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Statistics on Telecom Services for 2019 Jan - Jun

International Telephone Services

CATEGORY JUN
Total number of outgoing retail international telephone call minutes 1,366,701,700
Total number of outgoing retail international telephone call minutes including transit1 11,233,866,300
All figures are updated on a half-yearly basis.

Fixed Line

CATEGORY MAR JUN
Total Fixed Line2 Subscriptions 2,004,600 1,921,200
Total Residential Line Subscriptions 1,307,200 1,298,400
Total Corporate/Business Line Subscriptions 697,400 622,800
Fixed Line Population Penetration Rate 35.6% 33.7%
Fixed Line Household Penetration Rate 89.5% 87.9%
All figures are updated on a quarterly basis.

Mobile Market

CATERGORY JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
Total Mobile Subscriptions
(3G+4G)3		 8,399,400 8,478,300 8,519,900 8,569,500 8,634,100 8,719,900
Total Post-paid Subscriptions (3G) 535,800 532,400 529,500 528,000 526,700 524,700
Total Pre-paid Subscriptions (3G) 1,264,400 1,283,700 1,219,600 1,203,800 1,185,900 1,189,400
Total Post-paid  Subscriptions (4G) 4,856,200 4,923,700 5,006,900 5,064,400 5,136,800 5,221,000
Total Pre-paid Subscriptions (4G) 1,743,000 1,738,600 1,763,900 1,773,200 1,784,600 1,784,800
Total Ported Subscriptions4 22,200 17,200 20,700 22,700 21,400 20,300
Mobile Population Penetration Rate 149.0% 150.4% 151.1% 152.0% 153.1% 152.9%

Broadband Internet Subscription

CATERGORY JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
Total Broadband5 11,860,700 11,847,400 11,811,900 11,842,900 11,913,900 12,002,600
Total Residential Wired Broadband6 1,370,900 1,372,600 1,370,300 1,376,300 1,378,700 1,378,100
Total Corporate Wired Broadband7 122,200 122,500 116,900 121,900 121,400 122,700
Total xDSL8 5,100 3,300 3,200 2,400 2,100 2,000
Total Cable Modem9 106,900 100,400 89,600 76,900 61,500 44,400
Total Optical Fibre Broadband Subscription (i.e., offered via PON or Active Ethernet)10 1,377,300 1,387,500 1,390,300 1,415,100 1,432,800 1,450,600
Total Wireless Broadband11 10,367,600 10,352,300 10,324,800 10,344,800 10,413,800 10,501,800
Total Subscriptions using other Broadband Internet Access Platforms 3,900 4,000 4,000 3,700 3,700 3,700
Residential Wired Broadband Household Penetration Rate12 93.8% 94.0% 93.8% 94.2% 94.4% 93.3%
Wireless Broadband Population Penetration Rate13 183.9% 183.6% 183.1% 183.5% 184.7% 184.1%

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 "Total Mobile Subscriptions" includes both 3G and 4G subscriptions (including both pre-paid and post-paid). With effect from April 2017, “Total Post-Paid and Pre-Paid Subscriptions (2G) has ceased service and it will only include 3G and 4G subscriptions (including both pre-paid and post-paid).

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

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

6 "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, cable modems, leased line and optical fibre. Residential wireless broadband subscriptions will be excluded.

7 "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, cable modems, leased line and optical fibre. Corporate wireless broadband subscriptions will be excluded.

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

9 "Total Cable Modem" includes residential and corporate cable modem subscriptions.

10 "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.

11 "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.

12 "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 IDA's Household Survey findings.

13 "Wireless Broadband Population Penetration Rate" measures the total number of retail wireless broadband Internet access 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.

LAST UPDATED: 26 AUG 2025