Mobile internet traffic doubles in Romania

The total number of broadband mobile internet connections in Romania amounted to 16.6 million in the first six months of this year, up 13% year-on-year. The mobile internet coverage reached 85% of Romania’s population, up almost ten percentage points compared to the same period last year, according to the latest report published by the telecom regulator ANCOM. The total traffic through broadband mobile internet connections was 145,000 TB between January and June, double compared to the first six months of 2016. Mobile internet subscriptions reached 11.2 million in the first six months of this year, namely 67% of all broadband internet connections. Pre-paid cards for access to broadband mobile internet amounted to 5.5 million during this period, up 6% over the same period last year. 4G high-speed internet connections reached 7.6 million between January and June, double compared to the same period in 2016. What are the Romanians doing on the Internet? editor@romania-insider.com