Connected Suriname: A Deep Dive into Internet Access and Satellite Connectivity in the Guianas
As of January 2024, about 75.8% of Suriname’s population were online, roughly 474,000 people, with about 24% remaining offline. In August 2024, the Deep Blue One subsea fiber optic system, operated by Digicel’s submarine fiber subsidiary, went live in Paramaribo, delivering 25 Tbps over a 2,250 km route linking French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, and Trinidad & Tobago. Telesur began fiber rollout in Paramaribo in 2013 and completed a National Broadband Project by 2019, with residential fiber plans offering 50/50, 100/100, and 200/200 Mbps at SRD 1,472, SRD 2,061, and SRD 2,805 per month respectively. There is a sharp urban–rural divide: