Country Reports

Country:

Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

Americas - South America

Open Internet Environment

The open Internet allows people and organizations to mix and match technologies without permission and with minimal barriers. Sustaining and growing an open Internet helps to spur innovation and keep it fit for future applications. An open Internet is an accessible Internet – it is easy to connect to the open Internet and use its services.

Internet Use

Individuals using the Internet as a percentage of the total population.

99%
Regional Rank: 1st
Americas average: 75%

Internet Shutdowns

Intentional disruptions of Internet communications, making them unavailable for a specific population, location, or type of access.

Ongoing: 0
Last 12 months: 0

Transit Provider Diversity

More diversity in routes to the global Internet improves connection resilience.

Poor

Globally Connected Infrastructure

The globally connected Internet is inclusive. It allows networks and users to interconnect without geographical restrictions. Increasing the connectivity of the Internet makes it more valuable to every participant, as a tool for communications, learning, commerce.

IPv6 Adoption

Enabling the Internet to support more users and more uses.

0%
Regional Rank: 54th
Americas average: 22%

Secure and Trustworthy Internet

A secure Internet is resistant to attacks on its infrastructure, delivering a robust service to its user community. A trustworthy Internet meets the expectations of its users by offering a resilient and reliable base for applications and services.

Naming Security Status

Adopting DNSSEC improves trustworthiness of Internet communications.

.fk Inactive

Naming Security Adoption

A measure of how much local Internet users are protected by DNSSEC.

1%
Regional Rank: 57th
Americas average: 44%

Routing Security Adoption

A measure of how much local Internet providers are checking validity of connectivity information they receive from other networks.

20%
Regional Rank: 21st
Americas average: 24%

Routing Security Coverage IPv4

One measure of how much local Internet network providers are securing their infrastructure.

100%
Regional Rank: 1st
Americas average: 60%