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European Internet Stats > Site Links > Italy
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Italia
Internet Usage Stats
and Telecom Reports
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Internet Usage Statistics:
30,026,400
Internet users as of June/10, 51.7% of the population, according
to N-O.
Latest Population
Estimate:
58,090,681
population for 2010, according to US Census Bureau.
Gross Domestic
Product:
GDP per
capita is US$ 35,230 according to the I.M.F.
Country Size
(Area):
Italy has
301,323 sq km - Population density is 193 persons per sq km.
Internet Usage and
Population Statistics:
YEAR
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Users
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Population
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% Pop.
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Usage
Source
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2000
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13,200,000
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57,989,900
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22.8 %
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ITU
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2004
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28,610,000
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58,608,565
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48.8 %
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ITU
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2008
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28,255,100
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58,145,321
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48.6 %
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Nielsen N//R
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2010
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30,026,400
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58,090,681
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51.7 %
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N-O
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Italy
Offical Statistics Page
Italian Statistics
Search Engines
and Directories:
Italian Search
Engines
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Italy - Country Profile
Italy in the
Wikipedia
Italian history, politics, map, geography, economy,
demography, full information and links.
Italy in the CIA
Factbook
Italy economy information, geography, government,
population, communications, military and transnational
issues.
Italian Culture and
Etiquette
Understanding local language, culture, etiquette and taboos
is of great value to the traveller or visiting business
person.
BBC - Italy
Profile
Italian
Telecommunications Market Reports
Italy -
Broadband Market - Overview, Analysis & Forecasts
Report
The Italian broadband landscape differs from other major
European countries because of the absence of cable
infrastructure. The country’s dependence on DSL with no
competitive cable alternative was resulted in the one of
Europe’s lowest broadband penetration rates. Yet the high
degree of LLU has promoted considerable competition within the
DSL sector, and Italy reported the second largest net increase in
broadband lines in the EU in 2004 and 2005. Italy’s cities
are also densely populated, with a high proportion of people
living in apartment blocks, and this has supported the growth of
FttH services, which are among the best-established in Europe.
This report from Paul Budde presents statistics on each broadband
technology in Italy, as well as information on the
burgeoning wireless broadband/WiFi markets. See table of
contents and report summary.
Italy -
Convergence - Triple Play & Digital TV
Report
By early 2005 broadband growth in Italy was among the fastest in
Europe. There are extensive DSL and cable networks, and
increasing emphasis on greater access speed, which will be the
foundation for the country’s take up of triple play
offerings in 2006 and 2007. Fibre is also extensive in densely
populated cities, and has provided for some of Europe’s
most mature IPTV offerings. The Italian TV market is
characterised by a high number of Free-to-Air (FTA) TV channels,
mostly provided by RAI, the national public broadcaster, and
Mediaset, the private broadcaster. There are some 600 other
regional broadcasters with content available. Satellite TV is the
main pay TV platform, This report from Paul Budde analyses
Italy’s broadband infrastructure and triple play offerings
in 2005 and early 2006, and provides an overview of the
country’s FTA, digital terrestrial TV, cable and satellite
pay TV markets. See the report
summary and table of content.
Italy - Key
Statistics, Telecom Market & Regulatory
Overviews
Italy has one of Europe’s largest telecom markets, worth
some €42 billion in 2004. Mobile phone penetration is far
above the EU average. Internet penetration is also high, while
the country has the fourth largest broadband subscriber base in
Europe. DSL dominates broadband access, since there is no
significant cable infrastructure, but growing competition is
offered by some of the continent’s most comprehensive fibre
networks. This report analyses the key aspects of the Italian
telecom market in 2005 and 2006. Comprehensive data is provided
on the country, the fixed network services sector, and the
Internet, mobile, and digital broadcasting sectors. The report
also reviews the key regulatory issues, noting the status of
interconnection, LLU, number portability and carrier
preselection, and profiles the major operators and their
strategies for 2006. Further
details.
Italy - Mobile
Market - Overview & Statistics Report
Italy has one of the largest mobile phone markets in Europe with
one of the highest penetration rates. Much of the growth has been
fuelled by prepaid cards, while multiple-SIM ownership is also
popular. Italy is also home to two of the largest mobile
operators in Europe – Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) and
Vodafone Italy (formerly Omnitel). Four operators provide 3G
services to a crowded market. Mobile TV services have been
launched by TIM and 3 Italia in October 2005. This report
provides statistics and an analytic overview of Italy’s
mobile market in 2005 and early 2006. It reviews the key
regulatory issues and the growth of mobile data services such as
SMS, and profiles the major mobile providers and the likely
impact of emerging technologies. See table of
contents here
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