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))
   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)
   3. Tele2 (prefix 38595; GSM 1800 MHz, UMTS 2100 MHz and 900 MHz, 897,000 users at the end of 2018 (2018))
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: 29 (February 2024 (2024-02)).
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).
2. Internet users:
   1. 2.8 million users, 80th in the world; 63.0% of the population, 59th in the world (2012 (2012));
   2. 2.2 million users (2009 (2009)).
3. Fixed broadband: 909,090 subscriptions, 58th in the world; 20.3% of the population, 48th in the world (2012 (2012)).
4. Wireless broadband: 2.3 million subscribers, 60th in the world; 52.3% of the population, 26th in the world (2012 (2012)).
5. Internet hosts: 729,420 hosts, 50th in the world (2012 (2012)).
6. IPv4: 2.0 million addresses allocated, less than 0.05% of the world total, 455.9 addresses per 1000 people (2012 (2012)).
7. Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 41 (2006 (2006)).

See also

• List of radio stations in Croatia

References

1.  This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook (2024 ed.). CIA.

External links

• Hrvatski Telekom
• A1 (was Vipnet)
• Telemach (was Tele2 and Optima)
• Iskon
• Tomato
• bonbon
• Telekom: Croatian telecommunication agency