Telecommunication systems Timor-Leste, in 23 editions.

general assessment: rudimentary service limited to urban areas
domestic: fixed and wireless service available; system suffered significant damage during the violence associated with independence independence; extremely limited fixed-line services; mobile-cellular services and coverage limited primarily to urban areas
international: country code - 670; international service is available in major urban centers

general assessment:
rudimentary service limited to urban areas
domestic:
system suffered significant damage during the violence associated with independence; extremely limited fixed-line services; mobile-cellular services and coverage limited primarily to urban areas
international:
country code - 670; international service is available in major urban centers

general assessment:
rudimentary service limited to in urban and some rural areas
domestic:
system suffered significant damage during the violence associated with independence; extremely limited fixed-line services; mobile-cellular services and coverage limited primarily to available in urban and some rural areas
international:
country code - 670; international service is available in major urban centers

general assessment:
rudimentary service in urban and some rural areas
domestic:
system suffered significant damage during the violence associated with independence; limited fixed-line services; mobile-cellular services have been expanding and coverage are now available in urban and some most rural areas
international:
country code - 670; international service is available in major urban centers

general assessment:
rudimentary service in urban and some rural areas areas, which is expanding with the entrance of new competitors
domestic:
system suffered significant damage during the violence associated with independence; limited fixed-line services; mobile-cellular services have been expanding and are now available in urban and most rural areas
international:
country code - 670; international service is available in major urban centers (2012)

general assessment:
rudimentary service in urban and some rural areas, which is expanding with the entrance of new competitors
domestic:
system suffered significant damage during the violence associated with independence; limited fixed-line services; mobile-cellular services have been expanding and are now available in urban and most rural areas
international:
country code - 670; international service is available (2012)

general assessment: rudimentary service in urban and some rural areas, which is expanding with the entrance of new competitors
domestic: system suffered significant damage during the violence associated with independence; limited fixed-line services; mobile-cellular services have been expanding and are now available in urban and most rural areas
international: country code - 670; international service is available (2012) (2015)

general assessment: rudimentary service in urban and some rural areas, which is expanding with the entrance of new competitors
domestic: system suffered significant damage during the violence associated with independence; limited fixed-line services; mobile-cellular services have been expanding and are now available in urban and most rural areas
international: country code - 670; international service is available (2015) (2016)

general assessment: rudimentary service in urban and some rural areas, which is expanding with the entrance of new competitors (2016)
domestic: system suffered significant damage during the violence associated with independence; limited fixed-line services; mobile-cellular services have been expanding and are now available in urban and most rural areas (2016)
international: country code - 670; international service is available (2016)

general assessment: rudimentary service in urban and some rural areas, which is expanding with the entrance of new competitors (2016) competitors; 3G LTE service, with about 97% of population having access, among 3 mobile operators; increase in mobile broadband penetration (2018)
domestic: system suffered significant damage during the violence associated with independence; limited fixed-line services; less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular services have been expanding and are now available in urban and most rural areas (2016) with teledensity of 120 per 100 (2018)
international: country code - 670; international service is available (2016) available; geostationary earth orbit satellite agreement in the works

general assessment: rudimentary service in urban and some rural areas, which is expanding with the entrance of new competitors; 3G 4G LTE service, with about 97% of population having access, among 3 mobile operators; increase in mobile broadband penetration (2018) penetration; govt. aims to boost e-govt. services with new national terrestrial optical fiber network; the launch in 2019 of the Kacific-1 satellite is important to the telecom sector for the entire region (2020)
domestic: system suffered significant damage during the violence associated with independence; limited fixed-line services; services, less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular services have been expanding and are now available in urban and most rural areas with teledensity of 120 110 per 100 (2018) (2019)
international: country code - 670; international service is available; partnership with Australia telecom companies for potential deployment of a submarine fiber-optic link (NWCS); geostationary earth orbit satellite agreement
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 works telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated

general assessment: following years of civil unrest, the government and operators are working toward rebuilding key infrastructure, including telecommunications networks; service in urban and some rural areas, which is areas expanding with the entrance competition; most of new competitors; the population has access to 4G LTE service, with about 97% of population having access, among 3 mobile operators; service; increase in mobile broadband mobile-broadband penetration; govt. government aims to boost e-govt. e-government services with new national terrestrial optical fiber fiber-optic network; the launch in 2019 of the Kacific-1 satellite is important and approval for submarine cable link to the telecom Australia will boost sector for the entire region growth; importer of broadcasting equipment from Indonesia and China (2020)
domestic: system suffered significant damage during the violence associated with independence; limited fixed-line services, less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular services have been expanding and are now available in urban and most rural areas with teledensity of 110 per 100 (2019)
international: country code - 670; international service is available; partnership with Australia telecom companies for potential deployment of a submarine fiber-optic link (NWCS); geostationary earth orbit satellite
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: following years of civil unrest, Timor-Leste has been moving forward with the government regeneration of its economy and operators are working toward rebuilding key infrastructure, including telecommunications networks; service networks, that were destroyed during the years of civil unrest; fixed-line and fixed broadband penetration in urban Timor-Leste remains extremely low, mainly due to the limited fixed-line infrastructure and some rural areas expanding with competition; most of the population has access to 4G LTE service; increase proliferation of mobile connectivity; in mobile-broadband penetration; government aims an effort to boost e-government services with services; the number of subscribers through to 2026 is expected to develop steadily, though from a low base; by August 2020, Timor-Leste had three telecom service providers who jointly achieved a 98% network coverage nationally; the mobile broadband market is still at an early stage of development, strong growth is predicted over the next five years; at the end of 2020, the government issued new national terrestrial fiber-optic network; launch policy guidelines to maximize the use of satellite and approval spectrum in Timor-Leste; it invited mobile operators to submit applications for the allocation of spectrum in the 1800MHz, 2300MHz and 2600MHz bands; in November 2020, the government approved the deployment of a submarine cable fiber link connecting the south of the country to Australia will boost sector growth; importer of broadcasting equipment from Indonesia and China (2020) via the North Western Cable System (NWCS) (2021)
domestic: system suffered significant damage during the violence associated with independence; limited fixed-line services, less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular services have been expanding and are now available in urban and most rural areas with teledensity of 110 over 104 per 100 (2019) (2020)
international: country code - 670; international service is available; partnership with Australia telecom companies for potential deployment of a submarine fiber-optic link (NWCS); geostationary earth orbit satellite
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: Timor-Leste has been moving forward with the regeneration of its economy and rebuilding key infrastructure, including telecommunications networks, that were destroyed during the years of civil unrest; fixed-line and fixed broadband penetration in Timor-Leste remains extremely low, mainly due to the limited fixed-line infrastructure and the proliferation of mobile connectivity; in an effort to boost e-government services; the number of subscribers through to 2026 is expected to develop steadily, though from a low base; by August 2020, Timor-Leste had three telecom service providers who jointly achieved a 98% network coverage nationally; the mobile broadband market is still at an early stage of development, strong growth is predicted over the next five years; at the end of 2020, the government issued new policy guidelines to maximize the use of spectrum in Timor-Leste; it invited mobile operators to submit applications for the allocation of spectrum in the 1800MHz, 2300MHz and 2600MHz bands; in November 2020, the government approved the deployment of a submarine fiber link connecting the south of the country to Australia via the North Western Cable System (NWCS) (2021)
domestic: system suffered significant damage during the violence associated with independence; limited fixed-line services, services less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular services are now available in urban and most rural areas with teledensity of over 104 is 100 per 100 (2020) (2021)
international: country code - 670; international service is available; partnership with Australia telecom companies for potential deployment of a submarine fiber-optic link (NWCS); geostationary earth orbit satellite
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: Timor-Leste has been moving forward with the regeneration of its economy and rebuilding key infrastructure, including telecommunications networks, that were destroyed during the years of civil unrest; fixed-line and fixed broadband penetration in Timor-Leste remains extremely low, mainly due to the limited fixed-line infrastructure and the proliferation of mobile connectivity; in an effort to boost e-government services; the number of subscribers through to 2026 is expected to develop steadily, though from a low base; by August 2020, Timor-Leste had three telecom service providers who jointly achieved a 98% network coverage nationally; the mobile broadband market is still at an early stage of development, strong growth is predicted over the next five years; at the end of 2020, the government issued new policy guidelines to maximize the use of spectrum in Timor-Leste; it invited mobile operators to submit applications for the allocation of spectrum in the 1800MHz, 2300MHz and 2600MHz bands; in November 2020, the government approved the deployment of a submarine fiber link connecting the south of the country to Australia via the North Western Cable System (NWCS) (2021)
domestic: fixed-line services less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular services is 100 110 per 100 (2021) (2022)
international: country code - 670; international service is available; partnership with Australia telecom companies for potential deployment of a submarine fiber-optic link (NWCS); geostationary earth orbit satellite