DREM releases the updated time series on Communications for the Autonomous Region of Madeira with 2022 data

The Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM) releases the time series for the Communications sector in the Autonomous Region of Madeira updated with 2022 data. This series is based on information collected directly by Statistics Portugal (INE) and the National Communications Authority (ANACOM).

Electronic communications – ARM approached the national average in broadband internet access per 100 inhabitants in fixed locations

According to data provided by ANACOM, the number of residential customers using high-speed fixed network services reached 87.5 thousand in the fourth quarter of 2022, marking a growth of 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

In the 4^th quarter of 2022, the penetration rate of residential customers facing private households reached 92.3%, an increase of 5.1 percentage points (pp) compared to the same period last year. This rate exceeded the national average (84.8%) by 7.5 pp.

This growth trend has also been observed in cabled high-speed households, both in FTTH (Fibre to the Home) optic fibre networks, the main fixed location access technology, and in HFC (Hybrid Fibre-Coaxial) cable TV networks.

By the end of the 4^th quarter of 2022, the number of households in the Autonomous Region of Madeira cabled with optic fibre (FTTH/B) by all operators was 178,409, representing an 8.9% growth year-on-year. If considered the households prepared to receive these services, but supported by cable TV networks, there were 94,590 households in the Autonomous Region of Madeira under these circumstances in the 4^th quarter of 2022, +26.0% compared to the same quarter of 2021.

Regarding broadband Internet access at a fixed location, in 2022, the coverage reached 42.3% of the ARM population, compared to 42.8% on a national level. Porto Santo (55.2%), Funchal (46.5%) and Calheta (46.2%) were the municipalities with the highest coverage rates, in contrast with Câmara de Lobos (32.5%), Ribeira Brava (35.9%) and Santana and Machico with the same coverage (38.2%), which had the lowest rates. In 2022, the number of broadband internet accesses (at a fixed location) in the residential segment was 90,421 and in the non-residential segment 16,570, totalling 106,991 (+4.3% than in 2021).

The number of subscribers of television subscription services has steadily increased over time. In 2004 – the first year for which this indicator is available – there were 65,520 subscribers, and in 2022, were counted 109,711 subscribers, up by 2.4% over 2021, albeit lower than the national increase (+3.1%).

The number of telephone accesses per 100 inhabitants in the Autonomous Region of Madeira has maintained a growth trend since 2020, reaching the maximum value in the series (50.25) in 2022, which began in 2000. The highest value was recorded in Porto Santo (63.40) and the lowest in Câmara de Lobos (36.26). In 2022, the number of main residential telephone accesses reached 93.4 thousand, while non-residential accesses increased to 33.7 thousand accesses.

In total, the number of accesses amounted to approximately 127.1 thousand. It is worth noting that, at the national level, the number of telephone accesses per 100 inhabitants in 2022 was 51.21.

With the widespread use of mobile phones, the number of public telephone booths in the ARM has been declining in recent years, decreasing from 349 in 2013, to 188 in 2022, representing a change of -6.9% compared to the previous year. The observed decrease at the national level was higher, at 10.1%. At the municipal level, compared to 2021, among the 11 municipalities in the ARM, only Funchal saw a decrease in this indicator (-40.2%).

Postal services - Post office agencies and post offices unchanged compared to 2021

In 2022, both the number of post office agencies (19) and the number of post offices (35) in the Autonomous Region of Madeira remained unchanged from the previous year, with a total of 54 postal establishments.

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