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Statistics on Telecom Services for 2013 (Jul - Dec)

CATEGORY SEP DEC
Fixed Lines1 [Figures updated on a quarterly basis]
Total Fixed Line Subscriptions 1,977,500
 1,970,800
Total Residential Line Subscriptions 1,207,500 1,207,700
Total Corporate Line Subscriptions 770,000 763,100
Fixed Line Population Penetration Rate 36.6% 36.5%
Fixed Line Household Penetration Rate 99.0% 98.1%

 

JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Mobile Market
Total Mobile Subscriptions
(2G+3G+4G)2		 8,258,400 8,303,600 8,344,000 8,344,400 8,390,000 8,420,700
Total Post-paid Subscriptions (2G) 130,400 127,900
 126,800 125,800 121,600 117,800
Total Pre-paid Subscriptions (2G) 1,185,000 1,149,000
 1,104,900 1,064,700 1,029,900 993,700
Total Post-paid Subscriptions (3G) 2,917,200 2,844,800
 2,759,000 2,658,300 2,533,300 2,393,900
Total Pre-paid Subscriptions (3G) 2,677,500 2,734,300
 2,780,900 2,808,300 2,830,000  2,864,400
Total Post-paid and Pre-paid Subscriptions (4G) 1,348,400 1,447,500 1,572,500 1,687,200 1,875,100 2,050,800
Total SMS messages sent and received over mobile network
[Figures updated on a quarterly basis]		 - -
 1,459,783,400 - - 1,332,899,900
Total Ported Subscriptions3 6,500 5,600
 6,300 8,200 9,700 9,800
Mobile Population Penetration Rate 155.5% 153.8%
 154.5% 154.5% 155.4% 156.0%
Dial-Up Internet Subscriptions
Total Internet Dial-up 21,900 21,600
 21,400 21,100 20,900 20,600
Internet Dial-up Population Penetration Rate 0.4% 0.4%
 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Broadband Internet Subscriptions
Total Broadband4 10,224,800 10,318,400 10,416,100 10,474,700 10,573,500 10,653,600
Total Residential Wired Broadband5 1,269,000 1,273,700 1,280,400 1,284,200 1,291,000 1,295,400
Total Corporate Wired Broadband6 95,900 96,400
 96,700 97,500 98,200 98,000
Total xDSL7 381,500 370,100
 358,100 346,900 336,600 324,500
Total Cable Modem8 571,100 567,000
 563,700 560,900 559,700 557,400
Total Optical Fibre Broadband Subscription
(i.e., offered via PON or Active Ethernet) 9		 408,500 429,400
 451,900 470,400 489,500 508,200
Total Wireless Broadband10 8,859,900 8,948,300
 9,038,900 9,093,000 9,184,300 9,260,100
Total Subscribers using other Broadband Internet Access Platforms 3,800 3,700
 3,500 3,500 3,500 3,400
Residential Wired Broadband Household Penetration Rate11 104.1% 103.4%
 104.0% 104.3% 104.8% 105.2%
Wireless Broadband Population Penetration Rate12 166.8% 165.7%
 167.4% 168.4% 170.1% 171.5%
International Telephone Services
Total number of outgoing retail international telephone call minutes 696,417,700 685,799,100 665,715,700 683,480,300 651,830,100 631,961,100
Total number of outgoing retail international telephone call minutes including transit13 1,213,656,800 1,216,952,900 1,153,719,000 1,451,819,100 1,369,579,300 1,361,041,100

All figures for subscriptions are rounded to the nearest hundred.

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

1 "Fixed Lines" includes Direct Exchange Lines (DEL) and IP Telephony subscriptions using Level '6' numbers. With effect from Aug 2008, figures for "Fixed Lines" will be updated on a quarterly basis every Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec.

2 "Total Mobile Subscriptions" includes both 2G, 3G and 4G subscriptions (including both pre-paid and post-paid).

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

4 "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 Wi-Fi hotspots access (including Wireless@SG subscriptions).

5 "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.

6 "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.

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

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

9 "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.

10 "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 Wi-Fi hotspots (including Wireless@SG subscriptions).

11 "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.

12 "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 Wi-Fi hotspots (including Wireless@SG subscriptions) as a percentage of the total population in Singapore.

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

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


LAST UPDATED: 30 JUL 2021