A 4G – LTE service has been fully introduced in Mongolia, and a mobile network is available and widely used across all soums, villages, and towns around the country.
The CITA of Mongolia has approved the policy document on 5G network development. Unitel Group first launched a 5G network test station in the central square of Ulaanbaatar in 2022, and is conducting the necessary tests. It is reported that soon the 5G network will be fully deployed across Mongolia.
MAP OF OPERATOR INVESTMENTS IN 5G (AS OF JULY, 2024)
Source: National Statistics Office and Ministry of Road and Transport of Mongolia
Currently, five privately-owned mobile operators provide high-quality mobile service across Mongolia, and there are 4.9 million mobile phone users.
Key telecommunications statistics - Mongolia
According to Cable, the internet comparison site, Mongolia is one of the countries with the lowest mobile data costs. As an illustration, the average cost of 1GB of data in Mongolia is $0.38, while the global average is $2.59.
As of 2024, Mongolia’s international internet bandwidth is 720.5 GBPS, and is connected to Asian and American Internet Gateway passing through China and with the European Internet Gateway that passes through Russia.
Mongolia’s fiber-optic network covers a total of 53,540 kilometers, serving almost 300 soums in 21 provinces. There are 523,711 users of the fiber-optic network internet. 90% of Mongolia’s population now has access to the internet.