Statistics on Telecom Services for 2004 (Jan - Jun)

Please note that figures are updated at the end of each calendar month. Due to compilation reasons, there is a 1-month time-lag. This means that April figures, for example, will only be released at end-May / beginning-June.

CATEGORY	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN
Fixed Line Market
Total Number Telephone Lines	1,896,100	1,893,200	1,889,500	1,885,200	1,882,100	1,877,200
Fixed Line Penetration	46.1%	46.0%	45.9%	45.8%	45.7%	45.1%
Mobile Market
Total Mobile subscribers	3,521,800	3,544,400	3,577,500	3,605,800	3,630,300	3,655,900
GSM 900 subscribers	2,474,300	2,489,600	2,508,300	2,521,400	2,523,500	2,529,900
GSM1800 subscribers	1,047,500	1,054,800	1,069,200	1,084,400	1,106,800	1,126,000
Total Pre-Paid SIM Card subscribers1	1,006,800	1,029,200	1,050,700	1,075,200	1,091,400	1,108,400
Mobile Phone Penetration	85.6%	86.1%	86.9%	87.6%	88.2%	87.7%
Paging Market2
Total Paging subscribers	153,300	147,500	141,600	137,100	132,700	127,600
Numeric subscribers	96,200	91,600	86,800	83,400	79,700	76,300
Alphanumeric subscribers	57,200	55,900	54,800	53,700	52,900	51,300
Paging Penetration	3.7%	3.6%	3.4%	3.3%	3.2%	3.1%
Internet Market
Total Internet Dial-up subscribers3	1,790,400	1,784,500	1,778,200	1,767,600	1,762,400	1,755,900
Internet Dial-up Penetration	43.5%	43.4%	43.2%	43.0%	42.8%	42.1%
Total Internet Leased Circuit subscribers	2,900	2,900	2,900	2,800	2,800	2,800
Broadband Market
Total Broadband subscribers	399,000	409,700	421,700	428,900	437,800	446,700
Total xDSL subscribers	245,200	250,300	256,100	259,800	263,500	266,500
Total Cable subscribers	153,800	159,400	165,700	169,100	174,300	180,200
Household penetration4	34.0%	34.9%	35.9%	36.5%	37.2%	38.0%
Residential subscribers	368,200	378,000	389,100	395,700	403,400	411,700
Corporate Subscribers	30,700	31,700	32,700	33,100	34,400	34,900
International Telephone Service5
No. of International Telephone call minutes	276.03 million	260.85 million	293.41 million	293.04 million	313.11 million	313.60 million
Trunked Radio Services
Total Trunked Radio subscribers	50,600	50,600	50,700	50,700	50,900	51,000
Analogue subscribers	0	0	0	0	0	0
Digital subscribers	50,600	50,600	50,700	50,700	50,900	51,000
Mobile Data Services6
- Total Mobile Data subscribers	15,600	15,600	15,700	15,600	15,500	15,600

These telecom statistics are subject to revision from time to time to ensure accuracy.

Penetration rate figures from June 2004 onwards have been re-computed, taking into account the revised population figures recently released by the Department of Statistics.

With effect from Jan 2001, we have begun to use total population instead of total residential population as a population base for the calculation of penetration rates for telecom services. Total residential population was previously used because historically, the take-up of telecom services by foreign workers was typically low. With the government's recent efforts in promoting foreign talent, the profile of the foreign worker has changed. Specifically, there has been a marked increase in the subscription to telecom services by "non-residential" foreigners. It is therefore timely to adopt the total population figure as a population base in calculating penetration rates to give a more accurate picture of the various telecom market segments.

All subscriber figures rounded to the nearest hundred.
All penetration figures rounded to the nearest decimal point.
Penetration rates are computed based on the total population figures released by the Department of Statistics.

Please note that the fall in Internet dialup subscribers from May 2001 onwards is a result of a database correction of an Internet Service Provider, to remove from its system discontinued dial-up Internet accounts for the period of Dec '99 - Aug '00 that were not previously deleted.

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¹ The pre-paid SIM card subscriber base figures are included in the total number of mobile phone subscribers as well as in the total number of GSM900 and GSM1800 subscriber bases.

² Paging figures from Jan 99 onwards have been re-computed based on updated data information.

³ The Internet Dial-up Penetration figures includes: (i) subscribers to paid Internet access service for all IASPs, including ISDN dial-up subscribers; and (ii) subscribers to free Internet access. Following full telecom market liberalisation, the number of IASPs have increased considerably. Starting Jan 2001, the published figures on the internet dial-up market include contributions from such new IASPs.

⁴ Total Households refers to total addresses (housing units) in Singapore, excluding shophouses and zine-roofed/attap houses. This figure is computed using the total number of residential subscribers on a per household basis. The number of households is obtained from the latest figures available from the Department of Statistics.  

⁵ Following full liberalisation of the telecommunications market, Singapore's international services market has grown considerably both in diversity of services available as well as in the number of operators offering international telephone services. As Singapore continues to develop as a hub for international voice traffic, including transit and regional traffic in our published statistics will provide a more holistic picture of the vibrancy and growth of the entire international telephone services market in Singapore. For comparison purposes, figures from previous years will also be adjusted accordingly. This change has been applied retroactively from Jan 2001. Furthermore, starting from Jan 2001, traffic from other service providers such as ISR operators has also been included.

⁶ Mobile data services refer to services provided by licensees that offer Public Mobile Data Services (PMDS) under their Facilities-Based Operator (FBO) licence. Subscribers to such PMDS services include fleet management companies, dispatch service agencies etc.