Statistics on Telecom Services for 2023 (Jul - Dec)

International Telephone Services

CATEGORY
Total number of outgoing retail international telephone call minutes  -
Total number of outgoing retail international telephone call minutes including transit1  -
All figures are updated on a half-yearly basis.

Fixed Line

CATERGORY  JUL AUG
Total Fixed LineSubscriptions 0 0
Total Residential Line Subscriptions 0 0
Total Corporate/Business Line Subscriptions 0 0
Fixed Line Population Penetration Rate3 0.0% 0.0%
Fixed Line Household Penetration Rate  0.0% 0.0%
All figures are updated on a quarterly basis.

Mobile Market

 CATERGORY JUL AUG
Total Mobile Subscriptions
(3G+4G+5G)4
9,749,900 9,812,500
Total Post-paid Subscriptions (3G) 34,000 32,600
Total Pre-paid Subscriptions (3G) 67,100 56,100
Total Post-paid Subscriptions (4G) 6,009,700 5,984,600
Total Pre-paid Subscriptions (4G) 2,063,500 2,083,600
Total Post-paid Subscriptions (5G) 1,365,000 1,403,300
Total Pre-paid Subscriptions (5G) 210,700 252,300
Total Ported Subscriptions5 36,300 35,900
Mobile Population Penetration Rate6 164.8% 165.8%

Broadband Internet Subscription

CATERGORY JUL AUG
Total Broadband7 12,877,400 11,381,400
Total Residential Wired Broadband8 1,429,700 1,433,200
Total Corporate Wired Broadband9 135,900 135,600
Total xDSL10 300 300
Total Optical Fibre Broadband Subscription (i.e., offered via PON or Active Ethernet)11 1,553,400 1,556,700
Total Wireless Broadband12 11,311,700 9,812,500
Total Subscriptions using other Broadband Internet Access Platforms 12,000 11,900
Residential Wired Broadband Household Penetration Rate13 93.7% 93.9%
Wireless Broadband Population Penetration Rate14 191.2% 165.8%

All figures for subscriptions are rounded to the nearest hundred.

All figures for penetration rates are rounded to the nearest decimal point.

These telecom statistics are subject to revision from time to time to ensure accuracy.

Footnotes

1 This figure includes total retail outgoing international call minutes as well as transit minutes and. includes all Service-Based Operators (SBO).

2 "Fixed Lines" includes Direct Exchange Lines ("DEL") and IP Telephony subscriptions using Level '6' numbers.

3 “Fixed Line Population Penetration Rate” measures the total number of Fixed Line Subscriptions as a percentage of the Total Population in Singapore. The “Total Population” figure will be updated by the Singapore Department of Statistics in June of each year, and will be used for computing “Fixed Line Population Penetration Rate” up till May of the following year.

4 With effect from July 2022, "Total Mobile Subscriptions" includes 3G, 4G and 5G subscriptions (including both pre-paid and post-paid).

"Total Ported Subscriptions" refers to the number of subscribers who retained their mobile numbers when they switched to a new mobile operator.

6 ”Mobile Population Penetration Rate” measures the total number of mobile subscriptions as a percentage of the Total Population in Singapore. The “Total Population” figure will be updated by the Singapore Department of Statistics in June of each year, and will be used for computing “Mobile Population Penetration Rate” up till May of the following year.

7 "Total Broadband Subscriptions" (i.e., for connection speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s, in one or both directions) includes retail xDSL, leased line Internet, 3G, 3.5G/HSDPA, 4G/LTE, WiMAX or its equivalent and Wireless@SG subscriptions. Provision of Broadband Internet access services via cable modem has ceased since 2020.

8 "Total Residential Wired Broadband" includes all retail residential wired broadband subscriptions (i.e. for connection speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s, in one or both directions) provided over xDSL, leased line and optical fibre. Residential wireless broadband subscriptions will be excluded. Provision of Broadband Internet access services via cable modem has ceased since 2020.

9 "Total Corporate Wired Broadband" includes all retail corporate wired broadband subscriptions (i.e. for connection speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s, in one or both directions) provided over xDSL, leased line and optical fibre. Corporate wireless broadband subscriptions will be excluded. Provision of Broadband Internet access services via cable modem has ceased since 2020.

10 "Total xDSL" includes residential and corporate xDSL subscriptions.

11 "Total Optical Fibre Broadband" includes residential and corporate subscriptions to broadband Internet services using optical fibre networks, including end-to-end optical fibre broadband subscriptions that are offered via Passive Optical Network ("PON") and Active Ethernet.

12 "Total Wireless Broadband Subscriptions" includes all retail broadband Internet access subscriptions (i.e., for connection speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s, in one or both directions) provided via wireless platforms such as 3G, 3.5G/HSDPA, 4G/LTE, WiMAX or its equivalent and Wireless@SG subscriptions. From Jan 2018, the Wireless@SG subscriptions will only include active users for the month.

13 "Residential Wired Broadband Household Penetration Rate" measures the total number of residential wired broadband subscriptions as a percentage of the total number of households in Singapore, and excludes all wireless access plans (provided via 3G, 3.5G/HSDPA, 4G/LTE, WiMAX or its equivalent and Wi-Fi hotspots). Please note that this does not necessarily reflect of the proportion of households with broadband in Singapore as some households subscribe to more than one broadband connection. For a more accurate figure, please refer to IMDA Annual Survey on Infocomm Usage in Households findings.

14 "Wireless Broadband Population Penetration Rate" measures the total number of Wireless Broadband Subscriptions (i.e. for connection speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s, in one or both directions) such as 3G, 3.5G/HSDPA, 4G/LTE, WiMAX or its equivalent and Wireless@SG subscriptions as a percentage of the total population in Singapore. The “Total Population” figure will be updated by the Singapore Department of Statistics in June of each year, and will be used for computing “Wireless Broadband Population Penetration Rate” up till May of the following year.

LAST UPDATED: 22 NOV 2023