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Telecommunication systems Aruba, in 35 editions.

The entry for Aruba published Telecommunication systems in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 23 editions. Each is shown as published. Telecommunication systems in every entry.

editions changed the text
23
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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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:
33 per 100 fixed-line telephone subscriptions and 130 per 100 mobile-cellular (2021)
international:
  • country code - 297;
  • landing points for the PAN-AM, PCCS, Deep Blue Cable, and Alonso de Ojeda submarine telecommunications cable system that extends from Trinidad and Tobago, Florida, Puerto Ricco, Jamaica, Guyana, Sint Eustatius & Saba, Suriname, Dominican Republic, BVI, USVI, Haiti, Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, through Aruba to Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile;
  • extensive interisland microwave radio relay links (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: 33 per 100 fixed-line telephone subscriptions and 132 130 per 100 mobile-cellular (2020) (2021)
international: country code - 297; landing points for the PAN-AM, PCCS, Deep Blue Cable, and Alonso de Ojeda submarine telecommunications cable system that extends from Trinidad and Tobago, Florida, Puerto Ricco, Jamaica, Guyana, Sint Eustatius & Saba, Suriname, Dominican Republic, BVI, USVI, Haiti, Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles, through Aruba to Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile; extensive interisland microwave radio relay links (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 a downturn, particularly in mobile device production; progress toward 5G implementation has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services has increased due to the surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home is still evident, and the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Aruba: Telecommunication systems.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/aruba/telecommunication-systems.

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