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Telecommunication systems Spain, in 35 editions.
The entry for Spain published Telecommunication systems in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 27 editions. Each is shown as published. Telecommunication systems in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 27
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Telecommunications” (1990 to 1994), “Telephone system” (1995 to 2019) and “Telecommunication systems” (2020 to 2024).
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2024 edition
Changed since 2023Published as “Telecommunications”
- generally adequate, modern facilities;
- 15,310,000 telephones;
- stations--196 AM, 404 (134 relays) FM, 143 (1,297 relays) TV;
- 17 coaxial submarine cables;
- communications satellite earth stations operating in INTELSAT (5 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Indian Ocean), MARISAT, and ENTELSAT systems
generally adequate, modern facilities; 15,310,000 telephones; stations--196 AM, 404 (134 relays) FM, 143 (1,297 relays) TV; 17 coaxial submarine cables; communications satellite earth stations operating in INTELSAT (5 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Indian Ocean), MARISAT, and ENTELSAT systems
Published as “Telecommunications”
- generally adequate, modern facilities;
- 15,350,464 telephones;
- stations--206 AM, 411 (134 relays) FM, 143 (1,297 relays) TV;
- 17 coaxial submarine cables;
- communications satellite earth stations operating in INTELSAT (5 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Indian Ocean), MARISAT, and ENTELSAT systems
generally adequate, modern facilities; 15,310,000 15,350,464 telephones; stations--196 stations--206 AM, 404 411 (134 relays) FM, 143 (1,297 relays) TV; 17 coaxial submarine cables; communications satellite earth stations operating in INTELSAT (5 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Indian Ocean), MARISAT, and ENTELSAT systems
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Published as “Telecommunications”
- generally adequate, modern facilities;
- 15,350,464 telephones;
- broadcast stations - 190 AM, 406 (134 repeaters) FM, 100 (1,297 repeaters) TV;
- 22 coaxial submarine cables;
- 2 communications satellite earth stations operating in INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean);
- MARECS, INMARSAT, and EUTELSAT systems;
- tropospheric links
generally adequate, modern facilities; 15,350,464 telephones; stations--206 broadcast
stations - 190 AM, 411 406 (134 relays) repeaters) FM, 143 100 (1,297 relays) repeaters) TV; 17 22
coaxial submarine cables; 2 communications satellite earth stations
operating in INTELSAT (5 Atlantic Ocean, 1 (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean), MARISAT, Ocean); MARECS, INMARSAT,
and ENTELSAT systems EUTELSAT systems; tropospheric links
Published as “Telecommunications”
- generally adequate, modern facilities;
- 15,350,464 telephones;
- broadcast stations - 190 AM, 406 (134 repeaters) FM, 100 (1,297 repeaters) TV;
- 22 coaxial submarine cables;
- 2 communications satellite earth stations operating in INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean);
- MARECS, INMARSAT, and EUTELSAT systems;
- tropospheric links
generally adequate, modern facilities; 15,350,464 telephones; broadcast
broadcast stations - 190 AM, 406 (134 repeaters) FM, 100 (1,297
repeaters) TV; 22
earth stations
Ocean); MARECS, INMARSAT,
Published as “Telephone system”
15,350,464 telephones; generally adequate, modern facilities
- local:
- NA
- intercity:
- NA
- international:
- 22 coaxial submarine cables;
- 2 earth stations for INTELSAT (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean);
- earth stations for working the EUTELSAT, INMARSAT, and MARECS satellite communications systems;
- microwave tropospheric scatter links to adjacent countries
15,350,464 telephones; generally adequate, modern facilities; 15,350,464 telephones;broadcast stations - 190 AM, 406 (134 repeaters) FM, 100 (1,297 facilitiesrepeaters) TV; local: NA
intercity: NA
international: 22 coaxial submarine cables; 2 communications satelliteearth stations operating in for
INTELSAT (Atlantic (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 IndianMARECS, earth stations for
working the EUTELSAT, INMARSAT, and EUTELSAT MARECS satellite communications
systems; microwave tropospheric scatter links to adjacent countries
Published as “Telephone system”
generally adequate, modern facilities
- domestic:
- NA
- international:
- 22 coaxial submarine cables;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat, NA Inmarsat, and NA Marecs;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
15,350,464 telephones; generally adequate, modernlocal: NA domestic: NA
intercity:
international: 22 coaxial submarine cables; 2 satellite earth stations forINTELSAT - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean); earth stations for Ocean), NA Eutelsat, NAworking the EUTELSAT, INMARSAT, Inmarsat, and MARECS satellite communications NA Marecs; tropospheric scatter
systems; microwavelinks to adjacent countries
Published as “Telephone system”
generally adequate, modern facilities
- domestic:
- NA
- international:
- 22 coaxial submarine cables;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat, NA Inmarsat, and NA Marecs;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
generally adequate, modern facilities
domestic: NA
international: 22 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations
2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat, NA
Inmarsat, and NA Marecs; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
Published as “Telephone system”
generally adequate, modern facilities
- domestic:
- NA
- international:
- 22 coaxial submarine cables;
- satellite earth stations-2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat, NA Inmarsat, and NA Marecs;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
generally adequate, modern facilities
domestic: NA
international: 22 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - stations-22 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat, NA
Inmarsat, and NA Marecs; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
Published as “Telephone system”
generally adequate, modern facilities
- domestic:
- NA
- international:
- 22 coaxial submarine cables;
- satellite earth stations--2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat, NA Inmarsat, and NA Marecs;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
generally adequate, modern facilities
domestic: NA
international: 22 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations-2
stations--2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA
Eutelsat, NA
adjacent countries
Published as “Telephone system”
generally adequate, modern facilities
- domestic:
- NA
- international:
- 22 coaxial submarine cables;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
generally adequate, modern facilities
domestic: NA
international: 22 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth
stations--2
Eutelsat, NA Inmarsat, and NA Marecs;
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- generally adequate, modern facilities;
- teledensity is 44 main lines for each 100 persons domestic: NA international: 22 coaxial submarine cables;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
general assessment: generally adequate, modern facilitiesfacilities; teledensity is 44 main lines for each 100 persons domestic: NA
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- generally adequate, modern facilities; teledensity is 44 main lines for each 100 persons
- domestic:
- NA
- international:
- 22 coaxial submarine cables;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
general assessment: generally adequate, modern facilities; teledensity is 44 main lines for each 100 persons
domestic: NA
international: 22 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
The same text in 2004 and 2005.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- generally adequate, modern facilities; teledensity is 44 main lines for each 100 persons
- domestic:
- NA
- international:
- country code - 34;
- 22 coaxial submarine cables;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
general assessment: generally adequate, modern facilities; teledensity is 44 main lines for each 100 persons
domestic: NA
international: country code - 34; 22 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
The same text in 2006 and 2007.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- generally adequate, modern facilities; teledensity is 45 main lines for each 100 persons
- domestic:
- NA
- international:
- country code - 34;
- 22 coaxial submarine cables;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
general assessment: generally adequate, modern facilities; teledensity is 44 45 main lines for each 100 persons
domestic: NA
international: country code - 34; 22 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- well developed, modern facilities; fixed-line teledensity is about 45 per 100 persons
- domestic:
- combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is nearly 170 telephones per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 34;
- submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and US;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
general assessment: generally adequate, well developed, modern facilities; fixed-line teledensity is about 45 main lines for each per 100 persons
domestic: NA combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is nearly 170 telephones per 100 persons
international: country code - 34; 22 coaxial submarine cables; cables provide connectivity to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
The same text in 3 editions, 2009 to 2011.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- well developed, modern facilities; fixed-line teledensity is roughly 50 per 100 persons
- domestic:
- combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is nearly 175 telephones per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 34;
- submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and US;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
general assessment:
well developed, modern facilities; fixed-line teledensity is about 45 roughly 50 per 100 persons
domestic:
combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is nearly 170 175 telephones per 100 persons
international:
country code - 34; submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- well developed, modern facilities; fixed-line teledensity exceeds 40 per 100 persons
- domestic:
- combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 150 telephones per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 34;
- submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and US;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
general assessment:
well developed, modern facilities; fixed-line teledensity is roughly 50 exceeds 40 per 100 persons
domestic:
combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is nearly 175 exceeds 150 telephones per 100 persons
international:
country code - 34; submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- well-developed, modern facilities; fixed-line teledensity exceeds 40 per 100 persons
- domestic:
- combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 150 telephones per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 34;
- submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and US;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2011)
general assessment:well developed, well-developed, modern facilities; fixed-line teledensity exceeds 40 per 100 persons
domestic:
combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 150 telephones per 100 persons
international:
country code - 34; submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2011)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- well-developed, modern facilities; fixed-line teledensity exceeds 40 per 100 persons
- domestic:
- combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 150 telephones per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 34;
- submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and US;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2011)
general assessment:
domestic:
international:
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- well-developed, modern facilities
- domestic:
- combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 145 telephones per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 34;
- submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and US;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2015)
general assessment: well-developed, modern facilities; fixed-line teledensity exceeds 40 per 100 persons facilities
domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 150 145 telephones per 100 persons
international: country code - 34; submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2011) (2015)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- well-developed, modern facilities
- domestic:
- combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 145 telephones per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 34;
- submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and US;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2016)
general assessment: well-developed, modern facilities
domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 145 telephones per 100 persons
international: country code - 34; submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2015) (2016)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- well-developed, modern facilities (2016)
- domestic:
- combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 145 telephones per 100 persons (2016)
- international:
- country code - 34;
- submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and US;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2016)
general assessment: well-developed, modern facilities (2016)
domestic: combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 145 telephones per 100 persons (2016)
international: country code - 34; submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2016)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- well-developed, modern facilities;
- one of the largest in Europe, average mobile penetration for Europe;
- effective competition with encouraging regulation;
- investment in 5G technologies and services;
- more than 60 percent of households have access to fiber to the home broadband connections (2018)
- domestic:
- fixed-line 42 per 100 and mobile-cellular 113 telephones per 100 persons (2018)
- international:
- country code - 34;
- landing points for the MAREA, Tata TGN-Western Europe, Pencan-9, SAT-3/WASC, Canalink, Atlantis-2, Columbus -111, Estepona-Tetouan, FEA, Balalink, ORVAL and PENBAL-5 submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia, Southeast Asia and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2019)
general assessment: well-developed, modern facilities (2016) facilities; one of the largest in Europe, average mobile penetration for Europe; effective competition with encouraging regulation; investment in 5G technologies and services; more than 60 percent of households have access to fiber to the home broadband connections (2018)
domestic: combined fixed-line 42 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 145 113 telephones per 100 persons (2016) (2018)
international: country code - 34; landing points for the MAREA, Tata TGN-Western Europe, Pencan-9, SAT-3/WASC, Canalink, Atlantis-2, Columbus -111, Estepona-Tetouan, FEA, Balalink, ORVAL and PENBAL-5 submarine cables provide providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia, Southeast Asia and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2016) (2019)
- general assessment:
- well-developed, one of the largest telecom markets in Europe, average mobile penetration for Europe;
- LTE universal;
- launch of 5G services;
- regulator has championed competition;
- Chinese company Huawei contributes to the telecom sector;
- fiber broadband accounts for 62% of all fixed-line broadband connections (2020)
- domestic:
- fixed-line 42 per 100 and mobile-cellular 118 telephones per 100 persons (2019)
- international:
- country code - 34;
- landing points for the MAREA, Tata TGN-Western Europe, Pencan-9, SAT-3/WASC, Canalink, Atlantis-2, Columbus -111, Estepona-Tetouan, FEA, Balalink, ORVAL and PENBAL-5 submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia, Southeast Asia and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2019)
note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated
general assessment: well-developed, modern facilities; one of the largest telecom markets in Europe, average mobile penetration for Europe; effective competition with encouraging regulation; investment in LTE universal; launch of 5G technologies and services; more than 60 percent of households have access to fiber regulator has championed competition; Chinese company Huawei contributes to the home telecom sector; fiber broadband accounts for 62% of all fixed-line broadband connections (2018) (2020)
domestic: fixed-line 42 per 100 and mobile-cellular 113 118 telephones per 100 persons (2018) (2019)
international: country code - 34; landing points for the MAREA, Tata TGN-Western Europe, Pencan-9, SAT-3/WASC, Canalink, Atlantis-2, Columbus -111, Estepona-Tetouan, FEA, Balalink, ORVAL and PENBAL-5 submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia, Southeast Asia and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2019)
note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated
- general assessment:
- well-developed and one of the largest telecom markets in Europe, with average mobile penetration for Europe;
- regulator has championed competition;
- LTE is nearly universal with shifts of service to 5G;
- operator joined government smart cities project;
- fixed-line broadband is backed by investment in fiber infrastructure;
- fiber broadband accounts for most of all fixed-line broadband connections;
- Chinese company Huawei contributes investment to the telecom sector;
- increased connectivity through submarine cable connection to Brazil;
- importer of broadcasting equipment from Europe (2020)
- domestic:
- fixed-line 42 per 100 and mobile-cellular 118 telephones per 100 persons (2019)
- international:
- country code - 34;
- landing points for the MAREA, Tata TGN-Western Europe, Pencan-9, SAT-3/WASC, Canalink, Atlantis-2, Columbus -111, Estepona-Tetouan, FEA, Balalink, ORVAL and PENBAL-5 submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia, Southeast Asia and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (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: well-developed, well-developed and one of the largest telecom markets in Europe, with average mobile penetration for Europe; LTE universal; launch of 5G services; regulator has championed competition; Chinese company Huawei contributes LTE is nearly universal with shifts of service to the telecom sector; 5G; operator joined government smart cities project; fixed-line broadband is backed by investment in fiber infrastructure; fiber broadband accounts for 62% most of all fixed-line broadband connections connections; Chinese company Huawei contributes investment to the telecom sector; increased connectivity through submarine cable connection to Brazil; importer of broadcasting equipment from Europe (2020)
domestic: fixed-line 42 per 100 and mobile-cellular 118 telephones per 100 persons (2019)
international: country code - 34; landing points for the MAREA, Tata TGN-Western Europe, Pencan-9, SAT-3/WASC, Canalink, Atlantis-2, Columbus -111, Estepona-Tetouan, FEA, Balalink, ORVAL and PENBAL-5 submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia, Southeast Asia and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2019)
note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications 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 services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect consequent restriction on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable services as a tool for work and satellite - has moderated school from home became evident, and received some support from governments
- general assessment:
- Spain’s telecom sector has tracked the performance of the overall economy, which has been one of the most heavily impacted by the pandemic in all of Europe;
- GDP dropped by 10.8% in 2020, while telecom revenue reversed the previous five years’ positive results by falling 5.3%;
- fixed-line services were the hardest hit, with revenue falling 13.7%;
- mobile voice services did not fare much better, falling 4.7%;
- this is despite relatively small shifts in the number of subscribers, though the harsh lockdown conditions resulted in a significant drop in usage;
- it had appeared that a return to growth might be possible in 2021 following lifting the state of emergency in May, but the most recent surge in cases and the continued restrictions on travel may once again put the brakes on growth until at least 2022;
- Spain’s fixed-line broadband market managed to extend its decade-long pattern of steady growth into 2020, with a slight increase in demand caused by the need for fast internet access to support working and learning from home;
- while most of Spain’s larger telcos delivered negative revenue and profit in 2020 (2021)
- domestic:
- fixed-line nearly 42 per 100 and mobile-cellular 119 telephones per 100 persons (2020)
- international:
- country code - 34;
- landing points for the MAREA, Tata TGN-Western Europe, Pencan-9, SAT-3/WASC, Canalink, Atlantis-2, Columbus -111, Estepona-Tetouan, FLAG Europe-Asia (FEA), Balalink, ORVAL and PENBAL-5 submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia, Southeast Asia and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), Eutelsat;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (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 a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; progress toward 5G implementation has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services has increased due to the surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home is still evident, and the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services
general assessment: well-developed and Spain’s telecom sector has tracked the performance of the overall economy, which has been one of the largest telecom markets most heavily impacted by the pandemic in Europe, all of Europe; GDP dropped by 10.8% in 2020, while telecom revenue reversed the previous five years’ positive results by falling 5.3%; fixed-line services were the hardest hit, with average revenue falling 13.7%; mobile penetration for Europe; regulator has championed competition; LTE voice services did not fare much better, falling 4.7%; this is nearly universal with despite relatively small shifts in the number of service subscribers, though the harsh lockdown conditions resulted in a significant drop in usage; it had appeared that a return to 5G; operator joined government smart cities project; fixed-line broadband is backed by investment growth might be possible in fiber infrastructure; fiber broadband accounts for most 2021 following lifting the state of all emergency in May, but the most recent surge in cases and the continued restrictions on travel may once again put the brakes on growth until at least 2022; Spain’s fixed-line broadband connections; Chinese company Huawei contributes investment market managed to extend its decade-long pattern of steady growth into 2020, with a slight increase in demand caused by the telecom sector; increased connectivity through submarine cable connection need for fast internet access to Brazil; importer of broadcasting equipment support working and learning from Europe (2020) home; while most of Spain’s larger telcos delivered negative revenue and profit in 2020 (2021)
domestic: fixed-line nearly 42 per 100 and mobile-cellular 118 119 telephones per 100 persons (2019) (2020)
international: country code - 34; landing points for the MAREA, Tata TGN-Western Europe, Pencan-9, SAT-3/WASC, Canalink, Atlantis-2, Columbus -111, Estepona-Tetouan, FEA, FLAG Europe-Asia (FEA), Balalink, ORVAL and PENBAL-5 submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia, Southeast Asia and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (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 a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards toward 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and has increased due to the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became is still evident, and received some support from governments the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services
- general assessment:
- Spain’s telecom sector has tracked the performance of the overall economy, which has been one of the most heavily impacted by the pandemic in all of Europe;
- GDP dropped by 10.8% in 2020, while telecom revenue reversed the previous five years’ positive results by falling 5.3%;
- fixed-line services were the hardest hit, with revenue falling 13.7%;
- mobile voice services did not fare much better, falling 4.7%;
- this is despite relatively small shifts in the number of subscribers, though the harsh lockdown conditions resulted in a significant drop in usage;
- it had appeared that a return to growth might be possible in 2021 following lifting the state of emergency in May, but the most recent surge in cases and the continued restrictions on travel may once again put the brakes on growth until at least 2022;
- Spain’s fixed-line broadband market managed to extend its decade-long pattern of steady growth into 2020, with a slight increase in demand caused by the need for fast internet access to support working and learning from home;
- while most of Spain’s larger telcos delivered negative revenue and profit in 2020 (2021)
- domestic:
- fixed-line is 40 per 100 and mobile-cellular 120 telephones per 100 persons (2021)
- international:
- country code - 34;
- landing points for the MAREA, Tata TGN-Western Europe, Pencan-9, SAT-3/WASC, Canalink, Atlantis-2, Columbus -111, Estepona-Tetouan, FLAG Europe-Asia (FEA), Balalink, ORVAL and PENBAL-5 submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia, Southeast Asia and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), Eutelsat;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2019)
general assessment: Spain’s telecom sector has tracked the performance of the overall economy, which has been one of the most heavily impacted by the pandemic in all of Europe; GDP dropped by 10.8% in 2020, while telecom revenue reversed the previous five years’ positive results by falling 5.3%; fixed-line services were the hardest hit, with revenue falling 13.7%; mobile voice services did not fare much better, falling 4.7%; this is despite relatively small shifts in the number of subscribers, though the harsh lockdown conditions resulted in a significant drop in usage; it had appeared that a return to growth might be possible in 2021 following lifting the state of emergency in May, but the most recent surge in cases and the continued restrictions on travel may once again put the brakes on growth until at least 2022; Spain’s fixed-line broadband market managed to extend its decade-long pattern of steady growth into 2020, with a slight increase in demand caused by the need for fast internet access to support working and learning from home; while most of Spain’s larger telcos delivered negative revenue and profit in 2020 (2021)
domestic: fixed-line nearly 42 is 40 per 100 and mobile-cellular 119 120 telephones per 100 persons (2020) (2021)
international: country code - 34; landing points for the MAREA, Tata TGN-Western Europe, Pencan-9, SAT-3/WASC, Canalink, Atlantis-2, Columbus -111, Estepona-Tetouan, FLAG Europe-Asia (FEA), Balalink, ORVAL and PENBAL-5 submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia, Southeast Asia and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (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 a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; progress toward 5G implementation has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services has increased due to the surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home is still evident, and the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services
- general assessment:
- Spain’s telecom sector has tracked the performance of the overall economy, which has been one of the most heavily impacted by the pandemic in all of Europe;
- GDP dropped by 10.8% in 2020, while telecom revenue reversed the previous five years’ positive results by falling 5.3%;
- fixed-line services were the hardest hit, with revenue falling 13.7%;
- mobile voice services did not fare much better, falling 4.7%;
- this is despite relatively small shifts in the number of subscribers, though the harsh lockdown conditions resulted in a significant drop in usage;
- it had appeared that a return to growth might be possible in 2021 following lifting the state of emergency in May, but the most recent surge in cases and the continued restrictions on travel may once again put the brakes on growth until at least 2022;
- Spain’s fixed-line broadband market managed to extend its decade-long pattern of steady growth into 2020, with a slight increase in demand caused by the need for fast internet access to support working and learning from home;
- while most of Spain’s larger telcos delivered negative revenue and profit in 2020 (2021)
- domestic:
- fixed-line is 39 per 100 and mobile-cellular 124 telephones per 100 persons (2022)
- international:
- country code - 34;
- landing points for the MAREA, Tata TGN-Western Europe, Pencan-9, SAT-3/WASC, Canalink, Atlantis-2, Columbus -111, Estepona-Tetouan, FLAG Europe-Asia (FEA), Balalink, ORVAL and PENBAL-5 submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia, Southeast Asia and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), Eutelsat;
- tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2019)
general assessment: Spain’s telecom sector has tracked the performance of the overall economy, which has been one of the most heavily impacted by the pandemic in all of Europe; GDP dropped by 10.8% in 2020, while telecom revenue reversed the previous five years’ positive results by falling 5.3%; fixed-line services were the hardest hit, with revenue falling 13.7%; mobile voice services did not fare much better, falling 4.7%; this is despite relatively small shifts in the number of subscribers, though the harsh lockdown conditions resulted in a significant drop in usage; it had appeared that a return to growth might be possible in 2021 following lifting the state of emergency in May, but the most recent surge in cases and the continued restrictions on travel may once again put the brakes on growth until at least 2022; Spain’s fixed-line broadband market managed to extend its decade-long pattern of steady growth into 2020, with a slight increase in demand caused by the need for fast internet access to support working and learning from home; while most of Spain’s larger telcos delivered negative revenue and profit in 2020 (2021)
domestic: fixed-line is 40 39 per 100 and mobile-cellular 120 124 telephones per 100 persons (2021) (2022)
international: country code - 34; landing points for the MAREA, Tata TGN-Western Europe, Pencan-9, SAT-3/WASC, Canalink, Atlantis-2, Columbus -111, Estepona-Tetouan, FLAG Europe-Asia (FEA), Balalink, ORVAL and PENBAL-5 submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia, Southeast Asia and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2019)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Spain: Telecommunication systems.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/spain/telecommunication-systems.