Active Internet connections using various mobile technologies (HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE, CDMA, EVDO, 3G) rose 60.1%, to 9.5 million, of which 6.9 million are active broadband Internet connections via EDGE, CDMA, EV-DO, 3G, compared to 4.2 million in December 2011.
Telecom operators reported 5.6 million active broadband Internet connections via mobile telephones and 1.3 million active broadband Internet connections via modems/cards/ USB devices.
According to ANCOM, the number of hard-line broadband Internet connections exceeded 3.4 million, posting a half-year increase of 4.1% and a yearly rise of 9.1%.
In the first half of 2012, the number of Internet connections saw a stronger advance in rural areas, up to around 0.8 million (a 11.7% half-year rise and a 26.4% yearly increase). In urban areas, the number of Internet connections saw a 2% half-year increase and a 4.8% yearly increase, up to 2.6 million.