular subscriptions stands at nearly 135 per 100 persons (2021) |
| International | Country code - 960; landing points for Dhiraagu Cable Network, NaSCOM, Dhiraagu-SLT Submarine Cable Networks and WARF submarine cables providing connections to 8 points in Maldives, India, and Sri Lanka; satellite earth station - 3 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 13,000 (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 3 (2022 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 715,000 (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 137 (2022 est.) |
All Important Facts about Maldives
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