The number of 5G mobile internet connections doubled in the first half of this year, exceeding 1.5 million, informs the National Communications Administration and Regulation Authority (ANCOM) in a press release.
According to the quoted source, there is still a 10% increase in the number of Gigabit fixed internet connections, the 1.9 million connections representing almost 30% of the total, according to the statistical data report for the first semester of 2023.
The report indicates, as regards the fixed Internet, that the total number of connections reached 6.5 million (+2%), over 91% allowing speeds exceeding 100 Mbps, 29% of the connections (1.9 million connections, up 10%) allow speeds of at least 1 Gbps, while connections below 100 Mbps continue to lose popularity, average monthly traffic reached 80 GB per inhabitant (+11%), i.e. 2.7 GB/day.
At the national level, the penetration rate per 100 households reached 79% (84% in the urban environment and 71% in the rural environment), while the growth rate of the number of connections in the rural environment (+3%) continues to exceed that in the urban area (+1%). According to the number of connections, the first 3 providers were RCS&RDS (69%), the Orange group (18%) and Vodafone (11%).
Source: https://www.stiripesurse.ro/number-of-5g-connections-doubled-in-first-half-of-year_3176635.html