Internet penetration almost doubles in six years, 82% of households use internet in Georgia
Only 42 per cent of households in Georgia had access to the internet in 2013, while it reached 80.8 per cent in 2019. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Consumption of fixed internet doubled in the last six years and amounted to 914,000 households in the first quarter of 2020 which is 82 per cent of households in Georgia.
Only 42 per cent of households in Georgia had access to the internet in 2013, while it reached 80.8 per cent in 2019.
The Communications Commission says that in Georgia one customer has more than one mobile number, which indicates that the customer is well aware of the tariffs on the market and, if necessary, uses the services of different mobile operators for different services.
The mobile operators in Georgia had 5.4 million consumers last year, out of which 3.2 million used mobile internet. However, mobile internet had 1.6 million consumers in 2013.
The average mobile internet usage was 3.4 gigabytes per month in 2019, while it was 0.17 gigabytes in 2013.
Internet will be made available in Pshavi, Khevsureti, Arkhoti, Ardoti and Gudamakari ravines, the Georgian PM Mamuka Bakhtadze’s 2018-2020 report says.
The number of internet and mobile phone subscriptions in Georgia continues to grow, but high prices for services, inadequate infrastructure, and slow internet speeds remain obstacles, says Freedom House, a US-based independent watchdog that conducts research and advocacy on democracy, political freedom, and human rights.
An initiative to provide 68 Georgian schools, among which are 50 regional schools, with wireless internet has been discussed at a government session today.
Georgia’s Pshav-Khevsureti and Gudamakari regions will soon be provided with high-speed internet, while over 100 villages, currently without power will be connected to the energy grid and paramedics will render healthcare services in high mountainous regions.
Georgia is continuing to develop high-speed internet infrastructure in the country's regional areas, making the internet accessible for the rural population.
The World Bank will allocate €35.7 million to support Georgia’s digital transformation and finance the project ‘Log-in Georgia’ which aims to increase high speed internet access across the country.
83.8 percent of Georgian households have internet access this year, which is 4.6 per cent per cent more compared to the previous year, says the National Statistics Office of Georgia.
Georgian National Communications Commission has responded to claims of local internet and mobile telecommunications operator MagtiCom, which had claimed the entry of mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) in Georgia planned for February 2021 will 'endanger personal data and cyber security'.
Fiber-optic cables of international importance that provided Poti-Tbilisi-Bolnisi-Dmanisi-Armenia with internet were damaged, however the internet supply is now restored and Dmanisi and Marneuli police divisions under Kvemo Kartli Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have already launched an investigation.
The Communication Commission of Georgia is working to introduce mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in the country in 2021. An MVNO is an operator that does not have its own radio network, and relies on the radio network of another operator to provide mobile communication services to its users.
The number of internet subscribers has increased to almost one million in Georgia in 2020, announces the Communication Commission of Georgia.
Half a million people living in almost a thousand settlements across Georgia, including in the highlands, will receive access to internet and services such as e-healthcare, education and governance thanks to a new project called 'Log in Georgia' which was launched today.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is considering Georgia to be one of the first pilot countries where the company will provide satellite internet, announces the Georgian Innovation and Technology Agency (GITA). "SpaceX has shown interest in the internetization process of Georgia. It is considering the involvement of Georgia and the Georgian people in its future plans”, reads the press-release published by the GITA.