Fixed telephony traffic in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) dropped by 4 percent year-on-year during the second quarter of 2019, according to the Federal Statistics Bureau.
In the same period, mobile traffic fell by 3.3 percent, and the number of SMS messages sent was 10.8 percent less.
On the other hand, broadband internet traffic increased by 8.1 percent.
The report also showed that 69.2 percent of households have internet access, while mobile phones were the most popular device for internet access (83.3%).
A total number of fixed telephone lines of dominant operators in the fourth quarter of 2018 was 599.642which represents a decrease of 5,3% compared to the fourth quarter 2017th.
The total traffic of the fixed telephone network in the fourth quarter of 2018 was je 426.990.705 minutes which shows a decrease of 9,1% compared to fourth quarter of 2017, BiH Agency for Statistics reports.
A number of mobile phone users in the fourth quarter of 2018 were 3.461.058 which shows an increase of 0,6% compared to the fourth quarter 2017th year. The total traffic of a mobile telephone network in the fourth quarter 2018 was561.093.626 minutes which shows a decrease of 2,2% compared to the fourth quarter 2017th year.
The number of SMS messages sent in the fourth quarter 2018 decreased by 15,5%, while the number of MMS messages sent increase by 1,4% compared to the fourth quarter 2017th.
The total number of Internet connections via the fixed network in the fourth quarter of 2018 was 693.554 an increase of 0,6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2017.
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