Introduction
How is the communication system in Rwanda? Here, Broadcast media include 13 TV stations; 35 radio stations registered, including international broadcasters, government owns most popular TV and radio stations; regional satellite-based TV services available. What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Rwanda
Internet country code .rw
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
Total 17,685 (2020 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 0.1 (2020 est.)
Internet users
Total 3.9 million (2021 est.)
Percent of population 30% (2021 est.)
Telecommunication systems
General assessment Rwanda was slow to liberalize the mobile sector; there was effective competition among three operators; the fixed broadband sector has suffered from limited fixed-line infrastructure and high prices; operators are rolling out national backbone networks which also allow them to connect to the international submarine cables on Africa’s east coast; these cables gave the entire region greater internet bandwidth and ended the dependency on satellites; while the country also has a new cable link with Tanzania, and via Tanzania’s national broadband backbone it has gained connectivity to the networks of several other countries in the region; the number of subscribers on LTE infrastructure has increased sharply, helped by national LTE coverage achieved in mid-2018; mobile remains the dominant platform for voice and data services; the regulator noted that the number of mobile subscribers increased 2.7% in 2021, year-on-year; there was a slight fall in the beginning of 2022 (2022)
Domestic Fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular telephone density is 81 telephones per 100 persons (2021)
International Country code - 250; international connections employ microwave radio relay to neighboring countries and satellite communications to more distant countries; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) in Kigali (includes telex and telefax service); international submarine fiber-optic cables on the African east coast has brought international bandwidth and lessened the dependency on satellites
Telephones - fixed lines
Total subscriptions 10,000 (2022 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2022 est.) less than 1
Telephones - mobile cellular
Total subscriptions 11.002 million (2022 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 80 (2022 est.)
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Rwanda is found in Eastern Africa