Telecommunications in Iceland is a diversified market.
Services
Internet
Data centres
Internet service providers
The largest Internet service providers in Iceland:
- Síminn hf (Iceland Telecom)
- Fjarskipti ehf (Vodafone Iceland)
- IP-fjarskipti ehf (Tal)
- Hringiðan ehf (Vortex)
Internet hosting service
Iceland has numerous internet hosting services:
- 1984 ehf
- Davíð og Golíat ehf
- Fjarskipti ehf (Vodafone Iceland)
- Hringiðan ehf
- Netmiðlar ehf
- Netvistun ehf
- Nethönnun ehf
- Skýrr hf
- Síminn hf (Iceland Telecom)
- Tölvuþjónustan Geymir sf
Internet exchange point
Iceland has an internet exchange point called the Reykjavik Internet Exchange (RIX).
Mail
Main article:
Íslandspóstur
Print
Radio
Telephone
Landline
As of 2010 there are 152,895 landlines in use in Iceland of which 132,069 are PSTN. Since the peak number of 196,528 total landlines in 2001 there has been a decrease of 43,633 landlines as of 2009.
Year |
Total (PSTN) |
Total |
Change |
2010 |
132,069 |
152,895 |
-17.29% |
2009 |
135,969 |
184,851 |
-4.48% |
2008 |
140,858 |
193,512 |
3.66% |
2007 |
134,622 |
186,688 |
-1.00% |
2006 |
131,693 |
188,575 |
-2.72% |
2005 |
134,258 |
193,852 |
1.77% |
2004 |
133,504 |
190,478 |
-1.08% |
2003 |
135,402 |
192,552 |
2.42% |
2002 |
132,353 |
187,999 |
-4.34% |
Source: Statistics Iceland (statice.is)
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Year |
Total (PSTN) |
Total |
Change |
2001 |
139,300 |
196,528 |
0.10% |
2000 |
141,330 |
196,336 |
6.14% |
1999 |
145,769 |
184,973 |
6.51% |
1998 |
148,817 |
173,673 |
5.01% |
1997 |
151,700 |
165,390 |
5.47% |
1996 |
153,551 |
156,807 |
5.49% |
1995 |
148,645 |
148,645 |
0.23% |
1994 |
148,300 |
148,300 |
0.00% |
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Mobile
As of 2010 there are 341,077 active GSM (2G) and UMTS (3G) subscriptions in use in Iceland. In 2010, all NMT (1G) networks where shut down.
Year |
NMT 450 |
GSM/UMTS |
Change |
2010 |
– |
341,077 |
3.38% |
2009 |
9,783 |
329,932 |
1.63% |
2008 |
12,291 |
324,631 |
4.12% |
2007 |
15,854 |
311,785 |
2.22% |
2006 |
17,827 |
305,013 |
7.20% |
2005 |
19,480 |
284,521 |
5.35% |
2004 |
21,300 |
270,072 |
5.35% |
2003 |
23,302 |
256,368 |
8.94% |
2002 |
25,100 |
235,338 |
6.38% |
Source: Statistics Iceland (statice.is)
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Year |
NMT 450 |
GSM/UMTS |
Change |
2001 |
26,900 |
221,231 |
17.91% |
2000 |
27,268 |
187,628 |
39.10% |
1999 |
27,136 |
134,886 |
71.68% |
1998 |
26,056 |
78,569 |
92.26% |
1997 |
24,880 |
40,866 |
73.20% |
1996 |
22,707 |
23,595 |
143.20% |
1995 |
21,181 |
9,702 |
357.86% |
1994 |
19,726 |
2,119 |
0.00% |
|
Year |
NMT 450 |
GSM/UMTS |
Change |
1993 |
17,409 |
– |
0.00% |
1992 |
15,164 |
– |
0.00% |
1991 |
12,889 |
– |
0.00% |
1990 |
10,010 |
– |
0.00% |
1989 |
7,893 |
– |
0.00% |
1988 |
6,519 |
– |
0.00% |
1987 |
5,008 |
– |
0.00% |
1986 |
2,106 |
– |
0.00% |
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Telephone calling
Year |
Thousands of minutes |
Change |
2010 |
742,791 |
4.91% |
2009 |
708,040 |
3.42% |
2008 |
684,649 |
32.40% |
2007 |
517,105 |
14.81% |
2006 |
450,422 |
9.61% |
2005 |
410,940 |
2.99% |
2004 |
399,017 |
12.59% |
2003 |
354,389 |
3.33% |
2002 |
342,962 |
19.63% |
2001 |
286,685 |
16.30% |
2000 |
246,514 |
24.83% |
1999 |
197,475 |
39.49% |
1998 |
141,566 |
0.00% |
Source: Statistics Iceland (statice.is)
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Text messaging
Year |
SMS |
Change |
2010 |
171,931 |
17.27% |
2009 |
146.615 |
2.37% |
2008 |
143.216 |
5.72% |
2007 |
135.474 |
9.89% |
2006 |
123.285 |
-0.34% |
2005 |
123.711 |
-19.79% |
2004 |
154.236 |
8.31% |
2003 |
142.403 |
14.43% |
2002 |
124.451 |
37.97% |
2001 |
90.201 |
46.48% |
2000 |
61.581 |
0.00% |
|
Year |
MMS |
Change |
2010 |
1,355 |
3.12% |
2009 |
1,314 |
39.64% |
2008 |
941 |
-34.43% |
2007 |
1,435 |
92.62% |
2006 |
745 |
180.08% |
2005 |
266 |
0.00% |
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Numbering
There are no area codes in Iceland, and all telephone numbers have seven digits. The international dialling code is +354. Due to the Icelandic naming system, people are listed by their first name in the telephone directory, and not by their last name (which is usually patronym, or, rarely, a matronym).
Television
Television in Iceland began in September 1966.
Source: Statistics Iceland (statice.is)
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Related technology in Icelandic homes.
Year |
Flatscreen |
Home cinema |
VHS
player |
DVD
player |
Blu-ray
player |
2010 |
54% |
31% |
64% |
82% |
2% |
2009 |
48% |
30% |
67% |
82% |
– |
2008 |
37% |
33% |
74% |
83% |
– |
2007 |
26% |
30% |
80% |
79% |
– |
2006 |
– |
– |
78% |
81% |
– |
2005 |
– |
– |
90% |
74% |
– |
2004 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2003 |
– |
– |
– |
54% |
– |
2002 |
– |
– |
91% |
40% |
– |
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References
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