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the Internet access speed between
20 Mb/s and 100 Mb/s, but these
packages are still not being used to
the full extent. The analysis of the
fixed connection on the basis of the
Internet access speed points to the
following:
• 23,6% of the users use packages with Internet speed
less than 2Mb/s,
• 62,7% of the users use packages with Internet speed ≥2Mb/s, but less than
10Mb/s,
• 10,1% of the users use packages with Internet speed ≥10Mb/s, but less than
30Mb/s,
• 3,6 % of the users use packages with Internet speed
≥30Mb/s.
Mobile electronic communication
network infrastructure
The mobile electronic communication services in Montenegro are
provided by the three terrestrial
mobile communication networks.
All three networks are based on harmonized standards of the second
generation (GSM, including its upgrades GPRS and EDGE), the third
generation (UMTS, including HSDPA
and HSPA+) and the fourth generation (4G, i.e. LTE technologies – Long
Term Evolution).
The transport segment of the networks is still largely based on the
microwave radio-relay links, and to a
lesser extent on the fiber optic transfer. All three mobile operators have
carried out the migration of transfer
networks towards IP transfer.
The radio access section GSM/
DCS1800 is realized within the 900
MHz and 1800 MHz frequency band,
while the access section of the UMTS
networks is realized within 900 MHz
and 2 GHz. The unconditional refarming of the spectrum led to the implementation of the UMTS technology within the 900 MHz frequency
band and the LTE technology within
the 1800 MHz. The coverage of the
population with the GSM signal is
around 99%. The coverage of the
territory with the GSM signal involves all the inhabited areas, the main
roads and the tourist centers, which
represents around 90% of the total
territory of Montenegro. All urban
areas, as well as the significant part
of the suburban and rural areas, are
covered with the UMTS network signal. The UMTS signal, depending
on the operator, covers 90% - 97%
of the population. The LTE signal is
available in the urban areas, via two
operators’ networks. The level of the
coverage of the population with the
LTE network is from 45% to 65%,
depending on the operator.