This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/bosnias-internet-problem-is-bigger-than-slow-speeds-3-telecom-empires-weak-competition-no-5g. Bosnia’s ethnically divided telecom market weakens competition, leaving users with patchy 4G, limited VoLTE, and no commercial 5G. Check more stories related to media at: https://hackernoon.com/c/media. You can also check exclusive content about #internet, #mobile-internet, #telecommunications, #bosnia-and-herzegovina, #ethnic-divisions, #5g, #4g, #4g-or-5g, and more. This story was written by: @gnoel. Learn more about this writer by checking @gnoel's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s telecom market mirrors the country’s ethnic and political divisions. BH Telecom, HT Eronet, and m:tel remain strongest in different communities and territories, leaving little real competition. The result is patchy 4G, limited VoLTE, no commercial 5G, and weak consumer protection. Fixing it requires fair wholesale access, tougher merger control, easier switching, transparent spectrum rules, and a regulator insulated from political influence.
