Romania's coverage with fibre optic technologies capable of providing broadband electronic communications services of at least 1 Gbps is exceeding 93%, according to a survey by ANCOM on determining local coverage area of fixed public electronic communication networks, capable of providing broadband electronic communications services.From providers' reports, based on which the survey was conducted, it also appears that the population of 1,635 settlements does not have access or has partial access to broadband internet services, with most of these settlements being in the counties of Alba and Hunedoara, ANCOM says in a press statement released on Monday.According to the survey, the local coverage with fibre-to-home FTTH/B technologies in Romania is exceeding 93%. The next technologies that enable broadband internet provision are DSL communication technologies with a coverage of over 33%, fixed wireless communication technologies, with a coverage of over 29% and Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification DOCSIS 3 communication technologies with a coverage of over 22%.After processing the information received from providers regarding the maximum download speeds nationwide, it emerged that speeds greater than or equal to 1000 Mbps can be reached in over 93% of the settlements in Romania.The settlements not covered with 1000 Mbps and higher internet are generally concentrated in geographical areas with more difficult physical access, mountainous areas within the Carpathian arc, areas in the Danube Delta or in isolated rural settlements in hilly and plain areas.ANCOM is an organisation that promotes the interests of service users by promoting competition and innovation in the electronic communications and postal services markets, pro-competitive management of limited resources (radio spectrum, numbering resources and associated technical resources), encouraging efficient investments in networks and infrastructures and promoting ultra-fast connectivity.
La French Tech Bucharest announces the third edition of its highly anticipated flagship event, Sustainability meets Profitability, set to take place on April 8th, 2025, at the Romanian - American University (1B Expoziției Boulevard, Bucharest), starting at 18:30. Sustainability meets Profitability event will explore the new regulations companies—big or small—must navigate and how they can turn […]
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Several Romanian military personnel who were on parental leave went to Congo as mercenaries, according to a statement from the Ministry of National Defense. The issue of active soldiers taking mercenary work first came up on the public agenda after PressOne...
The European Investment Bank and the government of Ukraine have agreed to allocate EUR 50 million from EIB funding to Ukraine's national railway company, Ukrzaliznytsia, for the modernization of key railway border crossings with Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. The project includes repairs to worn-out railway tracks, the relocation of wagon inspections, the reconstruction of […]
Medicover has acquired the operations of the lab tests provider Synlab Group in Romania, Turkey, Cyprus, Slovenia, Croatia, and North Macedonia in a transaction worth EUR 71.3 million, the company announced. The transaction was financed from Medicover's own sources. It was carried out by Medicover for its diagnostic services division, present in Romania under the […]
