Introduction
How is the communication system in Singapore? Here, Broadcast media include state controls broadcast media; 6 domestic TV stations operated by MediaCorp which is wholly owned by a state investment company; broadcasts from Malaysian and Indonesian stations available; satellite dishes banned; multi-channel cable TV services available; a total of 19 domestic radio stations broadcasting, with MediaCorp operating 11, Singapore Press Holdings, also government-linked, another 5, 2 controlled by the Singapore Armed Forces Reservists Association and one owned by BBC Radio; Malaysian and Indonesian radio stations are available as is BBC; a number of Internet service radio stations are also available (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Singapore
| Internet country code | .sg |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 1,509,700 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 26 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 5.369 million (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 91% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| 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 ) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 1.906 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 32 (2022 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 9.351 million (2022 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 156 (2022 est.) |
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