Inside Poland’s Internet Boom: From Urban Speeds to Satellite Signals
By mid-2023, fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) passed 75.4% of Polish homes, making FTTP the most prevalent fixed broadband technology. By mid-2023 rural FTTP coverage reached 56.3% of rural homes, overtaking DSL as the largest rural broadband technology. National fixed broadband coverage stood at 86.9% of households, with rural coverage at 74.0% by mid-2023. In October 2023, Poland concluded its 3.6 GHz 5G spectrum auction, granting 100 MHz licenses to all four operators and obligating 5G to deliver at least 95 Mbps to 90% of the territory and 99% of households. By mid-2023, 58.5% of rural households had 5G coverage, aided by rapid
