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Telecommunication systems Antigua and Barbuda, in 35 editions.
The entry for Antigua and Barbuda published Telecommunication systems in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 27 editions. Each is shown as published. Telecommunication systems in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 27
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Telecommunications” (1990 to 1994), “Telephone system” (1995 to 2019) and “Telecommunication systems” (2020 to 2024).
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2002 edition
Changed since 2001The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Telecommunications”
- good automatic telephone system;
- 6,700 telephones;
- tropospheric scatter links with Saba and Guadeloupe;
- stations--4 AM, 2 FM, 2 TV, 2 shortwave;
- 1 coaxial submarine cable;
- 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
good automatic telephone system; 6,700 telephones; tropospheric scatter links with Saba and Guadeloupe; stations--4 AM, 2 FM, 2 TV, 2 shortwave; 1 coaxial submarine cable; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Published as “Telecommunications”
- good automatic telephone system;
- 6,700 telephones;
- tropospheric scatter links with Saba and Guadeloupe;
- broadcast stations - 4 AM, 2 FM, 2 TV, 2 shortwave;
- 1 coaxial submarine cable;
- 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
good automatic telephone system; 6,700 telephones; tropospheric scatter
links with Saba and Guadeloupe; stations--4 broadcast stations - 4 AM, 2 FM, 2 TV, 2
shortwave; 1 coaxial submarine cable; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth
station
Published as “Telecommunications”
- good automatic telephone system;
- 6,700 telephones;
- tropospheric scatter links with Saba and Guadeloupe;
- broadcast stations - 4 AM, 2 FM, 2 TV, 2 shortwave;
- 1 coaxial submarine cable;
- 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
good automatic telephone system; 6,700 telephones; tropospheric scatter
scatter links with Saba and Guadeloupe; broadcast stations - 4 AM, 2
FM, 2 TV, 2
INTELSAT earth
Entry published as “Antigua And Barbuda”.
Published as “Telephone system”
6,700 telephones; good automatic telephone system
- local:
- NA
- intercity:
- NA
- international:
- 1 coaxial submarine cable;
- 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth station;
- tropospheric scatter links with Saba and Guadeloupe
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
6,700 telephones; good automatic telephone system
local: NA
intercity: NA
international: 1 coaxial submarine cable; 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean)
earth station; tropospheric scatter links with Saba and Guadeloupe
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- good automatic telephone system
- international:
- 1 coaxial submarine cable;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean);
- tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands Antilles) and Guadeloupe
6,700 telephones; domestic: good automatic telephone systemlocal: NAinternational: 1 coaxial submarine cable; satellite earth station -
intercity: NA
1 INTELSAT Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) Ocean); tropospheric scatter
earth station;links with to Saba
(Netherlands Antilles) and Guadeloupe
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- good automatic telephone system
- international:
- 1 coaxial submarine cable;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean);
- tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands Antilles) and Guadeloupe
domestic: good automatic telephone system
international: 1 coaxial submarine cable; satellite earth station -
Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Saba
Antilles) and Guadeloupe
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- good automatic telephone system
- international:
- 1 coaxial submarine cable;
- satellite earth station-1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean);
- tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands Antilles) and Guadeloupe
domestic: good automatic telephone system
international: 1 coaxial submarine cable; satellite earth station - 1 station-1
Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands
Antilles) and Guadeloupe
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- good automatic telephone system
- international:
- 1 coaxial submarine cable;
- satellite earth station--1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean);
- tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands Antilles) and Guadeloupe
domestic: good automatic telephone system
international: 1 coaxial submarine cable; satellite earth station-1 station--1
Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands
Antilles) and Guadeloupe
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- good automatic telephone system
- international:
- 1 coaxial submarine cable;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean);
- tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands Antilles) and Guadeloupe
domestic: good automatic telephone system
international: 1 coaxial submarine cable; satellite earth station--1station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- NA domestic: good automatic telephone system international: 1 coaxial submarine cable;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean);
- tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands Antilles) and Guadeloupe
general assessment: NA domestic: good automatic telephone system
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- NA
- domestic:
- good automatic telephone system
- international:
- 1 coaxial submarine cable;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean);
- tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands Antilles) and Guadeloupe
general assessment: NA
domestic: good automatic telephone system
international: 1 coaxial submarine cable; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands Antilles) and Guadeloupe
The same text in 2004 and 2005.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- NA
- domestic:
- good automatic telephone system
- international:
- country code - 1-268;
- 1 coaxial submarine cable;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean);
- tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands Antilles) and Guadeloupe
general assessment: NA
domestic: good automatic telephone system
international: country code - 1-268; 1 coaxial submarine cable; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands Antilles) and Guadeloupe
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- NA
- domestic:
- good automatic telephone system
- international:
- country code - 1-268;
- 1 coaxial submarine cable;
- satellite earth station - 2;
- tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands Antilles) and Guadeloupe
general assessment: NA
domestic: good automatic telephone system
international: country code - 1-268; 1 coaxial submarine cable; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); 2; tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands Antilles) and Guadeloupe
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- NA
- domestic:
- good automatic telephone system
- international:
- country code - 1-268;
- landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) optic submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad;
- satellite earth station - 2;
- tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands Antilles) and Guadeloupe (2007)
general assessment: NA
domestic: good automatic telephone system
international: country code - 1-268; 1 coaxial landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) optic submarine cable; cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; satellite earth station - 2; tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands Antilles) and Guadeloupe (2007)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- NA
- domestic:
- good automatic telephone system
- international:
- country code - 1-268;
- landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad;
- satellite earth stations - 2;
- tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands Antilles) and Guadeloupe (2007)
general assessment: NA
domestic: good automatic telephone system
international: country code - 1-268; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) optic submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; satellite earth station stations - 2; tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands Antilles) and Guadeloupe (2007)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- NA
- domestic:
- good automatic telephone system
- international:
- country code - 1-268;
- landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad;
- satellite earth stations - 2;
- tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands Antilles) and Guadeloupe (2007)
general assessment:
NA
domestic:
good automatic telephone system
international:
country code - 1-268; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; satellite earth stations - 2; tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands Antilles) and Guadeloupe (2007)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- NA
- domestic:
- good automatic telephone system
- international:
- country code - 1-268;
- landing points for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) and the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad;
- satellite earth stations - 2;
- tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands) and Guadeloupe (France) (2007)
general assessment:
NA
domestic:
good automatic telephone system
international:
country code - 1-268; landing point points for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) and the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) submarine cable systems with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; satellite earth stations - 2; tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands Antilles) (Netherlands) and Guadeloupe (France) (2007)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- good automatic telephone system
- domestic:
- fixed-line teledensity roughly 50 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is some 190 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 1-268;
- landing points for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) and the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad;
- satellite earth stations - 2;
- tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands) and Guadeloupe (France) (2009)
general assessment:NAgood automatic telephone system
domestic:
domestic:
fixed-line teledensity roughly 50 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is some 190 per 100 persons
international:
country code - 1-268; landing points for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) and the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; satellite earth stations - 2; tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands) and Guadeloupe (France) (2007) (2009)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- good automatic telephone system
- domestic:
- fixed-line teledensity roughly 40 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is some 200 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 1-268;
- landing points for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) and the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad;
- satellite earth stations - 2;
- tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands) and Guadeloupe (France) (2011)
general assessment:
good automatic telephone system
domestic:
fixed-line teledensity roughly 50 40 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is some 190 200 per 100 persons
international:
country code - 1-268; landing points for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) and the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; satellite earth stations - 2; tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands) and Guadeloupe (France) (2009) (2011)
Entry published as “Antigua And Barbuda”.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- good automatic telephone system
- domestic:
- fixed-line teledensity roughly 40 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is some 200 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 1-268;
- landing points for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) and the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad;
- satellite earth stations - 2;
- tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands) and Guadeloupe (France) (2011)
general assessment:
domestic:
international:
Entry published as “Antigua And Barbuda”.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- good automatic telephone system
- domestic:
- fixed-line teledensity roughly 15 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 135 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 1-268;
- landing points for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) and the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad;
- satellite earth stations - 2;
- tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands) and Guadeloupe (France) (2015)
general assessment: good automatic telephone system
domestic: fixed-line teledensity roughly 40 15 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is some 200 about 135 per 100 persons
international: country code - 1-268; landing points for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) and the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; satellite earth stations - 2; tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands) and Guadeloupe (France) (2011) (2015)
Entry published as “Antigua And Barbuda”.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- good automatic telephone system
- domestic:
- fixed-line teledensity roughly 24 per 100 persons (2016); mobile-cellular teledensity is about 135 per 100 persons (2015)
- international:
- country code - 1-268;
- landing points for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) and the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad;
- satellite earth stations - 2;
- tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands) and Guadeloupe (France) (2016)
general assessment: good automatic telephone system
domestic: fixed-line teledensity roughly 15 24 per 100 persons; persons (2016); mobile-cellular teledensity is about 135 per 100 persons (2015)
international: country code - 1-268; landing points for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) and the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; satellite earth stations - 2; tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands) and Guadeloupe (France) (2015) (2016)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- good automatic telephone system with fiber-optic lines;
- telecom sector contributes heavily to GDP;
- numerous mobile network competitors licensed, but small and local (2017)
- domestic:
- fixed-line teledensity roughly 24 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 190 per 100 persons (2017)
- international:
- country code - 1-268;
- landing points for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) and the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad;
- satellite earth stations - 2;
- tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands) and Guadeloupe (France);
- international: 3 fiber optic submarine cables (2 to Saint Kitts and 1 to Guadeloupe );
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2017)
general assessment: good automatic telephone system with fiber-optic lines; telecom sector contributes heavily to GDP; numerous mobile network competitors licensed, but small and local (2017)
domestic: fixed-line teledensity roughly 24 per 100 persons (2016); persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 135 190 per 100 persons (2015) (2017)
international: country code - 1-268; landing points for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) and the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; satellite earth stations - 2; tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands) and Guadeloupe (France) (2016) (France); international: 3 fiber optic submarine cables (2 to Saint Kitts and 1 to Guadeloupe ); satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2017)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- good automatic telephone system with fiber-optic lines;
- telecom sector contributes heavily to GDP;
- numerous mobile network competitors licensed, but small and local (2018)
- domestic:
- fixed-line teledensity roughly 24 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 190 per 100 persons (2018)
- international:
- country code - 1-268;
- landing points for the ECFS and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean;
- satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
general assessment: good automatic telephone system with fiber-optic lines; telecom sector contributes heavily to GDP; numerous mobile network competitors licensed, but small and local (2017) (2018)
domestic: fixed-line teledensity roughly 24 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 190 per 100 persons (2017) (2018)
international: country code - 1-268; landing points for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) ECFS and the Global Southern Caribbean Network (GCN) Fiber submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; Caribbean; satellite earth stations - 2; tropospheric scatter to Saba (Netherlands) and Guadeloupe (France); international: 3 fiber optic submarine cables (2 to Saint Kitts and 1 to Guadeloupe ); satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2017) (2019)
- general assessment:
- good automatic telephone system with fiber-optic lines;
- telecom sector contributes heavily to GDP;
- numerous mobile network competitors licensed, but small and local;
- govt. to spend EC80 million in 2019 to improve state-owned telecom market competitiveness;
- legislative amendments extend jurisdiction of its telecom regulator in Barbuda to include mobile services (2020)
- domestic:
- fixed-line teledensity roughly 25 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 193 per 100 persons (2019)
- international:
- country code - 1-268;
- landing points for the ECFS and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean;
- satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated
general assessment: good automatic telephone system with fiber-optic lines; telecom sector contributes heavily to GDP; numerous mobile network competitors licensed, but small and local (2018) local; govt. to spend EC80 million in 2019 to improve state-owned telecom market competitiveness; legislative amendments extend jurisdiction of its telecom regulator in Barbuda to include mobile services (2020)
domestic: fixed-line teledensity roughly 24 25 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 190 193 per 100 persons (2018) (2019)
international: country code - 1-268; landing points for the ECFS and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated
- general assessment:
- good automatic telephone system with fiber-optic lines;
- telecom sector contributes heavily to GDP;
- numerous mobile network competitors licensed, but small and local;
- govt. to spend EC80 million in 2019 to improve state-owned telecom market competitiveness;
- legislative amendments extend jurisdiction of its telecom regulator in Barbuda to include mobile services (2020)
- domestic:
- fixed-line teledensity roughly 25 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 193 per 100 persons (2019)
- international:
- country code - 1-268;
- landing points for the ECFS and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean;
- satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became evident, and received some support from governments
general assessment: good automatic telephone system with fiber-optic lines; telecom sector contributes heavily to GDP; numerous mobile network competitors licensed, but small and local; govt. to spend EC80 million in 2019 to improve state-owned telecom market competitiveness; legislative amendments extend jurisdiction of its telecom regulator in Barbuda to include mobile services (2020)
domestic: fixed-line teledensity roughly 25 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 193 per 100 persons (2019)
international: country code - 1-268; landing points for the ECFS and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications pandemic continues to have a significant impact on production and supply chains globally; since 2020, some aspects of the telecom sector have experienced downturn, particularly in mobile device production; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect consequent restriction on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of disposable incomes; the crucial nature of telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable services as a tool for work and satellite - has moderated school from home became evident, and received some support from governments
- general assessment:
- the telecom sector has seen a decline in subscriber numbers (particularly for prepaid mobile services the mainstay of short term visitors) and revenue;
- fixed and mobile broadband services are two areas that have benefited from the crisis as employees and students have resorted to working from home;
- one area of the telecom market that is not prepared for growth is 5G mobile;
- governments, regulators, and even the mobile network operators have shown that they have not been investing in 5G opportunities at the present time;
- network expansion and enhancements remain concentrated around improving LTE coverage (2021)
- domestic:
- fixed-line teledensity roughly 28 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 188 per 100 persons (2020)
- international:
- country code - 1-268;
- landing points for the ECFS and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean;
- satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
Rewritten: too little of the 2021 text remains to mark the changes.
general assessment: the telecom sector has seen a decline in subscriber numbers (particularly for prepaid mobile services the mainstay of short term visitors) and revenue; fixed and mobile broadband services are two areas that have benefited from the crisis as employees and students have resorted to working from home; one area of the telecom market that is not prepared for growth is 5G mobile; governments, regulators, and even the mobile network operators have shown that they have not been investing in 5G opportunities at the present time; network expansion and enhancements remain concentrated around improving LTE coverage (2021)
domestic: fixed-line teledensity roughly 28 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 188 per 100 persons (2020)
international: country code - 1-268; landing points for the ECFS and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
The same text in 2023 and 2024.
- general assessment:
- the telecom sector has seen a decline in subscriber numbers (particularly for prepaid mobile services the mainstay of short term visitors) and revenue;
- fixed and mobile broadband services are two areas that have benefited from the crisis as employees and students have resorted to working from home;
- one area of the telecom market that is not prepared for growth is 5G mobile;
- governments, regulators, and even the mobile network operators have shown that they have not been investing in 5G opportunities at the present time;
- network expansion and enhancements remain concentrated around improving LTE coverage (2021)
- domestic:
- fixed-line teledensity roughly 27 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 200 per 100 persons (2021)
- international:
- country code - 1-268;
- landing points for the ECFS and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean;
- satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
general assessment: the telecom sector has seen a decline in subscriber numbers (particularly for prepaid mobile services the mainstay of short term visitors) and revenue; fixed and mobile broadband services are two areas that have benefited from the crisis as employees and students have resorted to working from home; one area of the telecom market that is not prepared for growth is 5G mobile; governments, regulators, and even the mobile network operators have shown that they have not been investing in 5G opportunities at the present time; network expansion and enhancements remain concentrated around improving LTE coverage (2021)
domestic: fixed-line teledensity roughly 28 27 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 188 200 per 100 persons (2020) (2021)
international: country code - 1-268; landing points for the ECFS and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Antigua and Barbuda: Telecommunication systems.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/antigua-and-barbuda/telecommunication-systems.