subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 15.8 (2019 est.)
total subscriptions: 2,565,392
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 36.43 (2019 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 22.671 million
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 106 (2019 est.)
total subscriptions: 8,453,887
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 120.06 (2019 est.)
Internet country code
.ro
.rs
Internet users
total: 15,165,890
percent of population: 70.68% (July 2018 est.)
total: 5,192,501
percent of population: 73.36% (July 2018 est.)
Telecommunication systems
general assessment:
Romania's telecom sector benefits from infrastructure-based competition; domestic and international service improving rapidly, especially mobile-cellular services; fiber sector is one of strongest in Europe; government secured EU funding to extend broadband to rural areas; operators invest in networks' capacity upgrades; operator testing IoT; importer of broadcasting equipment from EU neighbors (2021)
(2020)
domestic: fixed-line teledensity is about 17 telephones per 100 persons; mobile market served by four mobile network operators; mobile-cellular teledensity over 117 telephones per 100 persons (2019)
international: country code - 40; landing point for the Diamond Link Global submarine cable linking Romania with Georgia; satellite earth stations - 10; digital, international, direct-dial exchanges operate in Bucharest (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
general assessment:
Serbia's integration with the EU helped regulator reforms and promotion of telecom; EU development loans for broadband to rural areas; pandemic spurred use of mobile data and other services; wireless service is available through multiple providers; national coverage is growing rapidly; best telecom services are centered in urban centers; 4G/LTE mobile network launched; 5G tests ongoing with Ericsson and Huawei (2021)
(2020)
domestic: fixed-line 29 per 100 and mobile-cellular 96 per 100 persons (2019)
international: country code - 381
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: 5,277,700
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 24.68 (2019 est.)
total: 1,623,790
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 23.06 (2019 est.)
