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Telecommunication systems Bermuda, in 35 editions.
The entry for Bermuda 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
Same as 2023Published as “Telecommunications”
- modern with fully automatic telephone system;
- 46,290 telephones;
- stations--5 AM, 3 FM, 2 TV;
- 3 submarine cables;
- 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth stations
modern with fully automatic telephone system; 46,290 telephones; stations--5 AM, 3 FM, 2 TV; 3 submarine cables; 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth stations
Published as “Telecommunications”
- modern with fully automatic telephone system;
- 52,670 telephones;
- stations--5 AM, 3 FM, 2 TV;
- 3 submarine cables;
- 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth stations
modern with fully automatic telephone system; 46,290 52,670 telephones; stations--5 AM, 3 FM, 2 TV; 3 submarine cables; 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth stations
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Published as “Telecommunications”
- modern with fully automatic telephone system;
- 52,670 telephones;
- broadcast stations - 5 AM, 3 FM, 2 TV;
- 3 submarine cables;
- 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth stations
modern with fully automatic telephone system; 52,670 telephones; stations--5 broadcast
stations - 5 AM, 3 FM, 2 TV; 3 submarine cables; 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT
earth stations
Published as “Telecommunications”
- modern, fully automatic telephone system;
- 52,670 telephones;
- broadcast stations - 5 AM, 3 FM, 2 TV;
- 3 submarine cables;
- 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth stations
modern with modern, fully automatic telephone system; 52,670 telephones; broadcast
stations - 5 AM, 3 FM, 2 TV; 3 submarine cables; 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT
INTELSAT earth stations
Published as “Telephone system”
52,670 telephones; modern, fully automatic telephone system
- local:
- NA
- intercity:
- NA
- international:
- 3 submarine cables; 2 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth stations
52,670 telephones; modern, fully automatic telephone system; 52,670 telephones; broadcaststations - 5 AM, 3 FM, 2 TV; system
local: NA
intercity: NA
international: 3 submarine cables; 2 Atlantic OceanINTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth
stations
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- modern, fully automatic telephone system
- international:
- 3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
52,670 telephones; domestic: modern, fully automatic telephonelocal: NAinternational: 3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 2
intercity: NAINTELSAT
Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) earth
stations
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic :
- modern, fully automatic telephone system
- international:
- 3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
domestic: domestic : modern, fully automatic telephone system
international: 3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 2
Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- modern, fully automatic telephone system
- international:
- 3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations-3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
domestic : domestic: modern, fully automatic telephone system
international: 3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 2stations-3 Intelsat
(Atlantic Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- modern, fully automatic telephone system
- international:
- 3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations--3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
domestic: modern, fully automatic telephone system
international: 3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations-3 Intelsat stations--3
Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- modern, fully automatic telephone system
- international:
- 3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
domestic: modern, fully automatic telephone system
international: 3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations--3stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- NA domestic: modern, fully automatic telephone system international: 3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
general assessment: NA domestic: modern, fully automatic telephone system
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- NA
- domestic:
- modern, fully automatic telephone system
- international:
- 3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
general assessment: NA
domestic: modern, fully automatic telephone system
international: 3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- good
- domestic:
- modern, fully automatic telephone system
- international:
- country code - 1-441;
- 3 submarine cables;
- satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
general assessment: NA good
domestic: modern, fully automatic telephone system
international: country code - 1-441; 3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- good
- domestic:
- fully automatic digital telephone system; fiber optic trunk lines
- international:
- country code - 1-441;
- 3 fiber optic submarine cables;
- satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
general assessment: good
domestic: modern, fully automatic digital telephone system system; fiber optic trunk lines
international: country code - 1-441; 3 fiber optic submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- good
- domestic:
- fully automatic digital telephone system; fiber optic trunk lines
- international:
- country code - 1-441;
- submarine cables - 3 (fiber optic);
- satellite earth stations - 3 (2005)
general assessment: good
domestic: fully automatic digital telephone system; fiber optic trunk lines
international: country code - 1-441; 3 fiber optic submarine cables; cables - 3 (fiber optic); satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2005)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- good
- domestic:
- fully automatic digital telephone system; fiber-optic trunk lines
- international:
- country code - 1-441;
- landing point for the Atlantica-1 telecommunications submarine cable that extends from the US to Brazil;
- satellite earth stations - 3 (2007)
general assessment: good
domestic: fully automatic digital telephone system; fiber optic fiber-optic trunk lines
international: country code - 1-441; landing point for the Atlantica-1 telecommunications submarine cables - 3 (fiber optic); cable that extends from the US to Brazil; satellite earth stations - 3 (2005) (2007)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- good
- domestic:
- fully automatic digital telephone system; fiber optic trunk lines
- international:
- country code - 1-441;
- landing point for the Atlantica-1 telecommunications submarine cable that extends from the US to Brazil;
- satellite earth stations - 3 (2007)
general assessment: good
domestic: fully automatic digital telephone system; fiber-optic fiber optic trunk lines
international: country code - 1-441; landing point for the Atlantica-1 telecommunications submarine cable that extends from the US to Brazil; satellite earth stations - 3 (2007)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- good
- domestic:
- fully automatic digital telephone system; fiber optic trunk lines
- international:
- country code - 1-441;
- landing point for the Atlantica-1 telecommunications submarine cable that extends from the US to Brazil;
- satellite earth stations - 3 (2007)
general assessment:
good
domestic:
fully automatic digital telephone system; fiber optic trunk lines
international:
country code - 1-441; landing point for the Atlantica-1 telecommunications submarine cable that extends from the US to Brazil; satellite earth stations - 3 (2007)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- good
- domestic:
- fully automatic digital telephone system; fiber optic trunk lines
- international:
- country code - 1-441;
- landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, and the Challenger Bermuda-1 (CB-1)submarine cables;
- satellite earth stations - 3 (2007)
general assessment:
good
domestic:
fully automatic digital telephone system; fiber optic trunk lines
international:
country code - 1-441; landing point points for the Atlantica-1 telecommunications submarine cable that extends from GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, and the US to Brazil; Challenger Bermuda-1 (CB-1)submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 (2007)
The same text in 2011 and 2012.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- a good, fully automatic digital telephone system with fiber-optic trunk lines
- domestic:
- the system has a high fixed-line teledensity coupled with a mobile-cellular teledensity of roughly 125 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 1-441;
- landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, and the Challenger Bermuda-1 (CB-1)submarine cables;
- satellite earth stations - 3 (2009)
general assessment:gooda good, fully automatic digital telephone
domestic:system; fiber optic system with fiber-optic trunk lines
domestic:
the system has a high fixed-line teledensity coupled with a mobile-cellular teledensity of roughly 125 per 100 persons
international:
country code - 1-441; landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, and the Challenger Bermuda-1 (CB-1)submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 (2007) (2009)
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- a good, fully automatic digital telephone system with fiber-optic trunk lines
- domestic:
- the system has a high fixed-line teledensity coupled with a mobile-cellular teledensity of roughly 125 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 1-441;
- landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, CBUS, and the Challenger Bermuda-1 (CB-1) submarine cables;
- satellite earth stations - 3 (2010)
general assessment:
a good, fully automatic digital telephone system with fiber-optic trunk lines
domestic:
the system has a high fixed-line teledensity coupled with a mobile-cellular teledensity of roughly 125 per 100 persons
international:
country code - 1-441; landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, CBUS, and the Challenger Bermuda-1 (CB-1)submarine (CB-1) submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 (2009) (2010)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- a good, fully automatic digital telephone system with fiber-optic trunk lines
- domestic:
- the system has a high fixed-line teledensity coupled with a mobile-cellular teledensity of roughly 125 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 1-441;
- landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, CBUS, and the Challenger Bermuda-1 (CB-1) submarine cables;
- satellite earth stations - 3 (2010)
general assessment:
domestic:
international:
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- a good, fully automatic digital telephone system with fiber-optic trunk lines
- domestic:
- the system has a high fixed-line teledensity coupled with a mobile-cellular teledensity of roughly 125 per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 1-441;
- landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, CBUS, and the Challenger Bermuda-1 (CB-1) submarine cables;
- satellite earth stations - 3 (2015)
general assessment: a good, fully automatic digital telephone system with fiber-optic trunk lines
domestic: the system has a high fixed-line teledensity coupled with a mobile-cellular teledensity of roughly 125 per 100 persons
international: country code - 1-441; landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, CBUS, and the Challenger Bermuda-1 (CB-1) submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 (2010) (2015)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- a good, fully automatic digital telephone system with fiber-optic trunk lines;
- telecom sector provides a relatively high contribution to overall GDP;
- numerous competitors licensed, but small and localized (2017)
- domestic:
- the system has a high fixed-line teledensity 31 per 100, coupled with a mobile-cellular teledensity of roughly 92 per 100 persons (2017)
- international:
- country code - 1-441;
- landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, CBUS, and the Challenger Bermuda-1 (CB-1) submarine cables;
- satellite earth stations - 3 (2015)
general assessment: a good, fully automatic digital telephone system with fiber-optic trunk lines lines; telecom sector provides a relatively high contribution to overall GDP; numerous competitors licensed, but small and localized (2017)
domestic: the system has a high fixed-line teledensity 31 per 100, coupled with a mobile-cellular teledensity of roughly 125 92 per 100 persons (2017)
international: country code - 1-441; landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, CBUS, and the Challenger Bermuda-1 (CB-1) submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 (2015)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- a good, fully automatic digital telephone system with fiber-optic trunk lines;
- telecom sector provides a relatively high contribution to overall GDP;
- numerous competitors licensed, but small and localized (2018)
- domestic:
- the system has a high fixed-line teledensity 31 per 100, coupled with a mobile-cellular teledensity of roughly 92 per 100 persons (2018)
- international:
- country code - 1-441;
- landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, CBUS, and the CB-1 submarine cables to the Caribbean, South America and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 3 (2019)
general assessment: a good, fully automatic digital telephone system with fiber-optic trunk lines; telecom sector provides a relatively high contribution to overall GDP; numerous competitors licensed, but small and localized (2017) (2018)
domestic: the system has a high fixed-line teledensity 31 per 100, coupled with a mobile-cellular teledensity of roughly 92 per 100 persons (2017) (2018)
international: country code - 1-441; landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, CBUS, and the Challenger Bermuda-1 (CB-1) CB-1 submarine cables; cables to the Caribbean, South America and the US; satellite earth stations - 3 (2015) (2019)
- general assessment:
- a good, fully automatic digital telephone system with fiber-optic trunk lines;
- telecom sector provides a relatively high contribution to overall GDP;
- numerous competitors licensed, but small and localized;
- telecom sector a growth area across the Caribbean (2020)
- domestic:
- the system has a high fixed-line teledensity 35 per 100, coupled with a mobile-cellular teledensity of roughly 103 per 100 persons (2019)
- international:
- country code - 1-441;
- landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, CBUS, and the CB-1 submarine cables to the Caribbean, South America and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 3 (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: a good, fully automatic digital telephone system with fiber-optic trunk lines; telecom sector provides a relatively high contribution to overall GDP; numerous competitors licensed, but small and localized (2018) localized; telecom sector a growth area across the Caribbean (2020)
domestic: the system has a high fixed-line teledensity 31 35 per 100, coupled with a mobile-cellular teledensity of roughly 92 103 per 100 persons (2018) (2019)
international: country code - 1-441; landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, CBUS, and the CB-1 submarine cables to the Caribbean, South America and the US; satellite earth stations - 3 (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:
- a good, fully automatic digital telephone system with fiber-optic trunk lines;
- telecom sector provides a relatively high contribution to overall GDP;
- numerous competitors licensed, but small and localized;
- telecom sector a growth area across the Caribbean (2020)
- domestic:
- the system has a high fixed-line teledensity 35 per 100, coupled with a mobile-cellular teledensity of roughly 103 per 100 persons (2019)
- international:
- country code - 1-441;
- landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, CBUS, and the CB-1 submarine cables to the Caribbean, South America and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 3 (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: a good, fully automatic digital telephone system with fiber-optic trunk lines; telecom sector provides a relatively high contribution to overall GDP; numerous competitors licensed, but small and localized; telecom sector a growth area across the Caribbean (2020)
domestic: the system has a high fixed-line teledensity 35 per 100, coupled with a mobile-cellular teledensity of roughly 103 per 100 persons (2019)
international: country code - 1-441; landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, CBUS, and the CB-1 submarine cables to the Caribbean, South America and the US; satellite earth stations - 3 (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:
- the system has a high fixed-line teledensity nearing 40 per 100, coupled with a mobile-cellular teledensity of roughly 109 per 100 persons (2020)
- international:
- country code - 1-441;
- landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, CBUS, and the CB-1 submarine cables to the Caribbean, South America and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 3 (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: a good, fully automatic digital telephone system with fiber-optic trunk lines; the telecom sector provides has seen a relatively high contribution to overall GDP; numerous competitors licensed, but small decline in subscriber numbers (particularly for prepaid mobile services the mainstay of short term visitors) and localized; 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 sector a market that is not prepared for growth area across is 5G mobile; governments, regulators, and even the Caribbean (2020) 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: the system has a high fixed-line teledensity 35 nearing 40 per 100, coupled with a mobile-cellular teledensity of roughly 103 109 per 100 persons (2019) (2020)
international: country code - 1-441; landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, CBUS, and the CB-1 submarine cables to the Caribbean, South America and the US; satellite earth stations - 3 (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
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:
- the system has a fixed-line teledensity of 39 per 100, coupled with a mobile-cellular teledensity of roughly 110 per 100 persons (2021)
- international:
- country code - 1-441;
- landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, CBUS, and the CB-1 submarine cables to the Caribbean, South America and the US;
- satellite earth stations - 3 (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: the system has a high fixed-line teledensity nearing 40 of 39 per 100, coupled with a mobile-cellular teledensity of roughly 109 110 per 100 persons (2020) (2021)
international: country code - 1-441; landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, CBUS, and the CB-1 submarine cables to the Caribbean, South America and the US; satellite earth stations - 3 (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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