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Telecommunication systems Tuvalu, in 35 editions.
The entry for Tuvalu published Telecommunication systems in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 20 editions. Each is shown as published. Telecommunication systems in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 20
- 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”
- stations--1 AM, no FM, no TV;
- 300 radiotelephones;
- 4,000 radio receivers;
- 108 telephones
stations--1 AM, no FM, no TV; 300 radiotelephones; 4,000 radio receivers; 108 telephones
Published as “Telecommunications”
- stations--1 AM, no FM, no TV;
- 300 radiotelephones;
- 4,000 radios;
- 108 telephones
stations--1 AM, no FM, no TV; 300 radiotelephones; 4,000 radio receivers; radios; 108 telephones
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Published as “Telecommunications”
- broadcast stations - 1 AM, no FM, no TV;
- 300 radiotelephones;
- 4,000 radios;
- 108 telephones
stations--1 broadcast stations - 1 AM, no FM, no TV; 300 radiotelephones; 4,000 radios;
108 telephones
Published as “Telecommunications”
- broadcast stations - 1 AM, no FM, no TV;
- 300 radiotelephones;
- 4,000 radios;
- 108 telephones
broadcast stations - 1 AM, no FM, no TV; 300 radiotelephones; 4,000 radios;
radios; 108 telephones
Published as “Telephone system”
108 telephones; 300 radiotelephones
- local:
- NA
- intercity:
- NA
- international:
- NA
broadcast stations - 1 AM, no FM, no TV; 108 telephones; 300 radiotelephones; 4,000 radiotelephonesradios; 108 telephones local: NA
intercity: NA
international: NA
Published as “Telephone system”
- fair cable and radiotelephone services domestic:
- NA international: 2 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
108 telephones; 300 radiotelephones fair cable and radiotelephone services domestic: NA
local: NA
intercity:NA 2 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
The same text in 4 editions, 1997 to 2000.
Published as “Telephone system”
- domestic:
- radiotelephone communications between islands
- international:
- NA
fair cable and radiotelephone services domestic: NA radiotelephone communications between islands
international: 2 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) NA
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- serves particular needs for internal communications domestic: radiotelephone communications between islands international: NA
general assessment: serves particular needs for internal communications domestic: radiotelephone communications between islands
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- serves particular needs for internal communications
- domestic:
- radiotelephone communications between islands
- international:
- NA
general assessment: serves particular needs for internal communications
domestic: radiotelephone communications between islands
international: NA
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- serves particular needs for internal communications
- domestic:
- radiotelephone communications between islands
- international:
- country code - 688
general assessment: serves particular needs for internal communications
domestic: radiotelephone communications between islands
international: NA country code - 688
The same text in 4 editions, 2005 to 2008.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- serves particular needs for internal communications
- domestic:
- radiotelephone communications between islands
- international:
- country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite
general assessment: serves particular needs for internal communications
domestic: radiotelephone communications between islands
international: country code - 688 688; international calls can be made by satellite
The same text in 4 editions, 2009 to 2012.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- serves particular needs for internal communications
- domestic:
- radiotelephone communications between islands
- international:
- country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite
general assessment:
serves particular needs for internal communications
domestic:
radiotelephone communications between islands
international:
country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- serves particular needs for internal communications
- domestic:
- radiotelephone communications between islands
- international:
- country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite (2007)
general assessment:
serves particular needs for internal communications
domestic:
radiotelephone communications between islands
international:
country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite (2007)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- serves particular needs for internal communications
- domestic:
- radiotelephone communications between islands
- international:
- country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite (2007)
general assessment:
domestic:
international:
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- serves particular needs for internal communications
- domestic:
- radiotelephone communications between islands
- international:
- country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite (2015)
general assessment: serves particular needs for internal communications
domestic: radiotelephone communications between islands
international: country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite (2007) (2015)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- serves particular needs for internal communications (2015)
- domestic:
- radiotelephone communications between islands (2015)
- international:
- country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite (2015)
general assessment: serves particular needs for internal communications (2015)
domestic: radiotelephone communications between islands (2015)
international: country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite (2015)
Published as “Telephone system”
- general assessment:
- serves particular needs for internal communications;
- small global scale of 10,000 people on 9 inhabited islands;
- mobile subscriber penetration at 40% and broadband at 10% penetration;
- govt owned and sole provider of telecommunications services;
- satellite technology;
- hopeful future 5-year contract to improve high speed Internet for schools, hospitals and banks;
- 3G not launched yet (2018)
- domestic:
- radiotelephone communications between islands; fixed-line 18 per 100 and mobile-cellular 69 per 100 (2018)
- international:
- country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite
Rewritten: too little of the 2018 text remains to mark the changes.
general assessment: serves particular needs for internal communications; small global scale of 10,000 people on 9 inhabited islands; mobile subscriber penetration at 40% and broadband at 10% penetration; govt owned and sole provider of telecommunications services; satellite technology; hopeful future 5-year contract to improve high speed Internet for schools, hospitals and banks; 3G not launched yet (2018)
domestic: radiotelephone communications between islands; fixed-line 18 per 100 and mobile-cellular 69 per 100 (2018)
international: country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite
- general assessment:
- internal communications needs met;
- small global scale of over 11,000 people on 9 inhabited islands;
- mobile subscriber penetration about 40% and broadband about 10% penetration;
- govt. owned and sole provider of telecommunications services;
- 2G widespread;
- the launch in 2019 of the Kacific-1 satellite will improve the telecommunication sector for the Asia Pacific region (2020)
- domestic:
- radiotelephone communications between islands; fixed-line 18 per 100 and mobile-cellular 70 per 100 (2019)
- international:
- country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite
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: serves particular needs for internal communications; communications needs met; small global scale of 10,000 over 11,000 people on 9 inhabited islands; mobile subscriber penetration at about 40% and broadband at about 10% penetration; govt govt. owned and sole provider of telecommunications services; 2G widespread; the launch in 2019 of the Kacific-1 satellite technology; hopeful future 5-year contract to will improve high speed Internet the telecommunication sector for schools, hospitals and banks; 3G not launched yet (2018) the Asia Pacific region (2020)
domestic: radiotelephone communications between islands; fixed-line 18 per 100 and mobile-cellular 69 70 per 100 (2018) (2019)
international: country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite
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:
- internal communications needs met;
- small global scale of over 11,000 people on 9 inhabited islands;
- mobile subscriber penetration about 40% and broadband about 10% penetration;
- govt. owned and sole provider of telecommunications services;
- 2G widespread;
- the launch in 2019 of the Kacific-1 satellite will improve the telecommunication sector for the Asia Pacific region (2020)
- domestic:
- radiotelephone communications between islands; fixed-line 18 per 100 and mobile-cellular 70 per 100 (2019)
- international:
- country code - 688; international calls can be made by 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 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: internal communications needs met; small global scale of over 11,000 people on 9 inhabited islands; mobile subscriber penetration about 40% and broadband about 10% penetration; govt. owned and sole provider of telecommunications services; 2G widespread; the launch in 2019 of the Kacific-1 satellite will improve the telecommunication sector for the Asia Pacific region (2020)
domestic: radiotelephone communications between islands; fixed-line 18 per 100 and mobile-cellular 70 per 100 (2019)
international: country code - 688; international calls can be made by 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:
- internal communications needs met;
- small global scale of over 11,000 people on 9 inhabited islands;
- mobile subscriber penetration about 40% and broadband about 10% penetration;
- govt. owned and sole provider of telecommunications services;
- 2G widespread;
- the launch in 2019 of the Kacific-1 satellite will improve the telecommunication sector for the Asia Pacific region (2020)
- domestic:
- radiotelephone communications between islands; fixed-line teledensity over 17 per 100 and mobile-cellular over 76 per 100 (2020)
- international:
- country code - 688; international calls can be made by 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: internal communications needs met; small global scale of over 11,000 people on 9 inhabited islands; mobile subscriber penetration about 40% and broadband about 10% penetration; govt. owned and sole provider of telecommunications services; 2G widespread; the launch in 2019 of the Kacific-1 satellite will improve the telecommunication sector for the Asia Pacific region (2020)
domestic: radiotelephone communications between islands; fixed-line 18 teledensity over 17 per 100 and mobile-cellular 70 over 76 per 100 (2019) (2020)
international: country code - 688; international calls can be made by 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
The same text in 2023 and 2024.
- general assessment:
- provides fixed-line telephone communications to subscribers on each of the islands of Tuvalu;
- each island relies on the use of a satellite dish for inter-island telephone communication, internet access, and mobile phone services (2023)
- domestic:
- fixed-line teledensity is 18 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 80 per 100 (2021)
- international:
- country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite
Rewritten: too little of the 2022 text remains to mark the changes.
general assessment: provides fixed-line telephone communications to subscribers on each of the islands of Tuvalu; each island relies on the use of a satellite dish for inter-island telephone communication, internet access, and mobile phone services (2023)
domestic: fixed-line teledensity is 18 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 80 per 100 (2021)
international: country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Tuvalu: Telecommunication systems.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/tuvalu/telecommunication-systems.