Download Report – Broadband Coverage in Europe in 2011 – Estonia
Estonia is almost exactly on the average for Total Standard Coverage and ahead of the average for all the other combinations. Not least it has 100% HSPA coverage, helped by its relatively small size and mountain-free geography. Estonia also has the third-highest LTE availability in Europe, up with its Nordic neighbours which it increasingly resembles.
Estonia’s good performance is based on a broadband infrastructure which is skewed away from DSL to some extent. VDSL is present but with low coverage so far (only 4.5%), but there are high coverage values for FTTP (35%) and Standard Cable (59%). Estonia has a high value for NGA coverage (62%) mainly because of FTTP and Docsis 3.
Above-average Rural Standard Coverage in Estonia owes a lot to WiMAX which at 40% has the sixth highest coverage in Europe. Estonia also does relatively well with Rural NGA, thanks to the second-highest rural FTTP coverage in Europe and a good contribution from Docsis 3.
Standard broadband coverage is highest in the north of Estonia, with the Tallinn region and the north-east of the country both about 97%. The other three provinces have 92% to 93%.
The coverage of Next Generation Access is more varied. The capital region is clearly highest, with almost 90% NGA coverage, and the north-east reaches almost 70%. The two central and southern regions are some way behind with 41% and 37%, and the more rural Baltic coast and islands have 33%.
Demographics
Statistic | National |
Population | 1,340,935 |
Persons per household | 2.3 |
Rural proportion | 30.6% |
Coverage by technology
Technology | Total | Rural |
DSL | 90.0% | 71.8% |
VDSL | 4.5% | 0.0% |
FTTP | 34.7% | 11.4% |
WiMAX | 40.0% | 40.0% |
Standard cable | 58.9% | 16.5% |
Docsis 3 cable | 45.4% | 11.9% |
HSPA | 100.0% | 100.0% |
LTE | 30.0% | 0.0% |
Satellite | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Standard Combination | 95.0% | 85.9% |
NGA Combination | 61.8% | 18.4% |
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