Serbia Communications - 2021

Telephones - fixed lines

total subscriptions: 2,565,392

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 36.43 (2019 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

total subscriptions: 8,453,887

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 120.06 (2019 est.)

Telecommunication systems

general assessment:

Serbia's integration with the EU helped regulator reforms and promotion of telecom; EU development loans for broadband to rural areas; pandemic spurred use of mobile data and other services; wireless service is available through multiple providers; national coverage is growing rapidly; best telecom services are centered in urban centers; 4G/LTE mobile network launched; 5G tests ongoing with Ericsson and Huawei (2021)

(2020)

domestic: fixed-line 29 per 100 and mobile-cellular 96 per 100 persons (2019)

international: country code - 381

note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments

Internet country code

.rs

Internet users

total: 5,192,501

percent of population: 73.36% (July 2018 est.)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

total: 1,623,790

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 23.06 (2019 est.)