Introduction
How is the communication system in Vanuatu? Here, Broadcast media include 1 state-owned TV station; multi-channel pay TV is available; state-owned Radio Vanuatu operates 2 radio stations; 2 privately owned radio broadcasters (Capital FM 107 and Laef FM); programming from multiple international broadcasters is available (2023). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Vanuatu
Internet country code .vu
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
Total 2,785 (2020 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1 (2020 est.)
Internet users
Total 211,200 (2021 est.)
Percent of population 66% (2021 est.)
Telecommunication systems
General assessment For many years, 2G Global System for Mobile Communications was the primary mobile technology for Vanuatu’s 300,000 people; recent infrastructure projects have improved access technologies, with a transition to 3G and 4G; Vanuatu has also benefited from the ICN1 submarine cable and the launch of the Kacific-1 satellite, both of which have considerably improved access to telecom services in recent years; Vanuatu’s telecom sector is liberalized, with the two prominent mobile operators; while fixed broadband penetration remains low, the incumbent operator is slowly exchanging copper fixed-lines for fiber; a number of ongoing submarine cable developments will also assist in increasing data rates and reduce internet pricing in coming years (2023)
Domestic Fixed-line teledensity is 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular 78 per 100 (2021)
International Country code - 678; landing points for the ICN1 & ICN2 submarine cables providing connectivity to the Solomon Islands and Fiji; cables helped end-users with Internet bandwidth; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2020)
Telephones - fixed lines
Total subscriptions 3,000 (2022 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 1 (2022 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
Total subscriptions 256,000 (2022 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 78 (2022 est.)
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Vanuatu is found in Melanesia