Internet in Georgia

The Internet in Georgia occupies a leading position among the countries of the Caucasus in terms of traffic speed (51st place in the world). ^[1] According to Internet World Stats, Internet penetration in Georgia is 28.3%. ^[2]

Content

1 Providers
2 Users
3 Technologies
4 See also
5 Links
6 notes

Providers

There are two main Internet providers in the country: Silknet and Caucasus Online. Silknet (formerly United Telecom) holds over 40%, and Caucasus Online, which was created after the merger of the three leading Internet providers, controls over 30% of the market. ^[1] Other companies: Magtikom, Akhali Kselebi (New Networks).

Users

Compared to 2009, in 2011 the number of users who have never used the Internet decreased by 10% (from 66% to 56%). The number of Internet consumers in the capital is 60%: this is twice as much as in the regions. ^[3] According to a survey conducted in April 2011 by the Center for Research Resources of the Caucasus (CRRC), 83% consider television to be the main source of information and only 5% - the Internet. ^[4] According to the official data of the Georgian Communications Commission, the number of subscribers as of October 2011 is as follows ^[5] :

Retail subscribers of fiber-optic communications - 115,453 people.
Retail DSL subscribers - 197486 people.
Retail subscribers CDMA & EVDO - 48055 people.
In total - 360,994 people.

Technology

According to the National Communications Commission, the main transmission media of the Internet to the consumer are cable, in particular DSL (55.8%) and optical-cellular (28.7%) technologies (2010). Wireless Internet subscribers mainly use EVDO and CDMA technologies . ^[6]

Links

Website Causasus Online (cargo)
Silknet Website (Cargo )

Notes

↑ ¹ ² Internet in Georgia - high prices and low speed. 02/29/2012 Tatiya Kalandadze // Business Georgia
↑ Armenia has become a leader in the region in terms of Internet penetration: Internet World Stats 02/10/2012 Archived copy of February 12, 2012 on Wayback Machine // First Armenian Information
↑ About 70% of Internet users in Georgia use it to communicate on social networks 01/25/2012 Archived copy of March 4, 2012 on Wayback Machine // News-Georgia
↑ The Internet in Georgia overtook newspapers and magazines on 06/21/2011 (inaccessible link) // News-Georgia
↑ The Internet in Georgia is one of the most expensive and substandard. 05/11/2012 // Business Georgia
↑ Internet market in Georgia. 08/03/2011 // Business Georgia

[bizzone-1] ¹ ² Internet in Georgia - high prices and low speed. 02/29/2012 Tatiya Kalandadze // Business Georgia

[2] Armenia has become a leader in the region in terms of Internet penetration: Internet World Stats 02/10/2012 Archived copy of February 12, 2012 on Wayback Machine // First Armenian Information

[3] About 70% of Internet users in Georgia use it to communicate on social networks 01/25/2012 Archived copy of March 4, 2012 on Wayback Machine // News-Georgia

[4] The Internet in Georgia overtook newspapers and magazines on 06/21/2011 (inaccessible link) // News-Georgia

[5] The Internet in Georgia is one of the most expensive and substandard. 05/11/2012 // Business Georgia

[6] Internet market in Georgia. 08/03/2011 // Business Georgia