Telecommunications in Croatia

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

Telephones
  1. Main lines in use: 1.9 million (2009 (2009)).
  2. Mobile cellular: 6.0 million (2009 (2009)).
  3. Mobile operators:
    1. Hrvatski Telekom (prefixes +38598, +38599; GSM 900 MHz and 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, LTE 800 MHz and 1800 MHz, 2,273,000 users as at December 2018 (2018-12)[1])
    2. A1 (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)[2]
    3. Tele2 (prefix +38595; GSM 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, 897,000 users at the end of 2018 (2018)[3])
  4. Mobile virtual network operator:
    1. bonbon (prefix +385977 and +385976; uses Hrvatski Telekom's network)
    2. Tomato (prefix +38592; uses A1's network)
  5. Telephone system (2015 (2015)):
    1. domestic:
      1. all local lines are digital;
      2. main operator: Hrvatski Telekom (owned by Deutsche Telekom);
      3. other operators: Iskon, Optima Telekom.
    2. international:
      1. country code - +385
      2. digital international service is provided through the main switch in Zagreb;
      3. 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;
    3. Croatia is also investing in ADRIA 1, a joint fiber-optic project with Germany, Albania, and Greece.

Radio and television
See also: List of radio stations in Croatia
  1. Radio broadcast stations: FM 150 (May 2020 (2020-05)).
  2. Radios: 3.5 million (2006 (2006)).
  3. Television free-to-air terrestrial stations: 31 (June 2020 (2020-06)).
  4. Televisions: 3.2 million (2006 (2006)).

Internet
Main article: Internet in Croatia
  1. Top-level domain: .hr, administered by the Croatian Academic and Research Network (CARNET).[4]
  2. Internet users:
    1. 2.8 million users, 80th in the world; 63.0% of the population, 59th in the world (2012 (2012));[5][6]
    2. 2.2 million users (2009 (2009)).[4]
  3. Fixed broadband: 909,090 subscriptions, 58th in the world; 20.3% of the population, 48th in the world (2012 (2012)).[5][7]
  4. Wireless broadband: 2.3 million subscribers, 60th in the world; 52.3% of the population, 26th in the world (2012 (2012)).[8]
  5. Internet hosts: 729,420 hosts, 50th in the world (2012 (2012)).[4]
  6. IPv4: 2.0 million addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 455.9 addresses per 1000 people (2012 (2012)).[9][10]
  7. Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 41 (2006 (2006)).

See also
  1. Croatia
  2. List of radio stations in Croatia

References
  1. Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook (2023 ed.). CIA.
  1. "Hrvatski Telekom - Business and Financial Review - Analyst Presentation - Results for the year 2018 (2018)".
  2. VIPonline
  3. "Tele2 Sells Its Croatian Business to United Group". www.total-croatia-news.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  4. "Communications: Croatia", World Factbook, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, January 28, 2014 (2014-01-28). Retrieved February 1, 2014 (2014-02-01).
  5. Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012 (2012)" Archived 2017-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved June 26, 2013 (2013-06-26)
  6. "Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000 (2000)-2012 (2012)", International Telecommunication Union (Geneva), June 2013 (2013-06), retrieved June 22, 2013 (2013-06-22)
  7. "Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012 (2012)", Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved on June 29, 2013 (2013-06-29).
  8. "Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012 (2012)", Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved on June 29, 2013 (2013-06-29).
  9. Select Formats Archived 2009-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, Country IP Blocks. Accessed on April 2, 2012 (2012-04-02). Note: Site is said to be updated daily.
  10. Population, The World Factbook, United States Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on April 2, 2012 (2012-04-02). Note: Data are mostly for July 1, 2012 (2012-07-01).


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