The internet services market in Romania continues to expand, supported by a 45% jump in 5G adoption and the expansion of fiber optic connections (+7%). ANCOM data for 2025 indicate a mature of fixed internet connections, with a significant advance in rural areas (+6%) and in the Gigabit connections segment (+14%). This had a significant impact at economic level, as internet services generated the largest share of telecom sector revenues (41%). Infographic available here.
ANCOM’s report on the telecom market in 2025 is available here. A summary of the main findings is presented below.
Fixed Internet
- over 7 million fixed internet connections (+3%), with an increase of 6% in rural areas and only 1% in urban areas;
- 4 out of 10 connections are Gigabit (+14%), mainly amid the expansion of fibre-to-the-home/business (FTTH), reaching 5.7 million connections (+7%);
- average monthly traffic reached 102 GB per inhabitant (+15%);
- top 3 providers, by number of connections: Digi 74%, Orange 15% and Vodafone 10%.
Mobile Internet
- 3 million active connections, of which 19.5 million used 4G and/or 5G;
- 4G networks continue to underpin mobile internet consumption, accounting for 91% of the total traffic;
- 5G connections increased in 2025 by 45%, exceeding 5 million;
- the average monthly traffic reached 7 GB per inhabitant (+16%), i.e. 0.5 GB/day;
- Digi and Orange each hold around 35% of the number of active connections, followed by Vodafone (21%).
Mobile telephony
- the number of SIM cards remained stable (22.8 million), with growth in subscriptions (+5%) offsetting the decrease in active prepaid cards (-13%);
- voice traffic continued its decline on a more abrupt trend (-5%), reaching 55 billion minutes, i.e. an average of 242 minutes per capita per month;
- by number of active cards, the top two operators are Digi and Orange, each holding around 34% market share, followed by Vodafone (24%).
Television
- the number of subscribers to TV retransmission services remained above 7.8 million;
- the sustained migration of subscribers from satellite and IPTV services (-170 thousand) to cable services (+170 thousand) continues;
- by total number of subscribers, Digi holds 77% of the market, followed by Orange with 13% and Vodafone with 8%.
Telecom revenues
- total telecom sector revenues saw a slight decrease (-0.8%) compared to 2024, reaching RON 16 billion (approximately EUR 3.2 billion);
- Internet services accounted for the largest share of revenues (41%);
- Revenue shares by operator: Orange (33%), Digi (32%), Vodafone (23%).
All of the above figures reflect annual developments as of December 31, 2025 (i.e. 2025), compared to the situation as of December 31, 2024 (i.e. 2024).
Statistical Data Report
The statistical data report on Romania’s electronic communications market for the second half of 2025 is prepared by ANCOM based on the statistical data reported by the providers that have the obligation to submit to ANCOM the values of their indicators corresponding to the categories of services in accordance with to Decision no. 333/2013. The document includes both half-yearly and annual developments and is available in full in electronic format here.