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Telecommunication systems Guam, in 35 editions.
The entry for Guam published Telecommunication systems in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 25 editions. Each is shown as published. Telecommunication systems in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 25
- 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 2023The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Telecommunications”
- 26,317 telephones (1989);
- stations--3 AM, 3 FM, 3 TV;
- 2 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT ground stations
26,317 telephones (1989); stations--3 AM, 3 FM, 3 TV; 2 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT ground stations
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Published as “Telecommunications”
- 26,317 telephones (1989);
- broadcast stations - 3 AM, 3 FM, 3 TV;
- 2 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT ground stations
26,317 telephones (1989); stations--3 broadcast stations - 3 AM, 3 FM, 3 TV; 2 Pacific
Ocean INTELSAT ground stations
Published as “Telecommunications”
- 26,317 telephones (1989);
- broadcast stations - 3 AM, 3 FM, 3 TV;
- 2 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT ground stations
26,317 telephones (1989); broadcast stations - 3 AM, 3 FM, 3 TV; 2 Pacific
Pacific Ocean INTELSAT ground stations
Published as “Telephone system”
26,317 telephones (1989)
- local:
- NA
- intercity:
- NA
- international:
- 2 INTELSAT (Pacific Ocean) earth stations
26,317 telephones (1989); broadcast stations - 3 AM, 3 FM, 3 TV; 2 (1989)Pacific Ocean local: NA
intercity: NA
international: 2 INTELSAT ground (Pacific Ocean) earth stations
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- NA
- international:
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); submarine cables to US and Japan
26,317 telephones (1989) domestic: NA
local: NA
intercity:
international: 2 INTELSAT (Pacific Ocean) satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific
Ocean); submarine cables to US and Japan
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- NA
- international :
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); submarine cables to US and Japan
domestic: NAinternational: international : satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific
submarine cables to US and Japan
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- NA
- international:
- satellite earth stations-2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); submarine cables to US and Japan
domestic: NAinternational : international: satellite earth stations - 2 stations-2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean);
submarine cables to US and Japan
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- NA
- international:
- satellite earth stations--2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); submarine cables to US and Japan
domestic: NA
international: satellite earth stations-2 stations--2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean);
submarine cables to US and Japan
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- NA
- international:
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); submarine cables to US and Japan
domestic: NA
international: satellite earth stations--2 stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean);
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers domestic: modern digital system, including cellular mobile service and local access to the Internet international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean);
- submarine cables to US and Japan (Guam is a trans-Pacific communications hub for MCI, Sprint, AT&T, IT&E, and GTE, linking the US and Asia)
Rewritten: too little of the 2000 text remains to mark the changes.
general assessment: modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers domestic: modern digital system, including cellular mobile service and local access to the Internet international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); submarine cables to US and Japan (Guam is a trans-Pacific communications hub for MCI, Sprint, AT&T, IT&E, and GTE, linking the US and Asia)
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers
- domestic:
- modern digital system, including cellular mobile service and local access to the Internet
- international:
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean);
- submarine cables to US and Japan (Guam is a trans-Pacific communications hub for MCI, Sprint, AT T, IT E, and GTE, linking the US and Asia)
general assessment: modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers
domestic: modern digital system, including cellular mobile service and local access to the Internet
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); submarine cables to US and Japan (Guam is a trans-Pacific communications hub for MCI, Sprint, AT&T, IT&E, AT T, IT E, and GTE, linking the US and Asia)
The same text in 3 editions, 2004 to 2006.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers
- domestic:
- modern digital system, including cellular mobile service and local access to the Internet
- international:
- country code - 1-671;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean);
- submarine cables to US and Japan (Guam is a trans-Pacific communications hub for MCI, Sprint, AT T, IT E, and GTE, linking the US and Asia)
general assessment: modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers
domestic: modern digital system, including cellular mobile service and local access to the Internet
international: country code - 1-671; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); submarine cables to US and Japan (Guam is a trans-Pacific communications hub for MCI, Sprint, AT T, IT E, and GTE, linking the US and Asia)
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers
- domestic:
- modern digital system, including cellular mobile service and local access to the Internet
- international:
- country code - 1-671;
- major landing point for submarine cables between Asia and the US (Guam is a trans-Pacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia);
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
general assessment: modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers
domestic: modern digital system, including cellular mobile service and local access to the Internet
international: country code - 1-671; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); major landing point for submarine cables to US between Asia and Japan the US (Guam is a trans-Pacific communications hub for MCI, Sprint, AT T, IT E, and GTE, major carriers linking the US and Asia) Asia); satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers
- domestic:
- modern digital system, including cellular mobile service and local access to the Internet
- international:
- country code - 1-671;
- major landing point for submarine cables between Asia and the US (Guam is a trans-Pacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia);
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
general assessment:
modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers
domestic:
modern digital system, including cellular mobile service and local access to the Internet
international:
country code - 1-671; major landing point for submarine cables between Asia and the US (Guam is a trans-Pacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia); satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
The same text in 3 editions, 2010 to 2012.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers
- domestic:
- digital system, including mobile-cellular service and local access to the Internet
- international:
- country code - 1-671;
- major landing point for submarine cables between Asia and the US (Guam is a trans-Pacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia);
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
general assessment:
modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers
domestic:modern digital system, including cellular mobile mobile-cellular service and local access to the Internet
international:
country code - 1-671; major landing point for submarine cables between Asia and the US (Guam is a trans-Pacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia); satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers
- domestic:
- digital system, including mobile-cellular service and local access to the Internet
- international:
- country code - 1-671;
- major landing point for submarine cables between Asia and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia);
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2011)
general assessment:
modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers
domestic:
digital system, including mobile-cellular service and local access to the Internet
international:
country code - 1-671; major landing point for submarine cables between Asia and the US (Guam is a trans-Pacific transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia); satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2011)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers
- domestic:
- digital system, including mobile-cellular service and local access to the Internet
- international:
- country code - 1-671;
- major landing point for submarine cables between Asia and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia);
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2011)
general assessment:
domestic:
international:
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers
- domestic:
- digital system, including mobile-cellular service and local access to the Internet
- international:
- country code - 1-671;
- major landing point for submarine cables between Asia and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia);
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)
general assessment: modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers
domestic: digital system, including mobile-cellular service and local access to the Internet
international: country code - 1-671; major landing point for submarine cables between Asia and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia); satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2011) (2015)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers
- domestic:
- three major companies provide both fixed-line and mobile services, as well as access to the Internet
- international:
- country code - 1-671;
- major landing point for submarine cables between Asia and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia);
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2016)
general assessment: modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers
domestic: digital system, including mobile-cellular service three major companies provide both fixed-line and local mobile services, as well as access to the Internet
international: country code - 1-671; major landing point for submarine cables between Asia and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia); satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015) (2016)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers (2016)
- domestic:
- three major companies provide both fixed-line and mobile services, as well as access to the Internet;
- fixed-line 42 per 100 and 113 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2016)
- international:
- country code - 1-671;
- major landing point for submarine cables between Asia and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia);
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2016)
general assessment: modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers (2016)
domestic: three major companies provide both fixed-line and mobile services, as well as access to the Internet Internet; fixed-line 42 per 100 and 113 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2016)
international: country code - 1-671; major landing point for submarine cables between Asia and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia); satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2016)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers (2018)
- domestic:
- three major companies provide both fixed-line and mobile services, as well as access to the Internet;
- fixed-line 42 per 100 and 113 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2018)
- international:
- country code - 1-671;
- major landing points for Atisa, HANTRU1, HK-G, JGA-N, JGA-S, PIPE-1, SEA-US, SxS, Tata TGN-Pacific, AJC, GOKI, AAG, AJC and Mariana-Guam Cable submarine cables between Asia, Australia, and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia);
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)
general assessment: modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers (2016) (2018)
domestic: three major companies provide both fixed-line and mobile services, as well as access to the Internet; fixed-line 42 per 100 and 113 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2016) (2018)
international: country code - 1-671; major landing point points for Atisa, HANTRU1, HK-G, JGA-N, JGA-S, PIPE-1, SEA-US, SxS, Tata TGN-Pacific, AJC, GOKI, AAG, AJC and Mariana-Guam Cable submarine cables between Asia Asia, Australia, and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia); satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2016) (2019)
- general assessment:
- integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers (2020)
- domestic:
- three major companies provide both fixed-line and mobile services, as well as access to the Internet;
- fixed-line 42 per 100 and 113 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2019)
- international:
- country code - 1-671;
- major landing points for Atisa, HANTRU1, HK-G, JGA-N, JGA-S, PIPE-1, SEA-US, SxS, Tata TGN-Pacific, AJC, GOKI, AAG, AJC and Mariana-Guam Cable submarine cables between Asia, Australia, and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia);
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific 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: modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers (2018) (2020)
domestic: three major companies provide both fixed-line and mobile services, as well as access to the Internet; fixed-line 42 per 100 and 113 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2018) (2019)
international: country code - 1-671; major landing points for Atisa, HANTRU1, HK-G, JGA-N, JGA-S, PIPE-1, SEA-US, SxS, Tata TGN-Pacific, AJC, GOKI, AAG, AJC and Mariana-Guam Cable submarine cables between Asia, Australia, and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia); satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific 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:
- integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers (2020)
- domestic:
- three major companies provide both fixed-line and mobile services, as well as access to the Internet;
- fixed-line 42 per 100 and 113 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2019)
- international:
- country code - 1-671;
- major landing points for Atisa, HANTRU1, HK-G, JGA-N, JGA-S, PIPE-1, SEA-US, SxS, Tata TGN-Pacific, AJC, GOKI, AAG, AJC and Mariana-Guam Cable submarine cables between Asia, Australia, and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia);
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific 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: integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers (2020)
domestic: three major companies provide both fixed-line and mobile services, as well as access to the Internet; fixed-line 42 per 100 and 113 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2019)
international: country code - 1-671; major landing points for Atisa, HANTRU1, HK-G, JGA-N, JGA-S, PIPE-1, SEA-US, SxS, Tata TGN-Pacific, AJC, GOKI, AAG, AJC and Mariana-Guam Cable submarine cables between Asia, Australia, and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia); satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific 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:
- Guam’s telecommunications companies provide important services that allow other businesses on island to operate;
- Guam plays a larger, and growing role, in global telecommunications infrastructure, the submarine fiber optic cables that land on Guam benefit island residents and the local economy;
- in the Asia-Pacific region the demand for 4G, 5G, and broadband access is rapidly increasing;
- the 11 submarine cables that currently land on Guam, connecting the U.S. to the Asia-Pacific region, are some of the more than 400 cables that are the backbone of global telecommunications, providing nearly all of the world’s internet and phone service (2021)
- domestic:
- fixed-line subscriptions 41 per 100 and 62 per 100 mobile-cellular subscriptions in 2004 (2020)
- international:
- country code - 1-671;
- major landing points for Atisa, HANTRU1, HK-G, JGA-N, JGA-S, PIPE-1, SEA-US, SxS, Tata TGN-Pacific, AJC, GOKI, AAG, AJC and Mariana-Guam Cable submarine cables between Asia, Australia, and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia);
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific 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 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: integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers (2020) Guam’s telecommunications companies provide
domestic: three majorboth fixed-line important services that allow other businesses on island to operate; Guam plays a larger, and mobile services, as well as growing role, in global telecommunications infrastructure, the submarine fiber optic cables that land on Guam benefit island residents and the local economy; in the Asia-Pacific region the demand for 4G, 5G, and broadband access is rapidly increasing; the 11 submarine cables that currently land on Guam, connecting the U.S. to the Internet; Asia-Pacific region, are some of the more than 400 cables that are the backbone of global telecommunications, providing nearly all of the world’s internet and phone service (2021)
domestic: fixed-line 42 subscriptions 41 per 100 and 113 62 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2019) subscriptions in 2004 (2020)
international: country code - 1-671; major landing points for Atisa, HANTRU1, HK-G, JGA-N, JGA-S, PIPE-1, SEA-US, SxS, Tata TGN-Pacific, AJC, GOKI, AAG, AJC and Mariana-Guam Cable submarine cables between Asia, Australia, and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia); satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific 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 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
- general assessment:
- Guam’s telecommunications companies provide important services that allow other businesses on island to operate;
- Guam plays a larger, and growing role, in global telecommunications infrastructure, the submarine fiber optic cables that land on Guam benefit island residents and the local economy;
- in the Asia-Pacific region the demand for 4G, 5G, and broadband access is rapidly increasing;
- the 11 submarine cables that currently land on Guam, connecting the U.S. to the Asia-Pacific region, are some of the more than 400 cables that are the backbone of global telecommunications, providing nearly all of the world’s internet and phone service (2021)
- domestic:
- fixed-line subscriptions 41 per 100 and 62 per 100 mobile-cellular subscriptions in 2004 (2020)
- international:
- country code - 1-671;
- major landing points for Atisa, HANTRU1, HK-G, JGA-N, JGA-S, PIPE-1, SEA-US, SxS, Tata TGN-Pacific, AJC, GOKI, AAG, AJC and Mariana-Guam Cable submarine cables between Asia, Australia, and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia);
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)
general assessment: Guam’s telecommunications companies provide important services that allow other businesses on island to operate; Guam plays a larger, and growing role, in global telecommunications infrastructure, the submarine fiber optic cables that land on Guam benefit island residents and the local economy; in the Asia-Pacific region the demand for 4G, 5G, and broadband access is rapidly increasing; the 11 submarine cables that currently land on Guam, connecting the U.S. to the Asia-Pacific region, are some of the more than 400 cables that are the backbone of global telecommunications, providing nearly all of the world’s internet and phone service (2021)
domestic: fixed-line subscriptions 41 per 100 and 62 per 100 mobile-cellular subscriptions in 2004 (2020)
international: country code - 1-671; major landing points for Atisa, HANTRU1, HK-G, JGA-N, JGA-S, PIPE-1, SEA-US, SxS, Tata TGN-Pacific, AJC, GOKI, AAG, AJC and Mariana-Guam Cable submarine cables between Asia, Australia, and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia); satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific 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 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:
- Guam’s telecommunications companies provide important services that allow other businesses on island to operate;
- Guam plays a larger, and growing role, in global telecommunications infrastructure, the submarine fiber optic cables that land on Guam benefit island residents and the local economy;
- in the Asia-Pacific region the demand for 4G, 5G, and broadband access is rapidly increasing;
- the 11 submarine cables that currently land on Guam, connecting the U.S. to the Asia-Pacific region, are some of the more than 400 cables that are the backbone of global telecommunications, providing nearly all of the world’s internet and phone service;
- as of January 2024, one of the world's most dominant companies will be landing two new subsea cables on Guam;
- in May 2024 a global arm of a leading telecommunications and technology company, announced its plans to develop a regional network hub in Guam by establishing a new dedicated point-of-presence (PoP) in Piti at the carrier-neutral GNC iX data center;
- this PoP will serve growing connectivity demand in the region and will be a key connection point for new cable systems including the Echo cable and central Pacific Connect cable that are being constructed to provide additional low latency network reliability and redundancy throughout Asia and between Asia, Australia, and the U.S. (2021)
- domestic:
- fixed-line subscriptions 41 per 100 and 62 per 100 mobile-cellular subscriptions in 2004 (2021)
- international:
- country code - 1-671;
- major landing points for Atisa, HANTRU1, HK-G, JGA-N, JGA-S, PIPE-1, SEA-US, SxS, Tata TGN-Pacific, AJC, GOKI, AAG, AJC and Mariana-Guam Cable submarine cables between Asia, Australia, and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia);
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)
general assessment: Guam’s telecommunications companies provide important services that allow other businesses on island to operate; Guam plays a larger, and growing role, in global telecommunications infrastructure, the submarine fiber optic cables that land on Guam benefit island residents and the local economy; in the Asia-Pacific region the demand for 4G, 5G, and broadband access is rapidly increasing; the 11 submarine cables that currently land on Guam, connecting the U.S. to the Asia-Pacific region, are some of the more than 400 cables that are the backbone of global telecommunications, providing nearly all of the world’s internet and phone service service; as of January 2024, one of the world's most dominant companies will be landing two new subsea cables on Guam; in May 2024 a global arm of a leading telecommunications and technology company, announced its plans to develop a regional network hub in Guam by establishing a new dedicated point-of-presence (PoP) in Piti at the carrier-neutral GNC iX data center; this PoP will serve growing connectivity demand in the region and will be a key connection point for new cable systems including the Echo cable and central Pacific Connect cable that are being constructed to provide additional low latency network reliability and redundancy throughout Asia and between Asia, Australia, and the U.S. (2021)
domestic: fixed-line subscriptions 41 per 100 and 62 per 100 mobile-cellular subscriptions in 2004 (2020) (2021)
international: country code - 1-671; major landing points for Atisa, HANTRU1, HK-G, JGA-N, JGA-S, PIPE-1, SEA-US, SxS, Tata TGN-Pacific, AJC, GOKI, AAG, AJC and Mariana-Guam Cable submarine cables between Asia, Australia, and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia); satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Guam: Telecommunication systems.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/guam/telecommunication-systems.