Europe

ITU Europe region outline

Throughout the European ITU region, mobile cellular penetration has exceeded saturation now at 119.8%, and mobile broadband penetration now exceeding 76.6% in 2017. Internet access penetration increased from 79.1% of individuals in 2016 to 79.6% in 2017. International internet bandwidth increased from 131 kb/s/user in 2016 to 178 kb/s/user in 2017.

Deployed LTE Networks

The following chart shows the number of active 4G LTE networks, distributed by LTE frequency band. These data are rendered live and may update unexpectedly.

Deployed IoT Networks

The following chart shows the distribution of active Internet of Things networks by wireless network technology. Our database is a work in progress, data may be incomplete.

Countries in this Geographical Region

There are 55 unique countries, territories, and/or sovereign states in this geographic region.

ISO 3166: RS
Policy Maker: Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications
Spectrum Regulator: Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services (RATEL)
ISO 3166: SK
Policy Maker: Ministry of Transport and Construction
Spectrum Regulator: Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Postal Services
ISO 3166: SI
Policy Maker: Ministry of Public Administration
Spectrum Regulator: Agency for Communication Networks and Services of the Republic of Slovenia (AKOS)
ISO 3166: ES
Policy Maker: Secretaría de Estado para la Sociedad de la Información y la Agenda Digital
Spectrum Regulator: Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC)
ISO 3166: NO-21
Policy Maker: Ministry of Transport and Communications
Spectrum Regulator: Norwegian Communications Authority (NKOM)
ISO 3166: SE
Policy Maker: Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation
Spectrum Regulator: Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS)
ISO 3166: CH
Policy Maker: Bundesamt für Kommunikation (BAKOM)
Spectrum Regulator: Eidgenössische Kommunikationskommission ComCom
ISO 3166: TR
Policy Maker: Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications
Spectrum Regulator: Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA)
ISO 3166: GB
Policy Maker: Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
Spectrum Regulator: Office of Communications - Ofcom
ISO 3166: VA
Policy Maker: Governatorato Secrétariat général
Spectrum Regulator: Servizio delle Poste e del Telegrafo e il Servizio dei Telefoni
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