(2017) FTTx - 59.5% xDSL - 33.0% Cable - 7.1% Other - 0.4% Top Level Domain: MD Statistics do not include data from Transnistria. == Television == Television industry in Moldova begun in 1956 with the construction of the country's first dedicated television tower in Chişinău which took a little over a year to complete, the finished tower was 196 meters tall and could broadcast within a 60 km radius.
The first television transmission was sent on 30 April 1958 at 19:00 and included amongst other things cheers from all the parties that participated in the project's development as well as some local celebrities. At first programs were broadcast only two times a week on Friday and Sunday but by the end of 1958 broadcasts became daily.
The first live broadcast in the country also happened in 1958. In 1961 the coverage area was expanded after several relay masts were constructed in Bălți, Cahul and Comrat.
The first live broadcast in the country also happened in 1958. In 1961 the coverage area was expanded after several relay masts were constructed in Bălți, Cahul and Comrat.
Since 1974 all broadcasts were made in color and in 1977 the first dedicated television studio was built which is still in use to this day.
Since 1974 all broadcasts were made in color and in 1977 the first dedicated television studio was built which is still in use to this day.
In the early 1980s there were more than a million citizens with access to television sets.
In 1990 Moldova had an average of 11 telephones per 100 inhabitants and there were more than 200,000 unfilled orders for telephone installations.
In December 2007 another carrier named Eventis entered the market but three previous carriers have already saturated it so much that on February 5, 2010 Eventis declared bankruptcy and shut down its network. After the War of Transnistria in early 1990s Transnistrian government denied access of operation for many Moldavian based companies on its territory including telecommunications companies.
However, because the general state of the mobile market in the country is rather poor the gap between prices and quality for wired and mobile Internet is extremely high. After the War of Transnistria in early 1990s Transnistrian government denied access of operation for many Moldavian based companies on its territory including telecommunications companies.
EuroCable remained the dominant cable television provider until the mid 1990s when it was bought by SunCommunications which merged it with its own service and re-branded it into SunTV.
In all, 240 newspapers (ninety-seven in Romanian) and sixty-eight magazines (thirty-five in Romanian) were being published in the republic in 1990.
The upgrade process to digital has also sped up and in 2008 around 83% of all stations were digital, for example in 1993 only 4% of all stations were digital.
The situation didn't progress much as only around 24,000 new lines were installed by 1994.
Only after 1995 the state owned Moldtelecom began to upgrade their lines and stations.
Orange Moldova launched its network in October 1998 under the brand of Voxtel and was the first and only carrier at the time.
When in 1999 Moldtelecom became a JSC the company began a rapid upgrade process of all of their equipment and installations across the country.
In 2000 around 440,000 new lines were installed and the overall power of telephone stations was increased to 645,000 numbers, at that time the average number of telephones per 100 inh.
In April 2000 TeliaSonera entered the market with its own network under the brand of Moldcell and thus became the second carrier in the country.
During the 2000s many other Chişinău based cable television providers such as Satellit, Delta and Alfa emerged offering similar services as SunTV.
Moldtelecom became the third carrier when it launched its own network in March 2007 under the brand of Unité.
In December 2007 another carrier named Eventis entered the market but three previous carriers have already saturated it so much that on February 5, 2010 Eventis declared bankruptcy and shut down its network. After the War of Transnistria in early 1990s Transnistrian government denied access of operation for many Moldavian based companies on its territory including telecommunications companies.
In 2007 Arax Communications launched its own cable television network called Zebra TV which became the first digital network in the country, SunTV followed launching its own digital network later that year.
The upgrade process to digital has also sped up and in 2008 around 83% of all stations were digital, for example in 1993 only 4% of all stations were digital.
Other ISP's are limited to their town or region. Since 2008 all mobile carriers offer 3G HSDPA Internet access throughout the country.
In September 2009 Moldova became the first country in the world to launch high-definition voice services (HD voice) for mobile phones, and the first country in Europe to launch 14.4 Mbit/s mobile broadband at a national scale, with over 40% population coverage. On April 26, 2012, Interdnestrcom becomes the first carrier in the country to launch a commercial LTE network.
In December 2007 another carrier named Eventis entered the market but three previous carriers have already saturated it so much that on February 5, 2010 Eventis declared bankruptcy and shut down its network. After the War of Transnistria in early 1990s Transnistrian government denied access of operation for many Moldavian based companies on its territory including telecommunications companies.
Until recently accessing television was only possible via cable but in 2011 StarNet and Moldtelecom launched their separate IPTV services in Chişinău and other towns offering multiple channels in both SD and HD qualities.
In September 2009 Moldova became the first country in the world to launch high-definition voice services (HD voice) for mobile phones, and the first country in Europe to launch 14.4 Mbit/s mobile broadband at a national scale, with over 40% population coverage. On April 26, 2012, Interdnestrcom becomes the first carrier in the country to launch a commercial LTE network.
On November 20, 2012, Orange became the second carrier in the country and first in official Moldova to successfully launch commercial LTE network.
On December 24, 2012, Moldcell became the third carrier in the country to successfully launch a commercial LTE network.
On October 22, 2015, Unité became the last carrier to launch a commercial LTE network. Mobile Subscriptions and Penetration level.
At the end of 2015 there were 80 registered ISP's in the country with the majority being local or regional only with only few offering their services throughout the country.
As such the only major ISP's in that area are local IDC or Interdnestrcom (Интерднестрком) and LinkService, both operate only on Transnistrian territory. The most popular Internet access technology is FTTx with about 56% of the market share as of 2015, xDSL comes second with about 36% of the market share.
In 2015 there were 83 registered television providers.
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