Statistics on Telecom Services for 2006 (Jul - Dec)

CATEGORY	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
Fixed Line Services (Direct Exchange Lines)
Total fixed line subscriptions	1,844,500	1,845,800	1,846,700	1,847,300	1,848,600	1,851,000
Total Residential fixed line subscriptions	1,088,300	1,089,600	1,090,200	1,090,200	1,090,400	1,092,400
Total Corporate fixed line subscriptions	756,200	756,300	756,500	757,100	758,100	758,600
Fixed line population penetration	41.9%	41.9%	42.0%	42.0%	42.0%	42.1%
Fixed line household penetration1	95.4%	95.6%	95.6%	95.6%	95.6%	95.8%
Mobile Market
Total mobile phone subscriptions2	4,281,700	4,354,700	4,416,000	4,471,400	4,548,200	4,637,700
Total post-paid subscriptions (2G)	2,253,900	2,204,400	2,158,900	2,105,900	2,050,800	1,960,100
Total pre-paid subscriptions (2G)	1,493,300	1,560,500	1,611,800	1,666,200	1,730,800	1,793,700
Total number of 3G subscriptions	534,600	589,800	645,300	699,200	766,700	884,000
Total number of SMS messages (2G + 3G)	870.76 million	896.05 million	885.54 million	931.49 million	870.18 million	949.60 million
Mobile Phone penetration	97.3%	98.9%	100.3%	101.6%	103.3%	105.4%
Paging Services
Total paging subscriptions3	58,100	58,100	52,600	52,600	52,600	47,100
Paging penetration	1.3%	1.3%	1.2%	1.2%	1.2%	1.1%
Dial-Up Internet Services
Total Internet dial-up subscriptions4	1,559,400	1,549,500	1,544,000	1,537,300	1,530,400	1,522,400
Total Residential Internet dial-up subscriptions	1,509,100	1,499,800	1,495,500	1,489,500	1,483,100	1,476,100
Total Corporate Internet dial-up subscriptions	50,200	49,700	48,500	47,800	47,300	46,400
Internet dial-up penetration	35.4%	35.2%	35.1%	34.9%	34.8%	34.6%
Broadband Internet Access Services
Total broadband subscriptions5	704,600	713,700	723,000	729,100	749,800	768,800
Total Residential broadband subscriptions	637,300	645,700	653,100	657,400	678,000	697,200
Total Corporate broadband subscriptions	67,300	68,000	69,900	71,800	71,900	71,600
Total xDSL subscriptions	382,700	388,700	394,700	399,400	403,200	410,200
Total cable modem subscriptions	314,600	318,500	321,200	322,500	339,800	352,600
Total leased line Internet subscriptions	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,000	3,100
Total subscriptions using other broadband Internet access method	4,200	3,500	4,100	4,300	3,800	2,900
Household broadband penetration6	55.9%	56.6%	57.3%	57.6%	59.5%	61.1%
International Telephone Services
Total number of outgoing retail international telephone call minutes	269.74 million	277.20 million	279.28 million	290.00 million	288.47 million	292.16 million
Total number of outgoing retail international telephone call minutes including transit7	422.10 million	418.85 million	422.68 million	465.34 million	442.05 million	465.11 million

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

Penetration rate figures from June 2006 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 (unless otherwise stated). 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 Total Households refers to total residential dwelling units in Singapore. This figure is computed using the total number of residential subscribers on a per household basis. The number of households is obtained from the Department of Statistics' Statistical Highlights publication.

² 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. Statistics for 3G subscriptions are collected from May 2005 onwards and are published and aggregated into "Total number of mobile phone subscriptions".

³ Paging figures from Jan 99 onwards have been re-computed based on updated data information. With effect from July 2004, paging figures will be updated on a quarterly basis every March, June, September and December. The figures for Jan, Feb, Apr, May, July, Aug, Oct and Nov will not be updated and will reflect the latest quarterly figure.

⁴ 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.

⁵ With effect from July 2004, the total number of broadband subscriptions includes xDSL, cable modems, leased line Internet and other broadband Internet access methods.

⁶ This figure is computed using the total number of residential broadband subscribers on a per household basis. The number of households is obtained from the Department of Statistics' Statistical Highlights publication.

⁷ 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. Thus, this figure includes total retail outgoing international call minutes as well as transit minutes. 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. Since July 2004, IDA has also expanded on the reporting of international telephone services to include all Service-Based Operators (SBO), resulting in a marked increase in the minutes reported from June 2004. Part of the increase is also due to monthly traffic fluctuations.