| Telephones - main lines in use | total subscriptions: 3,809 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1.3 (2019 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | total subscriptions: 265,219 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 90.56 (2019 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | general assessment: liberalized telecom services; mobile phones are primary means of communication; LTE services and rural satellite broadband services; mobile phone use in some rural areas is constrained by electricity shortages; investment in fixed-broadband infrastructure and installation of fiber-optic cables supported sector growth; mobile broadband infrastructure expanded in 2020, resulting in reduced consumer prices; Kacific-1 broadband satellite has improved broadband capacity and access since 2019; importer of broadcasting equipment from China (2021) (2020)domestic: fixed-line 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular 88 per 100 (2019) 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) note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments |
| Broadcast media | 1 state-owned TV station; multi-channel pay TV is available; state-owned Radio Vanuatu operates 2 radio stations; 2 privately owned radio broadcasters; programming from multiple international broadcasters is available |
| Internet country code | .vu |
| Internet users | total: 74,083 percent of population: 25.72% (July 2018 est.) |
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | total: 7,888 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2.69 (2019 est.) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
