Introduction
How is the communication system in Grenada? Here, Broadcast media include multiple publicly and privately owned television and radio stations; Grenada Information Service (GIS) is government-owned and provides television and radio services; the Grenada Broadcasting Network, jointly owned by the government and the Caribbean Communications Network of Trinidad and Tobago, operates a TV station and 2 radio stations; Meaningful Television (MTV) broadcasts island-wide and is part of a locally-owned media house, Moving Target Company, that also includes an FM radio station and a weekly newspaper; multi-channel cable TV subscription service is provided by Columbus Communications Grenada (FLOW Grenada) and is available island wide; approximately 25 private radio stations also broadcast throughout the country (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Grenada
| Internet country code | .gd |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 32,000 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 28 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 93,600 (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 78% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | The telecom sector has seen a decline in subscriber numbers (particularly for prepaid mobile services the mainstay of short term visitors) and revenue; fixed and mobile broadband services are two areas that have benefited from the crisis as employees and students have resorted to working from home; one area of the telecom market that is not prepared for growth is 5G mobile; governments, regulators, and even the mobile network operators have shown that they have not been investing in 5G opportunities at the present time; network expansion and enhancements remain concentrated around improving LTE coverage (2021) |
| Domestic | 21 per 100 for fixed-line and 81 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2021) |
| International | Country code - 1-473; landing points for the ECFS, Southern Caribbean Fiber and CARCIP submarine cables with links to 13 Caribbean islands extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad & Tobago including Puerto Rico and Barbados; SHF radiotelephone links to Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent; VHF and UHF radio links to Trinidad (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 26,000 (2021 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 21 (2021 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 101,000 (2021 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 81 (2021 est.) |
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