Colombia exceeds 30 million Internet users

Colombia reached about 30.4 million broadband Internet connections in the first quarter of 2018, surpbading the same period. goal set by the government of this country in 2010, reported Tuesday the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications (Mintic).

"We surpbaded this government's target for high-speed Internet connections. The 30.4 million connections are more than 11 times the figure recorded in 2010, with 2.6 million "said Minister of Information and Communication Technology Juan Sebastián Rozo

. He added that with this, Colombians take ownership of the technology and we have the basics to make the country the first digital economy in the region.

The Mintic pointed out that in the period from January to March this year, Broadband Internet Connections reached 16.5 million corresponding to the subscription modality and 13.9 million on request.

According to the official document, eight out of 10 Internet connections in the country are mobile, with a total of 23.9 million in the first quarter of this year

Regarding fixed Internet connections, the strata 4.1 and 2 recorded the highest growth during this period. compared to the first quarter of 2017 with variations of 10.6, 8.6 and 7.4 percent, respectively

One of the things that the Colombian government highlights about growth users providing grants to more than two million homes we managed to move from 730,000 fixed internet connections in stratum 1 and 2 in 2010 to 2.9 million this year, which means that not only is the fracture Digital technology is closed, but the technology and opportunities it offers help bridge the social divide.

According to Mintic, the number of mobile phone lines has exceeded 62.8 million, or 3.7 million lines more than the same period in 2017. Of this total, 80% are in prepaid mode and 20% are postpaid. In the fixed line service, the number of lines continued above 6.9 million.