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Telecommunication systems Singapore, in 35 editions.
The entry for Singapore published Telecommunication systems in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 27 editions. Each is shown as published. Telecommunication systems in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 27
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Telecommunications” (1990 to 1994), “Telephone system” (1995 to 2019) and “Telecommunication systems” (2020 to 2024).
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2024 edition
Same as 2023The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Telecommunications”
- good domestic facilities;
- good international service;
- good radio and television broadcast coverage;
- 1,110,000 telephones;
- stations--13 AM, 4 FM, 2 TV;
- submarine cables extend to Malaysia (Sabah and peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines;
- satellite earth stations--1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT and 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT
good domestic facilities; good international service; good radio and television broadcast coverage; 1,110,000 telephones; stations--13 AM, 4 FM, 2 TV; submarine cables extend to Malaysia (Sabah and peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines; satellite earth stations--1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT and 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Published as “Telecommunications”
- good domestic facilities;
- good international service;
- good radio and television broadcast coverage;
- 1,110,000 telephones;
- broadcast stations - 13 AM, 4 FM, 2 TV;
- submarine cables extend to Malaysia (Sabah and peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines;
- satellite earth stations - 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT and 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT
good domestic facilities; good international service; good radio and
television broadcast coverage; 1,110,000 telephones; stations--13 broadcast stations - 13
AM, 4 FM, 2 TV; submarine cables extend to Malaysia (Sabah and peninsular
Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines; satellite earth stations--1 stations - 1
Indian Ocean INTELSAT and 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT
Published as “Telecommunications”
- good domestic facilities;
- good international service;
- good radio and television broadcast coverage;
- 1,110,000 telephones;
- broadcast stations - 13 AM, 4 FM, 2 TV;
- submarine cables extend to Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines;
- satellite earth stations - 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT and 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT
good domestic facilities; good international service; good radio and
television broadcast coverage; 1,110,000 telephones; broadcast
stations - 13
(Sabah and peninsularPeninsular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines;
satellite earth stations - 1
INTELSAT
Published as “Telephone system”
- 1,110,000 telephones;
- good domestic facilities;
- good international service;
- good radio and television broadcast coverage
- local:
- NA
- intercity:
- NA
- international:
- submarine cables extend to Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines;
- 2 INTELSAT (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) earth stations
1,110,000 telephones; good domestic facilities; good
international service; good radio andcoverage; 1,110,000 telephones; broadcast coveragestations - 13 AM, 4 FM, 2 TV; local: NA
intercity: NA
international: submarine cables extend to Malaysia
Peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines; 2 INTELSAT (1satellite earth stations - 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT and 1 Pacific Ocean Ocean) earth stations
INTELSAT
Published as “Telephone system”
good domestic facilities; good international service
- domestic:
- NA
- international:
- submarine cables to Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean region)
1,110,000 telephones; good domestic facilities; goodservice; good radio and television broadcast coveragelocal: NA serviceintercity: domestic: NA
international: submarine cables extend to Malaysia (Sabah and
Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines; satellite earth stations
- 2 INTELSAT Intelsat (1Ocean) earth stations Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat
(Pacific Ocean region)
Published as “Telephone system”
good domestic facilities; good international service
- domestic:
- NA
- international:
- submarine cables to Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean region)
good domestic facilities; good international
domestic: NA
international: submarine cables to Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular
Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines; satellite earth stations
2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat
(Pacific Ocean region)
Published as “Telephone system”
good domestic facilities; good international service
- domestic:
- NA
- international:
- submarine cables to Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines;
- satellite earth stations-2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean region)
good domestic facilities; good international service
domestic: NA
international: submarine cables to Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular
Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines; satellite earth stations - stations-22 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat
Ocean region)
Published as “Telephone system”
good domestic facilities; good international service
- domestic:
- NA
- international:
- submarine cables to Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines;
- satellite earth stations--2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean region)
good domestic facilities; good international
service
domestic: NA
international: submarine cables to Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular
Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines; satellite earth stations-2
stations--2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean), and 1
Inmarsat (Pacific
Published as “Telephone system”
good domestic facilities; good international service
- domestic:
- NA
- international:
- submarine cables to Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean region)
good domestic facilities; good international
domestic: NA
international: submarine cables to Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular
stations--2
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- major consideration given to serving business interests;
- excellent international service domestic: excellent domestic facilities international: submarine cables to Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean region)
good domestic facilities; good general assessment: major consideration given to serving business interests; excellent international serviceNAexcellent domestic facilities international: submarine cables to Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean region)
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- major consideration given to serving business interests; excellent international service
- domestic:
- excellent domestic facilities
- international:
- submarine cables to Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean region)
general assessment: major consideration given to serving business interests; excellent international service
domestic: excellent domestic facilities
international: submarine cables to Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean region)
The same text in 2004 and 2005.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- excellent service
- domestic:
- excellent domestic facilities
- international:
- country code - 65;
- submarine cables to Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines;
- satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean region)
general assessment: major consideration given to serving business interests; excellent international service
domestic: excellent domestic facilities
international: country code - 65; submarine cables to Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean region)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- excellent service
- domestic:
- excellent domestic facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005
- international:
- country code - 65;
- 9 submarine cables provide direct connection to more than 100 countries;
- 4 satellite earth stations, supplemented by VSAT coverage
general assessment: excellent service
domestic: excellent domestic facilities facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005
international: country code - 65; 9 submarine cables provide direct connection to Malaysia (Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines; more than 100 countries; 4 satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean region) stations, supplemented by VSAT coverage
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- excellent service
- domestic:
- excellent domestic facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005
- international:
- country code - 65;
- 9 submarine cables provide direct connection to more than 100 countries;
- satellite earth stations -4;
- supplemented by VSAT coverage (2003)
general assessment: excellent service
domestic: excellent domestic facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005
international: country code - 65; 9 submarine cables provide direct connection to more than 100 countries; 4 satellite earth stations, stations -4; supplemented by VSAT coverage (2003)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- excellent service
- domestic:
- excellent domestic facilities;
- launched 3G wireless service in February 2005;
- combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is about 165 telephones per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 65;
- numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US;
- satellite earth stations -4;
- supplemented by VSAT coverage (2007)
general assessment: excellent service
domestic: excellent domestic facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005 2005; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is about 165 telephones per 100 persons
international: country code - 65; 9 numerous submarine cables provide direct connection to more than 100 countries; links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations -4; supplemented by VSAT coverage (2003) (2007)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- excellent service
- domestic:
- excellent domestic facilities;
- launched 3G wireless service in February 2005;
- combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is nearly 175 telephones per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 65;
- numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US;
- satellite earth stations -4;
- supplemented by VSAT coverage (2008)
general assessment:
excellent service
domestic:
excellent domestic facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is about 165 nearly 175 telephones per 100 persons
international:
country code - 65; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations -4; supplemented by VSAT coverage (2007) (2008)
The same text in 2010 and 2011.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- excellent service
- domestic:
- excellent domestic facilities;
- launched 3G wireless service in February 2005;
- combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is more than 180 telephones per 100 persons
- international:
- country code - 65;
- numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US;
- satellite earth stations - 4;
- supplemented by VSAT coverage (2008)
general assessment:
excellent service
domestic:
excellent domestic facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is nearly 175 more than 180 telephones per 100 persons
international:
country code - 65; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations -4; - 4; supplemented by VSAT coverage (2008)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- excellent service
- domestic:
- excellent domestic facilities;
- launched 3G wireless service in February 2005;
- combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity more than 180 telephones per 100 persons;
- multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity and the government is close to completing an island-wide roll out of a high-speed fiber-optic broadband network
- international:
- country code - 65;
- numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US;
- satellite earth stations - 4;
- supplemented by VSAT coverage
general assessment:
excellent service
domestic:
excellent domestic facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is more than 180 telephones per 100 persons persons; multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity and the government is close to completing an island-wide roll out of a high-speed fiber-optic broadband network
international:
country code - 65; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 4; supplemented by VSAT coverage (2008)
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- excellent service
- domestic:
- excellent domestic facilities;
- launched 3G wireless service in February 2005;
- combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity more than 180 telephones per 100 persons;
- multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity and the government is close to completing an island-wide roll out of a high-speed fiber-optic broadband network
- international:
- country code - 65;
- numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US;
- satellite earth stations - 4;
- supplemented by VSAT coverage (2011)
general assessment:
excellent service
domestic:
excellent domestic facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity more than 180 telephones per 100 persons; multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity and the government is close to completing an island-wide roll out of a high-speed fiber-optic broadband network
international:
country code - 65; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 4; supplemented by VSAT coverage (2011)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- excellent service
- domestic:
- excellent domestic facilities;
- launched 3G wireless service in February 2005;
- combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity more than 180 telephones per 100 persons;
- multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity and the government is close to completing an island-wide roll out of a high-speed fiber-optic broadband network
- international:
- country code - 65;
- numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US;
- satellite earth stations - 4;
- supplemented by VSAT coverage (2011)
general assessment:
domestic:
international:
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- excellent service
- domestic:
- excellent domestic facilities;
- combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity more than 180 telephones per 100 persons;
- multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity
- international:
- country code - 65;
- numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US;
- satellite earth stations - 4;
- supplemented by VSAT coverage (2015)
general assessment: excellent service
domestic: excellent domestic facilities; launched 3G wireless service in February 2005; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity more than 180 telephones per 100 persons; multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity and the government is close to completing an island-wide roll out of a high-speed fiber-optic broadband network
international: country code - 65; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 4; supplemented by VSAT coverage (2011) (2015)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- excellent service
- domestic:
- excellent domestic facilities;
- combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity more than 180 telephones per 100 persons;
- multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity
- international:
- country code - 65;
- numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US;
- satellite earth stations - 4;
- supplemented by VSAT coverage (2016)
general assessment: excellent service
domestic: excellent domestic facilities; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity more than 180 telephones per 100 persons; multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity
international: country code - 65; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 4; supplemented by VSAT coverage (2015) (2016)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- excellent service (2016)
- domestic:
- excellent domestic facilities;
- combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity more than 180 telephones per 100 persons;
- multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity (2016)
- international:
- country code - 65;
- numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US;
- satellite earth stations - 4;
- supplemented by VSAT coverage (2016)
general assessment: excellent service (2016)
domestic: excellent domestic facilities; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity more than 180 telephones per 100 persons; multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity (2016)
international: country code - 65; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 4; supplemented by VSAT coverage (2016)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- excellent service;
- world leader in telecommunications and perhaps the first 'Smart Nation' where a sensor network is implemented;
- saturated mobile audience;
- roll out of 4G and 5G networks to ensure faster speeds;
- wireless and fiber broadband growing segments of telecommunications (2018)
- domestic:
- excellent domestic facilities;
- fixed-line 34.9 per 100 and mobile-cellular 149.6 per 100 teledensity;
- multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity (2018)
- international:
- country code - 65;
- landing points for INDIGO-West, SeaMeWe -3,-4,-5, SIGMAR, SJC, i2icn, PGASCOM, BSCS, IGG, B3JS, SAEx2, APCN-2, APG, ASC, SEAX-1, ASE, EAC-C2C, Matrix Cable System and SJC2 submarine cables providing links throughout Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and Europe;
- satellite earth stations - 3, Bukit Timah, Seletar, and Sentosa;
- supplemented by VSAT coverage (2019 )
Rewritten: too little of the 2018 text remains to mark the changes.
general assessment: excellent service; world leader in telecommunications and perhaps the first 'Smart Nation' where a sensor network is implemented; saturated mobile audience; roll out of 4G and 5G networks to ensure faster speeds; wireless and fiber broadband growing segments of telecommunications (2018)
domestic: excellent domestic facilities; fixed-line 34.9 per 100 and mobile-cellular 149.6 per 100 teledensity; multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity (2018)
international: country code - 65; landing points for INDIGO-West, SeaMeWe -3,-4,-5, SIGMAR, SJC, i2icn, PGASCOM, BSCS, IGG, B3JS, SAEx2, APCN-2, APG, ASC, SEAX-1, ASE, EAC-C2C, Matrix Cable System and SJC2 submarine cables providing links throughout Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3, Bukit Timah, Seletar, and Sentosa; supplemented by VSAT coverage (2019 )
- general assessment:
- excellent service;
- world leader in telecommunications and perhaps the first 'Smart Nation' where a sensor network is implemented, for water and air, smart logistics and smart sensor in the home of elderly or chronically ill;
- roll out of 4G and 5G networks to ensure faster speeds;
- wireless and fiber broadband growing segments of telecommunications;
- roll out of 'Next Generation Network' (NGNBN) almost complete with FttH and wireless network fiber based services;
- mobile sector saturated, but with mobile operators competing to offer more to the consumer such as value-added services;
- 4 MNVO;
- demand for data storage in Singapore (2020)
- domestic:
- excellent domestic facilities;
- fixed-line 33 per 100 and mobile-cellular 156 per 100 teledensity;
- multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity (2019)
- international:
- country code - 65;
- landing points for INDIGO-West, SeaMeWe -3,-4,-5, SIGMAR, SJC, i2icn, PGASCOM, BSCS, IGG, B3JS, SAEx2, APCN-2, APG, ASC, SEAX-1, ASE, EAC-C2C, Matrix Cable System and SJC2 submarine cables providing links throughout Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and Europe;
- satellite earth stations - 3, Bukit Timah, Seletar, and Sentosa;
- supplemented by VSAT coverage (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: excellent service; world leader in telecommunications and perhaps the first 'Smart Nation' where a sensor network is implemented; saturated mobile audience; implemented, for water and air, smart logistics and smart sensor in the home of elderly or chronically ill; roll out of 4G and 5G networks to ensure faster speeds; wireless and fiber broadband growing segments of telecommunications (2018) telecommunications; roll out of 'Next Generation Network' (NGNBN) almost complete with FttH and wireless network fiber based services; mobile sector saturated, but with mobile operators competing to offer more to the consumer such as value-added services; 4 MNVO; demand for data storage in Singapore (2020)
domestic: excellent domestic facilities; fixed-line 34.9 33 per 100 and mobile-cellular 149.6 156 per 100 teledensity; multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity (2018) (2019)
international: country code - 65; landing points for INDIGO-West, SeaMeWe -3,-4,-5, SIGMAR, SJC, i2icn, PGASCOM, BSCS, IGG, B3JS, SAEx2, APCN-2, APG, ASC, SEAX-1, ASE, EAC-C2C, Matrix Cable System and SJC2 submarine cables providing links throughout Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3, Bukit Timah, Seletar, and Sentosa; supplemented by VSAT coverage (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 wealthy city-state, Singapore has a highly developed ICT infrastructure;
- government supported near universal home broadband penetration and free public access to wireless network;
- the government's telecommunication regulator, Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), issued awards in mid-2020 to telecom operators with the goal of having at least 50% of the city-state covered with a standalone 5G network by the end of 2022;
- government actively promoting Smart Nation initiative supporting digital innovation;
- government oversees service providers and controls Internet content;
- well served by submarine cable and satellite connections;
- major importer of integrated circuits and broadcasting equipment from China and exporter of same to SE Asian neighboring countries (2021)
- domestic:
- excellent domestic facilities;
- fixed-line 33 per 100 and mobile-cellular 156 per 100 teledensity;
- multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity (2019)
- international:
- country code - 65;
- landing points for INDIGO-West, SeaMeWe -3,-4,-5, SIGMAR, SJC, i2icn, PGASCOM, BSCS, IGG, B3JS, SAEx2, APCN-2, APG, ASC, SEAX-1, ASE, EAC-C2C, Matrix Cable System and SJC2 submarine cables providing links throughout Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and Europe;
- satellite earth stations - 3, Bukit Timah, Seletar, and Sentosa;
- supplemented by VSAT coverage (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: excellent service; world leader in telecommunications and perhaps the first 'Smart Nation' where a sensor network is implemented, for water and air, smart logistics wealthy city-state, Singapore has a highly developed ICT infrastructure; government supported near universal home broadband penetration and smart sensor free public access to wireless network; the government's telecommunication regulator, Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), issued awards in mid-2020 to telecom operators with the home goal of elderly or chronically ill; roll out having at least 50% of 4G and the city-state covered with a standalone 5G networks to ensure faster speeds; wireless and fiber broadband growing segments network by the end of telecommunications; roll out 2022; government actively promoting Smart Nation initiative supporting digital innovation; government oversees service providers and controls Internet content; well served by submarine cable and satellite connections; major importer of 'Next Generation Network' (NGNBN) almost complete with FttH integrated circuits and wireless network fiber based services; mobile sector saturated, but with mobile operators competing to offer more broadcasting equipment from China and exporter of same to the consumer such as value-added services; 4 MNVO; demand for data storage in Singapore (2020) SE Asian neighboring countries (2021)
domestic: excellent domestic facilities; fixed-line 33 per 100 and mobile-cellular 156 per 100 teledensity; multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity (2019)
international: country code - 65; landing points for INDIGO-West, SeaMeWe -3,-4,-5, SIGMAR, SJC, i2icn, PGASCOM, BSCS, IGG, B3JS, SAEx2, APCN-2, APG, ASC, SEAX-1, ASE, EAC-C2C, Matrix Cable System and SJC2 submarine cables providing links throughout Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3, Bukit Timah, Seletar, and Sentosa; supplemented by VSAT coverage (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:
- a wealthy city-state, Singapore has a highly developed ICT infrastructure;
- government supported near universal home broadband penetration and free public access to wireless network;
- the government's telecommunication regulator, Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), issued awards in mid-2020 to telecom operators with the goal of having at least 50% of the city-state covered with a standalone 5G network by the end of 2022;
- government actively promoting Smart Nation initiative supporting digital innovation;
- government oversees service providers and controls Internet content;
- well served by submarine cable and satellite connections (2021)
- domestic:
- excellent domestic facilities;
- fixed-line roughly 32 per 100 and mobile-cellular 144 per 100 teledensity;
- multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity (2020)
- international:
- country code - 65;
- landing points for INDIGO-West, SeaMeWe -3,-4,-5, SIGMAR, SJC, i2icn, PGASCOM, BSCS, IGG, B3JS, SAEx2, APCN-2, APG, ASC, SEAX-1, ASE, EAC-C2C, Matrix Cable System and SJC2 submarine cables providing links throughout Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and Europe;
- satellite earth stations - 3, Bukit Timah, Seletar, and Sentosa;
- supplemented by VSAT coverage (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 wealthy city-state, Singapore has a highly developed ICT infrastructure; government supported near universal home broadband penetration and free public access to wireless network; the government's telecommunication regulator, Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), issued awards in mid-2020 to telecom operators with the goal of having at least 50% of the city-state covered with a standalone 5G network by the end of 2022; government actively promoting Smart Nation initiative supporting digital innovation; government oversees service providers and controls Internet content; well served by submarine cable and satellite connections; major importer of integrated circuits and broadcasting equipment from China and exporter of same to SE Asian neighboring countries connections (2021)
domestic: excellent domestic facilities; fixed-line 33 roughly 32 per 100 and mobile-cellular 156 144 per 100 teledensity; multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity (2019) (2020)
international: country code - 65; landing points for INDIGO-West, SeaMeWe -3,-4,-5, SIGMAR, SJC, i2icn, PGASCOM, BSCS, IGG, B3JS, SAEx2, APCN-2, APG, ASC, SEAX-1, ASE, EAC-C2C, Matrix Cable System and SJC2 submarine cables providing links throughout Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3, Bukit Timah, Seletar, and Sentosa; supplemented by VSAT coverage (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:
- a wealthy city-state, Singapore has a highly developed ICT infrastructure;
- government supported near universal home broadband penetration and free public access to wireless network;
- the government's telecommunication regulator, Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), issued awards in mid-2020 to telecom operators with the goal of having at least 50% of the city-state covered with a standalone 5G network by the end of 2022;
- government actively promoting Smart Nation initiative supporting digital innovation;
- government oversees service providers and controls Internet content;
- well served by submarine cable and satellite connections (2021)
- domestic:
- fixed-line is 32 per 100 and mobile-cellular 146 per 100 teledensity (2021)
- international:
- country code - 65;
- landing points for INDIGO-West, SeaMeWe -3,-4,-5, SIGMAR, SJC, i2icn, PGASCOM, BSCS, IGG, B3JS, SAEx2, APCN-2, APG, ASC, SEAX-1, ASE, EAC-C2C, Matrix Cable System and SJC2 submarine cables providing links throughout Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and Europe;
- satellite earth stations - 3, Bukit Timah, Seletar, and Sentosa;
- supplemented by VSAT coverage (2019 )
general assessment: a wealthy city-state, Singapore has a highly developed ICT infrastructure; government supported near universal home broadband penetration and free public access to wireless network; the government's telecommunication regulator, Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), issued awards in mid-2020 to telecom operators with the goal of having at least 50% of the city-state covered with a standalone 5G network by the end of 2022; government actively promoting Smart Nation initiative supporting digital innovation; government oversees service providers and controls Internet content; well served by submarine cable and satellite connections (2021)
domestic: excellent domestic facilities; fixed-line roughly is 32 per 100 and mobile-cellular 144 146 per 100 teledensity; multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity (2020) teledensity (2021)
international: country code - 65; landing points for INDIGO-West, SeaMeWe -3,-4,-5, SIGMAR, SJC, i2icn, PGASCOM, BSCS, IGG, B3JS, SAEx2, APCN-2, APG, ASC, SEAX-1, ASE, EAC-C2C, Matrix Cable System and SJC2 submarine cables providing links throughout Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3, Bukit Timah, Seletar, and Sentosa; supplemented by VSAT coverage (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. “Singapore: Telecommunication systems.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/singapore/telecommunication-systems.