Vanuatu - Telecoms Market Overview & Statistics - Document Details

Telecom Vanuatu Ltd (TVL) has a monopoly on the provision of all telecommunications services including local, long-distance, international, cellular, leased lines and telex services. Urban areas are well served by modern digital exchanges through a fully underground network, while rural areas remain inadequately serviced. Vanuatu was the first in the Pacific region to pass electronic transaction, e-business, and interactive gaming legislation. In 2002 the analogue cellular network was replaced with a digital GSM 900 system. This has resulted in a more than threefold growth in the number of mobile subscribers. ADSL speeds of up to 128kb/s are provided through both fixed-line ADSL and WiFi (wireless access). In March 2008 Digicel Pacific was awarded a licence to operate a GSM network in Vanuatu. Please also note that this report is updated infrequently due to limited availability of information on the local telecoms market.

1. Synopsis
2. Key statistics
3. Country overview
4. Telecommunications market
- 4.1 Overview of Vanuatu’s telecom market
5. Regulatory environment
- 5.1 Telecommunications Act 1989
- 5.2 Telecommunications (Amendment) Act 1993
- 5.3 Attempts to stop further granting of telco licences
6. Fixed network operators
- 6.1 Telecom Vanuatu Ltd
7. Telecommunications infrastructure
- 7.1 National telecom network
- 7.2 International infrastructure
- 7.3 Infrastructure development plans
8. Broadband and Internet market
- 8.1 Overview
  - 8.1.1 Internet network upgrade
9. Content and e-services
- 9.1 E-commerce
  - 9.1.1 Cyber fns (Vanuatu).com Ltd
  - 9.1.2 Online gambling
10. Mobile communications
- 10.1 Overview of Vanuatu’s mobile market
- 10.2 Digicel launches mobile network
11. Related reports

Table 1 – Country statistics – 2007
Table 2 – Telephone network statistics – 2004
Table 3 – Internet provider statistics – 2007
Table 4 – Internet user statistics – 2007
Table 5 – Mobile statistics – 2007
Table 6 – Fixed lines in service and teledensity – 1995 - 2001; 2003 - 2004
Table 7 – Fixed-line connections by province and percentage of service – July 2003
Table 8 – Internet users – 1999 - 2007
Table 9 – Broadband users – 2006
Table 10 – Internet host computers – 1996 – 2005; 2007
Table 11 – Mobile subscribers – 1996 - 2008
Table 12 – Mobile subscribers by location and quarterly growth – July 2003