Through the public telco Antel, Uruguay has been replacing old copper cables by optic fibre since 2010, currently reaching 70% of the country with FTTH connectivity. During the same year, Optical fibres and cables were the 739th most exported product (out of 2,651) in Uruguay. In 2024, the main destinations of. Telecommunications in Uruguay include radio, television, telephones, and the Internet in Uruguay. Despite having poor levels of investment in the fixed-line sector, the small size of Uruguay's population has enabled the country to attain one of the highest telecommunication density levels in South. Uruguay boasts a technology literacy rate of more than 98%, the highest in South America, with telecommunications networks that are 100% digital. Antel inaugurated the first Uruguayan submarine cable that connects the Americas, an unprecedented milestone for our country. Thanks to this project, Uruguay becomes the first country in South America. Uruguay has established itself as a regional leader in digital transformation, offering a stable, transparent, and technologically advanced environment for U. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the period 2020-2024 stood at 43.
