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.) |
All Important Facts about Vanuatu
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