Tuvalu - Telecoms Market Overview & Statistics

Synopsis

Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation (TCC) is the sole provider of telecommunications services to the islands. These services are mainly satellite-based between atolls and with the rest of the world. Future development plans include the installation of a cellular system in Funafuti and the upgrade of communications on the outer-islands. In 2007, TTC was looking at setting up its own ISP, while establishing a national Internet exchange between the two ISPs so as to keep local traffic. Up-to-date statistics are currently not available in this report. Please also note that this report is updated very infrequently due to limited availability of information on the local telecoms market.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Key statistics
• 3. Country overview
• 4. Telecommunications market
  • 4.1 Overview of Tuvalu’s telecom market
• 5. Regulatory environment
  • 5.1 Tuvalu Telecom Act 1993
• 6. Fixed network operator in Tuvalu
  • 6.1 Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation
• 7. Telecommunications infrastructure
  • 7.1 National and international
    • 7.1.1 Public payphones
• 8. Internet market
  • 8.1 Overview
  • 8.2 Bridging the digital divide
• 9. Related reports

• Table 1 – Country statistics – 2008
• Table 2 – Telephone network statistics
• Table 3 – Internet provider statistics
• Table 4 – Internet user statistics – 2008
• Table 5 – Internet subscribers – 2002 - 2008

• Exhibit 1 – Rising sea levels threaten Tuvalu
• Exhibit 2 – AusAID project