Wallis & Futuna Islands - Telecoms Market Overview & Statistics

Synopsis

Service Des Postes et T Télécommunications (SPT) provides all telecommunications and postal services for the islands. SPT is partnered by France Telecom’s France Cable & Radio (FCR). Wallis Island received a satellite telephone link in 1989 and has been connected to the Internet since 1998. Australia television broadcasts are available via satellite transmission. SPT launched a new fixed switching centre in Futuna, which enables SPT to be able to provide all the people of Futuna with a fixed telephony service. Please note this report is updated very infrequently and that very few statistics are available 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 Wallis & Futuna Islands’ telecom market
  • 4.2 Fixed-line network upgrade
• 5. Internet market
• 6. Broadcasting
  • 6.1 Deal with Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
• 7. Related reports

• Table 1 – Country statistics – 2008
• Table 2 – Telephone network statistics – 2008
• Table 3 – Internet statistics – 2008
• Table 4 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1996 - 2000; 2002; 2004