Singapore - Key Statistics, Telecom Market and Regulatory Overviews

Synopsis

Singapore continues to maintain a positive outlook in the country’s telecommunications sector. The island state built a competitive telecoms market over the past three decades, aided by its geographical location and its excellent infrastructure. It was one of the first countries in the world to have a fully digital telephone network. This report looks at the ways in which this sector is now growing in Singapore and how it has been assisted in its development by the government’s strong commitment to and bold action in the ongoing deregulation of the industry. It is noted that, as the local market saturates, the Singaporean telcos are looking offshore to expand and export their developed capabilities.

1. Synopsis
2. Key statistics
3. Telecommunications market
- 3.1 Overview of Singapore’s telecom market
- 3.2 Analysis: Singapore and the Global Financial Crisis – March 2009
- 3.3 Market liberalisation
  - 3.3.1 Licence awards
- 3.4 Intelligent Nation 2015 (iN2015)
4. Regulatory environment
- 4.1 Regulatory authorities
  - 4.1.1 Telecommunications Authority of Singapore (TAS)
  - 4.1.2 Infocomm Development Authority (IDA)
- 4.2 Regulatory developments
  - 4.2.1 Mobile Number Portability (MNP)
  - 4.2.2 Liberalisation of licensing framework
  - 4.2.3 Ending of SingTel monopoly
  - 4.2.4 Competition
  - 4.2.5 Numbering regulations
  - 4.2.6 Local Leased Circuit (LLC)
  - 4.2.7 Other regulatory developments
5. Related reports

Table 1 – Country statistics – 2008
Table 2 – Telephone network statistics – 2008
Table 3 – Internet user statistics – 2008
Table 4 – Broadband statistics – January 2009
Table 5 – Mobile statistics – January 2009
Table 6 – National telecommunications authorities
Table 7 – Fixed-line versus mobile growth – subscribers and penetration – 1998 - 2008