Introduction
How is the communication system in Guatemala? Here, Broadcast media include 4 privately owned national terrestrial TV channels dominate TV broadcasting; multi-channel satellite and cable services are available; 1 government-owned radio station and hundreds of privately owned radio stations (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Guatemala
| Internet country code | .gt |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 612,000 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 3 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 9.18 million (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 51% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | Guatemala’s telecom infrastructure has suffered from years of under investment from state and provincial government; the poor state of fixed-line infrastructure has led to Guatemala having one of the lowest fixed-line teledensities in the region; in many rural regions of the country there is no fixed-line access available, and so mobile services are adopted by necessity; private investment has been supported by government and regulatory efforts, resulting in a steady growth in the number of fixed lines which has supported growth in the fixed broadband segment; delays in launching LTE services left the country lagging behind in the development of mobile broadband and the benefits which it can bring to the country's social and economic growth; two new submarine cables are due for completion by 2022; improved international connectivity should drive further uptake of both fixed and mobile broadband services; intense competition among the networks has helped to improve services and lower prices for end-users; given the commercial impetus of networks, insufficient government financial investment has resulted in many regional areas remaining with poor or non-existent services; the country benefits from one of the most open regulatory frameworks, with all telecom sectors having been open to competition since 1996; mobile subscriptions are on par with the regional average, though the slower growth in the mobile subscriber base suggests a level of market saturation, with the emphasis among networks being on generating revenue via mobile data services (2021) |
| Domestic | Fixed-line teledensity roughly 13 per 100 persons; fixed-line investments are concentrating on improving rural connectivity; mobile-cellular teledensity about 126 per 100 persons (2021) |
| International | Country code - 502; landing points for the ARCOS, AMX-1, American Movil-Texius West Coast Cable and the SAm-1 fiber-optic submarine cable system that, together, provide connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; connected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 1.918 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 11 (2022 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 20.553 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 115 (2022 est.) |
All Important Facts about Guatemala
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