Internet in Slovenia
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The use of Internet in Slovenia
is widespread; according to official polls in the first quarter of 2008, 58% citizens between the ages 10 and 74 were Internet users, which is above Europe's average. In the same period, 59% households (85% of which through broadband
) and 97% companies with 10 or more employed (84% of those through broadband) had Internet access. The use of Internet for specific purposes (online banking
, e-Government services, electronic commerce
, reading online newspapers, etc.) is near the average for EU27.
The country's top-level domain
is .si
. It is administered by ARNES
, the Academic and Research Network of Slovenia. The organization also provides access to educational and research institutions. Other major providers are Telekom Slovenije (under the trademark SiOL), Telemach, AMIS
and T-2
. Slovenia
n ISPs provide ADSL; ADSL2+, VDSL, SHDSL, VDSL2 and FTTH.
Slovenia is noted as one of the leading European countries by the percentage of users who browse the web using Mozilla Firefox
. In 2007, 47.9% page requests were made with Firefox, more than in any other European country.
The first IP
connection in the country was established between Jožef Stefan Institute
and the Dutch NIKHEF
institute in October 1991. The laboratory for open systems and networks at the Jožef Stefan Institute housed the primary domain server for the .yu
domain at the time. .si
top-level domain was registered in 1992 after Slovenia gained independence, however the use of .yu TLD continued for several years and only in the second half of the 1990s was the registry transferred to University of Belgrade
. Similarly, the use of X.400
and X.25
protocols by ARNES continued for several years due to established European research institutes' preference for ISO/OSI
standards.
In a telephone poll of households in 1996, 6.5% of population declared themselves as Internet users, although the number was probably overestimated due to methodological problems.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
is widespread; according to official polls in the first quarter of 2008, 58% citizens between the ages 10 and 74 were Internet users, which is above Europe's average. In the same period, 59% households (85% of which through broadband
Broadband Internet access
Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is a high data rate, low-latency connection to the Internet— typically contrasted with dial-up access using a 56 kbit/s modem or satellite Internet with inherently high latency....
) and 97% companies with 10 or more employed (84% of those through broadband) had Internet access. The use of Internet for specific purposes (online banking
Online banking
Online banking allows customers to conduct financial transactions on a secure website operated by their retail or virtual bank, credit union or building society.-Features:...
, e-Government services, electronic commerce
Electronic commerce
Electronic commerce, commonly known as e-commerce, eCommerce or e-comm, refers to the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. However, the term may refer to more than just buying and selling products online...
, reading online newspapers, etc.) is near the average for EU27.
The country's top-level domain
Top-level domain
A top-level domain is one of the domains at the highest level in the hierarchical Domain Name System of the Internet. The top-level domain names are installed in the root zone of the name space. For all domains in lower levels, it is the last part of the domain name, that is, the last label of a...
is .si
.si
.si is the Internet country code top-level domain for Slovenia. It is administered by the ARNES, the Academic and Research Network of Slovenia. The registry has reached 80,000 domain names on 19. May 2010-External links:* * *...
. It is administered by ARNES
ARNES
ARNES stands for Academic and Research Network of Slovenia. Its main task is development, operation and management of the communication and information network for education and research, and was established as an independent public institution in 1992....
, the Academic and Research Network of Slovenia. The organization also provides access to educational and research institutions. Other major providers are Telekom Slovenije (under the trademark SiOL), Telemach, AMIS
AMIS (ISP)
AMIS is an Internet service provider in Slovenia. It has around 40,000 customers and is situated in Maribor and Ljubljana., AMIS was also the second largest fixed telephony service provider in Slovenia, as well as the fourth largest in Croatia....
and T-2
T-2 (ISP)
T-2 is the second largest telecommunications provider in Slovenia. It was established on 15 May 2004.T-2 offers VDSL, FTTH, VoIP, 3G and IPTV connectivity to physical and business residents....
. Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n ISPs provide ADSL; ADSL2+, VDSL, SHDSL, VDSL2 and FTTH.
Slovenia is noted as one of the leading European countries by the percentage of users who browse the web using Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. , Firefox is the second most widely used browser, with approximately 25% of worldwide usage share of web browsers...
. In 2007, 47.9% page requests were made with Firefox, more than in any other European country.
History
Internet Protocol
The Internet Protocol is the principal communications protocol used for relaying datagrams across an internetwork using the Internet Protocol Suite...
connection in the country was established between Jožef Stefan Institute
Jožef Stefan Institute
The Jožef Stefan Institute , is the largest research institute in Slovenia. The main research areas are physics, chemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology, information technologies, reactor physics, energy and environment...
and the Dutch NIKHEF
NIKHEF
NIKHEF is an acronym for Nationaal Instituut voor Kernfysica en Hoge-Energiefysica . Nowadays this acronym is not used anymore and the name is changed to Nationaal instituut voor subatomaire fysica...
institute in October 1991. The laboratory for open systems and networks at the Jožef Stefan Institute housed the primary domain server for the .yu
.yu
.yu was the Internet country code top-level domain that was assigned to Yugoslavia and was mainly used by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its successor Serbia and Montenegro between 1994 and 2010....
domain at the time. .si
.si
.si is the Internet country code top-level domain for Slovenia. It is administered by the ARNES, the Academic and Research Network of Slovenia. The registry has reached 80,000 domain names on 19. May 2010-External links:* * *...
top-level domain was registered in 1992 after Slovenia gained independence, however the use of .yu TLD continued for several years and only in the second half of the 1990s was the registry transferred to University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
. Similarly, the use of X.400
X.400
X.400 is a suite of ITU-T Recommendations that define standards for Data Communication Networks for Message Handling Systems — more commonly known as "email"....
and X.25
X.25
X.25 is an ITU-T standard protocol suite for packet switched wide area network communication. An X.25 WAN consists of packet-switching exchange nodes as the networking hardware, and leased lines, Plain old telephone service connections or ISDN connections as physical links...
protocols by ARNES continued for several years due to established European research institutes' preference for ISO/OSI
OSI model
The Open Systems Interconnection model is a product of the Open Systems Interconnection effort at the International Organization for Standardization. It is a prescription of characterizing and standardizing the functions of a communications system in terms of abstraction layers. Similar...
standards.
In a telephone poll of households in 1996, 6.5% of population declared themselves as Internet users, although the number was probably overestimated due to methodological problems.
External links
- RIS - Raba Interneta v Sloveniji; a non-profit research project tracking the use of Internet in Slovenia
- SISPA - Slovene Internet Service Provider Association