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Telecommunication systems The Bahamas, in 35 editions.
The entry for The Bahamas published Telecommunication systems in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 28 editions. Each is shown as published. Telecommunication systems in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 28
- 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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2024 edition
Changed since 2023Published as “Telecommunications”
- highly developed;
- 99,000 telephones in totally automatic system;
- tropospheric scatter and submarine cable links to Florida;
- stations--3 AM, 2 FM, 1 TV;
- 3 coaxial submarine cables;1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
highly developed; 99,000 telephones in totally automatic system; tropospheric scatter and submarine cable links to Florida; stations--3 AM, 2 FM, 1 TV; 3 coaxial submarine cables;1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
Published as “Telecommunications”
- highly developed;
- 99,000 telephones in totally automatic system;
- tropospheric scatter and submarine cable links to Florida;
- stations--3 AM, 2 FM, 1 TV;
- 3 coaxial submarine cables;
- 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
highly developed; 99,000 telephones in totally automatic system; tropospheric scatter and submarine cable links to Florida; stations--3 AM, 2 FM, 1 TV; 3 coaxial submarine cables;1 cables; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
Published as “Telecommunications”
- highly developed;
- 99,000 telephones in totally automatic system;
- tropospheric scatter and submarine cable links to Florida;
- broadcast stations--3 AM, 2 FM, 1 TV;
- 3 coaxial submarine cables;
- 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station *** No entry for this item ***
highly developed; 99,000 telephones in totally automatic system;
tropospheric scatter and submarine cable links to Florida; broadcast
stations--3 AM, 2 FM, 1 TV; 3 coaxial submarine cables; 1 Atlantic Ocean
INTELSAT earth station
*** No entry for this item ***
Published as “Telecommunications”
- highly developed;
- 99,000 telephones in totally automatic system;
- tropospheric scatter and submarine cable links to Florida;
- broadcast stations-3 AM, 2 FM, 1 TV;
- 3 coaxial submarine cables;
- 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
highly developed; 99,000 telephones in totally automatic system;
tropospheric scatter and submarine cable links to Florida; broadcaststations--3 stations-3 AM, 2 FM, 1 TV; 3 coaxial submarine cables; 1 Atlantic Ocean
INTELSAT earth station
*** No entry for this item ***
Published as “Telecommunications”
- highly developed;
- 99,000 telephones in totally automatic system;
- tropospheric scatter and submarine cable links to Florida;
- broadcast stations - 3 AM, 2 FM, 1 TV;
- 3 coaxial submarine cables;
- 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
highly developed; 99,000 telephones in totally automatic system;
tropospheric scatter and submarine cable links to Florida; broadcaststations-3 stations - 3 AM, 2 FM, 1 TV; 3 coaxial submarine cables; 1 Atlantic Ocean
Ocean INTELSAT earth station
Published as “Telephone system”
- 99,000 telephones;
- totally automatic system;
- highly developed
- local:
- NA
- intercity:
- NA
- international:
- tropospheric scatter and submarine cable links to Florida;
- 3 coaxial submarine cables;
- 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth station
highly developed; 99,000 telephones in telephones; totally automatic system; highly
developed
local: NA
intercity: NA
international: tropospheric scatter and submarine cable links to Florida; broadcaststations - 3 AM, 2 FM, 1 TV; Florida; 3 coaxial submarine cables; 1 Atlantic INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth
Ocean
station
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- totally automatic system; highly developed
- international:
- tropospheric scatter and submarine cable to Florida;
- 3 coaxial submarine cables;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
99,000 telephones; domestic: totally automatic system; highlylocal: NAinternational: tropospheric scatter and submarine cable
intercity: NAlinks to
3 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 INTELSAT Intelsat
(Atlantic Ocean) earth
station
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic :
- totally automatic system; highly developed
- international:
- tropospheric scatter and submarine cable to Florida;
- 3 coaxial submarine cables;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
domestic: domestic : totally automatic system; highly developed
international: tropospheric scatter and submarine cable to Florida;
coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat
(Atlantic Ocean)
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- 91,183 telephone lines;
- totally automatic system;
- highly developed
- international:
- tropospheric scatter and submarine cable to Florida;
- 3 coaxial submarine cables;
- satellite earth station-1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
domestic : domestic: 91,183 telephone lines; totally automatic system; highly
developed
international: tropospheric scatter and submarine cable to Florida; 3
coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 station-1 Intelsat
Ocean)
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- 91,183 telephone subscribers;
- totally automatic system;
- highly developed
- international:
- tropospheric scatter and submarine cable to Florida;
- 3 coaxial submarine cables;
- satellite earth station--1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
domestic: 91,183 telephone lines; subscribers; totally automatic system; highly
highly developed
international: tropospheric scatter and submarine cable to Florida; 3
3 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth station-1 station--1 Intelsat (Atlantic
(Atlantic Ocean)
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- totally automatic system; highly developed
- international:
- tropospheric scatter and submarine cable to Florida;
- 3 coaxial submarine cables;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
domestic: 91,183 telephone subscribers; totally automatic system;
international: tropospheric scatter and submarine cable to Florida;station--1 station - 1 Intelsat
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern facilities domestic: totally automatic system;
- highly developed international: tropospheric scatter and submarine cable to Florida;
- 3 coaxial submarine cables;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (1997)
general assessment: modern facilities domestic: totally automatic system; highly developed
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern facilities
- domestic:
- totally automatic system; highly developed
- international:
- tropospheric scatter and submarine cable to Florida;
- 3 coaxial submarine cables;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (1997)
general assessment: modern facilities
domestic: totally automatic system; highly developed
international: tropospheric scatter and submarine cable to Florida; 3 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (1997)
The same text in 2004 and 2005.
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern facilities
- domestic:
- totally automatic system; highly developed
- international:
- country code - 1-242;
- tropospheric scatter and submarine cable to Florida;
- 3 coaxial submarine cables;
- satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (1997)
general assessment: modern facilities
domestic: totally automatic system; highly developed
international: country code - 1-242; tropospheric scatter and submarine cable to Florida; 3 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (1997)
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern facilities
- domestic:
- totally automatic system; highly developed
- international:
- country code - 1-242;
- tropospheric scatter and submarine cable to Florida;
- 3 coaxial submarine cables;
- satellite earth station - 2 (2005)
general assessment: modern facilities
domestic: totally automatic system; highly developed
international: country code - 1-242; tropospheric scatter and submarine cable to Florida; 3 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (1997) 2 (2005)
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern facilities
- domestic:
- totally automatic system;
- highly developed;
- the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links 14 of the islands and is designed to satisfy increasing demand for voice and broadband internet services
- international:
- country code - 1-242;
- landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US;
- satellite earth station - 2 (2007)
Rewritten: too little of the 2006 text remains to mark the changes.
general assessment: modern facilities
domestic: totally automatic system; highly developed; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links 14 of the islands and is designed to satisfy increasing demand for voice and broadband internet services
international: country code - 1-242; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth station - 2 (2007)
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern facilities
- domestic:
- totally automatic system;
- highly developed;
- the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links 14 of the islands and is designed to satisfy increasing demand for voice and broadband internet services
- international:
- country code - 1-242;
- landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 2 (2007)
general assessment: modern facilities
domestic: totally automatic system; highly developed; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links 14 of the islands and is designed to satisfy increasing demand for voice and broadband internet services
international: country code - 1-242; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth station stations - 2 (2007)
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern facilities
- domestic:
- totally automatic system;
- highly developed;
- the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links 14 of the islands and is designed to satisfy increasing demand for voice and broadband internet services
- international:
- country code - 1-242;
- landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 2 (2007)
general assessment:
modern facilities
domestic:
totally automatic system; highly developed; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links 14 of the islands and is designed to satisfy increasing demand for voice and broadband internet services
international:
country code - 1-242; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 (2007)
The same text in 4 editions, 2011 to 2014.
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern facilities
- domestic:
- totally automatic system;
- highly developed;
- the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links 14 of the islands and is designed to satisfy increasing demand for voice and broadband Internet services
- international:
- country code - 1-242;
- landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 2 (2007)
general assessment:
modern facilities
domestic:
totally automatic system; highly developed; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links 14 of the islands and is designed to satisfy increasing demand for voice and broadband internet Internet services
international:
country code - 1-242; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 (2007)
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern facilities
- domestic:
- totally automatic system;
- highly developed;
- the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links 14 of the islands and is designed to satisfy increasing demand for voice and broadband Internet services
- international:
- country code - 1-242;
- landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 2 (2007)
general assessment:
domestic:
international:
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern facilities
- domestic:
- totally automatic system;
- highly developed;
- the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links all of the major islands;
- Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) privatized in 2011, but the government reacquired 51% share in 2014
- international:
- country code - 1-242;
- landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 2 (2015)
general assessment: modern facilities
domestic: totally automatic system; highly developed; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links 14 all of the islands and is designed to satisfy increasing demand for voice and broadband Internet services major islands; Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) privatized in 2011, but the government reacquired 51% share in 2014
international: country code - 1-242; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 (2007) (2015)
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern facilities
- domestic:
- totally automatic system;
- highly developed;
- the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links all of the major islands;
- Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) privatized in 2011, but the government reacquired 51% share in 2014
- international:
- country code - 1-242;
- landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) and two additional fiber-optic submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 2 (2017)
general assessment: modern facilities
domestic: totally automatic system; highly developed; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links all of the major islands; Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) privatized in 2011, but the government reacquired 51% share in 2014
international: country code - 1-242; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) and two additional fiber-optic submarine cable cables that provides provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 (2015) (2017)
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern facilities;
- the telecom sector provides a relatively high contribution to overall GDP;
- activation of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in April 2017, allowing mobile subscribers to port their numbers between competing MNO (mobile network operators) (2017)
- domestic:
- totally automatic system;
- highly developed;
- operators focus investment on mobile networks;
- 35 per 100 fixed-line, 107 per 100 mobile-cellular (2017)
- international:
- country code - 1-242;
- landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) and two additional fiber-optic submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 2;
- the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links all of the major islands;
- (2017)
general assessment: modern facilities facilities; the telecom sector provides a relatively high contribution to overall GDP; activation of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in April 2017, allowing mobile subscribers to port their numbers between competing MNO (mobile network operators) (2017)
domestic: totally automatic system; highly developed; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links all of the major islands; Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) privatized in 2011, but the government reacquired 51% share in 2014 operators focus investment on mobile networks; 35 per 100 fixed-line, 107 per 100 mobile-cellular (2017)
international: country code - 1-242; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) and two additional fiber-optic submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 2; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links all of the major islands; (2017)
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern facilities;
- the telecom sector provides a relatively high contribution to overall GDP;
- activation of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in April 2017, allowing mobile subscribers to port their numbers between competing MNO (mobile network operators) (2018)
- domestic:
- totally automatic system;
- highly developed;
- operators focus investment on mobile networks;
- 30 per 100 fixed-line, 93 per 100 mobile-cellular (2018)
- international:
- country code - 1-242;
- landing points for the ARCOS-1, BICS, Bahamas 2-US, and BDSN fiber-optic submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 2;
- the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links all of the major islands;
- (2019)
general assessment: modern facilities; the telecom sector provides a relatively high contribution to overall GDP; activation of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in April 2017, allowing mobile subscribers to port their numbers between competing MNO (mobile network operators) (2017) (2018)
domestic: totally automatic system; highly developed; operators focus investment on mobile networks; 35 30 per 100 fixed-line, 107 93 per 100 mobile-cellular (2017) (2018)
international: country code - 1-242; landing point points for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) ARCOS-1, BICS, Bahamas 2-US, and two additional BDSN fiber-optic submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links all of the major islands; (2017) (2019)
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
- general assessment:
- the telecom sector across the Caribbean continues to be a growth area, contributing to the country's overall GDP;
- totally automatic system;
- highly developed;
- operators focus investment on mobile networks;
- the activation of (mobile number portability) MNP in April 2017, allowing mobile subscribers to port their numbers between competing MNO (mobile network operators) has contributed to the competition and liberalization of the market (2020)
- domestic:
- 23 per 100 fixed-line, 109 per 100 mobile-cellular (2019)
- international:
- country code - 1-242;
- landing points for the ARCOS-1, BICS, Bahamas 2-US, and BDSN fiber-optic submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 2;
- the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links all of the major islands;
- (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: modern facilities; the telecom sector provides across the Caribbean continues to be a relatively high contribution growth area, contributing to the country's overall GDP; totally automatic system; highly developed; operators focus investment on mobile networks; the activation of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) (mobile number portability) MNP in April 2017, allowing mobile subscribers to port their numbers between competing MNO (mobile network operators) (2018) has contributed to the competition and liberalization of the market (2020)
domestic: totally automatic system; highly developed; operators focus investment on mobile networks; 30 23 per 100 fixed-line, 93 109 per 100 mobile-cellular (2018) (2019)
international: country code - 1-242; landing points for the ARCOS-1, BICS, Bahamas 2-US, and BDSN fiber-optic submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links all of the major islands; (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
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
- general assessment:
- the telecom sector across the Caribbean continues to be a growth area, contributing to the country's overall GDP;
- totally automatic system;
- highly developed;
- operators focus investment on mobile networks;
- the activation of (mobile number portability) MNP in April 2017, allowing mobile subscribers to port their numbers between competing MNO (mobile network operators) has contributed to the competition and liberalization of the market (2020)
- domestic:
- 23 per 100 fixed-line, 109 per 100 mobile-cellular (2019)
- international:
- country code - 1-242;
- landing points for the ARCOS-1, BICS, Bahamas 2-US, and BDSN fiber-optic submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 2;
- the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links all of the major islands;
- (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: the telecom sector across the Caribbean continues to be a growth area, contributing to the country's overall GDP; totally automatic system; highly developed; operators focus investment on mobile networks; the activation of (mobile number portability) MNP in April 2017, allowing mobile subscribers to port their numbers between competing MNO (mobile network operators) has contributed to the competition and liberalization of the market (2020)
domestic: 23 per 100 fixed-line, 109 per 100 mobile-cellular (2019)
international: country code - 1-242; landing points for the ARCOS-1, BICS, Bahamas 2-US, and BDSN fiber-optic submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links all of the major islands; (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
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
- 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 (2021)
- domestic:
- 23 per 100 fixed-line, 119 per 100 mobile-cellular (2020)
- international:
- country code - 1-242;
- landing points for the ARCOS-1, BICS, Bahamas 2-US, and BDSN fiber-optic submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 2;
- the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links all of the major islands;
- (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
general assessment: the telecom sector across the Caribbean continues to be has seen a growth area, contributing to the country's overall GDP; totally automatic system; highly developed; operators focus investment on decline in subscriber numbers (particularly for prepaid mobile networks; services the activation mainstay of (mobile number portability) MNP in April 2017, allowing short term visitors) and revenue; fixed and mobile subscribers to port their numbers between competing MNO (mobile network operators) has contributed to broadband services are two areas that have benefited from the competition crisis as employees and liberalization of the market (2020) students have resorted to working from home (2021)
domestic: 23 per 100 fixed-line, 109 119 per 100 mobile-cellular (2019) (2020)
international: country code - 1-242; landing points for the ARCOS-1, BICS, Bahamas 2-US, and BDSN fiber-optic submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links all of the major islands; (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; many network operators delayed upgrades to infrastructure; progress towards toward 5G implementation was postponed or slowed in some countries; has resumed, as well as upgrades to infrastructure; consumer spending on telecom services and devices was affected by large-scale job losses and has increased due to the consequent restriction on disposable incomes; surge in demand for capacity and bandwidth; the crucial nature of telecom services as a tool for work and school from home became is still evident, and received some support from governments the spike in this area has seen growth opportunities for development of new tools and increased services
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
- 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 (2021)
- domestic:
- 22 per 100 fixed-line, 115 per 100 mobile-cellular (2020)
- international:
- country code - 1-242;
- landing points for the ARCOS-1, BICS, Bahamas 2-US, and BDSN fiber-optic submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 2;
- the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links all of the major islands;
- (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 (2021)
domestic: 23 22 per 100 fixed-line, 119 115 per 100 mobile-cellular (2020)
international: country code - 1-242; landing points for the ARCOS-1, BICS, Bahamas 2-US, and BDSN fiber-optic submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links all of the major islands; (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
Entry published as “Bahamas, The”.
- general assessment:
- the two local providers ensure good telecoms coverage across the archipelago; fiber-to-home investments have been prioritized with 5G adoption pending (2023)
- domestic:
- 22 per 100 fixed-line, 115 per 100 mobile-cellular (2020)
- international:
- country code - 1-242;
- landing points for the ARCOS-1, BICS, Bahamas 2-US, and BDSN fiber-optic submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 2;
- the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links all of the major islands;
- (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 local providers ensure good telecoms coverage across the crisis as employees and students archipelago; fiber-to-home investments have resorted to working from home (2021) been prioritized with 5G adoption pending (2023)
domestic: 22 per 100 fixed-line, 115 per 100 mobile-cellular (2020)
international: country code - 1-242; landing points for the ARCOS-1, BICS, Bahamas 2-US, and BDSN fiber-optic submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links all of the major islands; (2019)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “The Bahamas: Telecommunication systems.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/bahamas/telecommunication-systems.