Telecommunications in Croatia

Telecommunications in Croatia covers fixed and mobile telephones, radio, television, and the Internet.

Telephones

• Main lines in use: 1.9 million (2009).
• Mobile cellular: 6.0 million (2009).
• Mobile operators:
  • Hrvatski Telekom (prefixes +38598, +38599; GSM 900 MHz and 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, LTE 800 MHz and 1800 MHz, 2,300,000 users)
  • Vipnet (prefix +38591; GSM 900 MHz and 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, LTE 800 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2600 MHz, 2,100,000 users)^[1]
  • Tele2 (prefix +38595; GSM 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, 516,000 users)
• Mobile virtual network operator:
  • bonbon (prefix +385977 and +385976; uses Hrvatski Telekom's network)
  • MultiPlus Mobile (prefix +385979; joint project of Konzum and Hrvatski Telekom, uses Hrvatski Telekom's network)
  • Tomato (prefix +38592; uses Vipnet's network)
  • 24mobi (prefix +385979; joint project of 24sata and Hrvatski Telekom, uses Hrvatski Telekom's network)
• Telephone system (2015):
  • domestic:
    • all local lines are digital;
    • main operator: Hrvatski Telekom (owned by Deutsche Telekom);
    • other operators: Amis, B.net, H1 Telekom, Iskon Broadband Telekom, Metronet, Optima Telekom, Vipnet.
  • international:
    • country code - +385
    • digital international service is provided through the main switch in Zagreb;
    • Croatia participates in the Trans-Asia-Europe (TEL) fiber-optic project, which consists of two fiber-optic trunk connections with Slovenia and a fiber-optic trunk line from Rijeka to Split and Dubrovnik;
  • Croatia is also investing in ADRIA 1, a joint fiber-optic project with Germany, Albania, and Greece.

Radio and television

• Radio broadcast stations: FM 150 (August 2016).
• Radios: 3.5 million (2006).
• Television free-to-air terrestrial stations: 30 (August 2016).
• Televisions: 3.2 million (2006).

Internet

• Top-level domain: .hr, administered by the Croatian Academic and Research Network (CARNet).^[2]
• Internet users:
  • 2.8 million users, 80th in the world; 63.0% of the population, 59th in the world (2012);^[3][4]
  • 2.2 million users (2009).^[2]
• Fixed broadband: 909,090 subscriptions, 58th in the world; 20.3% of the population, 48th in the world (2012).^[3][5]
• Wireless broadband: 2.3 million subscribers, 60th in the world; 52.3% of the population, 26th in the world (2012).^[6]
• Internet hosts: 729,420 hosts, 50th in the world (2012).^[2]
• IPv4: 2.0 million addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 455.9 addresses per 1000 people (2012).^[7][8]
• Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 41 (2006).

See also

• Croatia
• List of radio stations in Croatia

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook document "2014 edition".

1. VIPonline
2. "Communications: Croatia", World Factbook, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 28 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
3. Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012", Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013
4. "Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012", International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013
5. "Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012", Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.
6. "Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012", Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.
7. Select Formats, Country IP Blocks. Accessed on 2 April 2012. Note: Site is said to be updated daily.
8. Population, The World Factbook, United States Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on 2 April 2012. Note: Data are mostly for 1 July 2012.

External links

• T-Com
• Optima telekom d.d.
• T-Mobile
• VIPnet
• Tele2
• Tomato
• Telekom: Croatian telecommunication agency