MANAMA, Sept. 17 -- The number of broadband connections reached 2.34 million at end Q2 2019, means double the population or each head enjoys two broadband connections, says TRA Q2 Market Indicators Report published on Tuesday.

Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) Bahrain report shows that the number of broadband subscriptions reached to 2.34 million at the end of the second quarter of 2019, with an increase of 9% compared to the second quarter of 2018. Broadband penetration rate in Bahrain reached to 156% compared to 143% for the same period of the last year. Data consumption increased to 18% compared to the same period of the last year.

The average monthly data consumption in fixed wired broadband reached to 192 GB per subscri...