84 out of every 100 homes in Costa Rica have Internet, according to the Competitiveness Report and the number of cell lines would be close to reaching 5 million
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Fiber-optic internet lines in Costa Rica grew 146% between June 2019 and June 2020, according to a new report from the Superintendence of Telecommunications (SUTEL).
Costa Rica had 78,417 km of fiber-optic line in mid-2019, and one year later had nearly 193,000 km of the high-speed cables.
Fiber-optic cables are bundled strands of glass, which act as conduits for light signals that relay digital code.
“This technology allows for internet speeds far beyond what you get from DSL or cable because each fiber-optic line can carry multiple signals at top speeds simultaneously,” per HighSpeedInternet.com. “Fiber internet also bypasses congestion, latency, and signal degradation issues that frequently occur with cable and DSL networks.”