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Singapore’s reputation for a truly progressive telecommunications market over the past three decades has been built on its excellent infrastructure. While the nation’s geographical situation has been of considerable advantage in putting its infrastructure in place, other factors, including the government’s strong commitment to developing telecommunications, have certainly helped. Singapore was one of the first countries in the world to have a fully digital telephone network. In this report we look at Singapore’s domestic and international infrastructure. International infrastructure includes submarine cable and satellite networks.

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. National telecom network
  
  • 2.1 Overview
    
    • 2.1.1 Introduction of 8-digit fixed-line numbering format
      
  • 2.2 StarHub’s network
    
  • 2.3 The MobileOne Network
    
  • 2.4 Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC)
    
  • 2.5 Triple-play services
    
• 3. International infrastructure
  
  • 3.1 Submarine cable networks
    
    • 3.1.1 C2C
      
    • 3.1.2 Network i2i
      
    • 3.1.3 StarHub Crossing
      
    • 3.1.4 Global Crossing
      
    • 3.1.5 Tata Indicom India-Singapore
      
    • 3.1.6 Thailand-Indonesia-Singapore cable
      
    • 3.1.7 SEA-ME-WE 4
      
    • 3.1.8 Thailand-Indonesia-Singapore (TIS) cable
      
    • 3.1.9 Proposed cable networks
      
    • 3.1.10 China-Southeast Asia Cable
      
  • 3.2 Satellite networks
    
• 4. Infrastructure developments
  
  • 4.1 International services
    
  • 4.2 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
    
    • 4.2.1 MediaRing Ltd
      
  • 4.3 Internet Protocol (IP) networks
    
    • 4.3.1 SingTel
      
    • 4.3.2 StarHub
      
    • 4.3.3 Infonet
      
    • 4.3.4 Alcatel-Lucent
      
  • 4.4 IP-VPNs
    
  • 4.5 Next Generation National Infocomm Infrastructure (Next Gen NII)
    
• 5. Related reports
  

• Table 1 - Fixed lines in service and penetration - 1998 - 2008

• Exhibit 1 – International submarine cable systems with Singapore landing - 2007

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