subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 36.78 (2019 est.)
total subscriptions: 92,756
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 15.37 (2019 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 529,497,242
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 117.70 (2019 est.)
total subscriptions: 813,844
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 134.9 (2019 est.)
Internet country code
.eu; note - see country entries of member states for individual country codes
.sr
Internet users
total: 398.1 million (2018 est.)
percent of population: 85%
total: 292,685
percent of population: 48.95% (July 2018 est.)
Telecommunication systems
note - see individual country entries of member states
general assessment:
smallest nation in South America with low population and client base; state-owned fixed-line tele-density rates and broadband services below regional average for Latin America and Caribbean; operator building out fiber network; mobile penetration is above regional average; fixed-line effective along the coastline yet poor in the interior; competition in the mobile sector; launch of 5G in Paramaribo; importer of broadcasting equipment from USA (2021)
(2020)
domestic: fixed-line 16 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity 140 telephones per 100 persons; microwave radio relay network is in place (2019)
international: country code - 597; landing point for the SG-SCS submarine cable linking South America with the Caribbean; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
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
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 158,303,562
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 35.19 (2019 est.)
total: 80,320
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 13.31 (2019 est.)
