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Statistics on Telecom Services for 2023 (Jul - Dec)

International Telephone Services

CATEGORY DEC
Total number of outgoing retail international telephone call minutes 619,529,900
Total number of outgoing retail international telephone call minutes including transit1 2,706,452,200
All figures are updated on a half-yearly basis.

Fixed Line

CATERGORY SEP DEC
Total Fixed Line2 Subscriptions 1,941,200
 1,912,400
Total Residential Line Subscriptions 1,198,200 1,193,300
Total Corporate/Business Line Subscriptions 743,000 719,100
Fixed Line Population Penetration Rate3 32.8% 32.3%
Fixed Line Household Penetration Rate4 76.6% 76.3%
All figures are updated on a quarterly basis.

Mobile Market

 CATERGORY JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
 CATERGORY Total Mobile Subscriptions
(3G+4G+5G)5		 JUL 9,309,900 AUG 9,367,900 SEP 9,342,600 OCT 9,381,200 NOV 9,488,400 DEC 9,589,600
 CATERGORY Total Post-paid Subscriptions (3G) JUL 34,000 AUG 32,600 SEP 31,200 OCT 31,500 NOV 26,900 DEC 24,000
 CATERGORY Total Pre-paid Subscriptions (3G) JUL 67,100 AUG 56,100 SEP 52,800 OCT 51,300 NOV 45,800 DEC 40,900
 CATERGORY Total Post-paid Subscriptions (4G) JUL 5,561,800 AUG 5,530,300 SEP 5,455,800 OCT 5,456,700 NOV 5,520,700 DEC 5,565,400
 CATERGORY Total Pre-paid Subscriptions (4G) JUL 2,063,500 AUG 2,083,600 SEP 2,051,000 OCT 2,054,100 NOV 2,059,500 DEC 2,085,200
 CATERGORY Total Post-paid Subscriptions (5G) JUL 1,372,900 AUG 1,413,000 SEP 1,464,000 OCT 1,501,200 NOV 1,551,900 DEC 1,590,800
 CATERGORY Total Pre-paid Subscriptions (5G) JUL 210,700 AUG 252,300 SEP 287,900 OCT 286,400 NOV 283,700 DEC 283,300
 CATERGORY Total Ported Subscriptions6 JUL 36,300 AUG 35,900 SEP 35,100 OCT 40,800 NOV 38,000 DEC 38,100
 CATERGORY Mobile Population Penetration Rate7 JUL 157.3% AUG 158.3% SEP 157.9% OCT 158.5% NOV 160.3% DEC 162.1%

Broadband Internet Subscription

CATERGORY JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
CATERGORY Total Broadband8 JUL 12,437,500 AUG 12,556,600 SEP 12,498,700 OCT 11,812,00016 NOV 12,633,000 DEC 12,689,600
CATERGORY Total Residential Wired Broadband9 JUL 1,429,700 AUG 1,433,200 SEP 1,436,100 OCT 1,438,400 NOV 1,440,700 DEC 1,443,700
CATERGORY Total Corporate Wired Broadband10 JUL 136,000 AUG 135,800 SEP 130,100 OCT 135,700 NOV 136,100 DEC 137,900
CATERGORY Total xDSL11 JUL 300 AUG 300 SEP 300 OCT 300 NOV 300 DEC 300
CATERGORY Total Optical Fibre Broadband Subscription (i.e., offered via PON or Active Ethernet)12 JUL 1,560,500 AUG 1,563,800 SEP 1,561,000 OCT 1,568,900 NOV 1,571,500 DEC 1,576,400
CATERGORY Total Wireless Broadband13 JUL 10,871,700 AUG 10,987,500 SEP 10,932,500 OCT 10,237,90016 NOV 11,056,200 DEC 11,108,000
CATERGORY Total Subscriptions using other Broadband Internet Access Platforms JUL 4,900 AUG 5,000 SEP 4,900 OCT 4,900 NOV 4,900 DEC 5,000
CATERGORY Residential Wired Broadband Household Penetration Rate14 JUL 91.4% AUG 91.7% SEP 91.8% OCT 92.0% NOV 92.1% DEC 92.3%
CATERGORY Wireless Broadband Population Penetration Rate15 JUL 183.7% AUG 185.7% SEP 184.7% OCT 173.0%16 NOV 186.8% DEC 187.7%

All figures for subscriptions are rounded to the nearest hundred.

All figures for penetration rates are rounded to the nearest decimal point.

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

Footnotes

1 This figure includes total retail outgoing international call minutes as well as transit minutes and. includes all Service-Based Operators (SBO).

2 "Fixed Lines" includes Direct Exchange Lines ("DEL") and IP Telephony subscriptions using Level '6' numbers.

3 “Fixed Line Population Penetration Rate” measures the total number of Fixed Line Subscriptions as a percentage of the Total Population in Singapore. The “Total Population” figure will be updated by the Singapore Department of Statistics in June of each year, and will be used for computing “Fixed Line Population Penetration Rate” up till May of the following year.

4 “Fixed Line Household Penetration Rate” measures the total number of Residential Fixed Line Subscriptions as a percentage of the total number of households in Singapore. The “Total Households” figure will be updated by the Singapore Department of Statistics in June of each year, and will be used for computing “Fixed Line Household Penetration Rate” up till May of the following year.

5 With effect from July 2022, "Total Mobile Subscriptions" includes 3G, 4G and 5G subscriptions (including both pre-paid and post-paid).

6 "Total Ported Subscriptions" refers to the number of subscribers who retained their mobile numbers when they switched to a new mobile operator.

7 ”Mobile Population Penetration Rate” measures the total number of mobile subscriptions as a percentage of the Total Population in Singapore. The “Total Population” figure will be updated by the Singapore Department of Statistics in June of each year, and will be used for computing “Mobile Population Penetration Rate” up till May of the following year.

8 "Total Broadband Subscriptions" (i.e., for connection speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s, in one or both directions) includes retail xDSL, leased line Internet, 3G, 3.5G/HSDPA, 4G/LTE, WiMAX or its equivalent and Wireless@SG subscriptions. Provision of Broadband Internet access services via cable modem has ceased since 2020.

9 "Total Residential Wired Broadband" includes all retail residential wired broadband subscriptions (i.e. for connection speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s, in one or both directions) provided over xDSL, leased line and optical fibre. Residential wireless broadband subscriptions will be excluded. Provision of Broadband Internet access services via cable modem has ceased since 2020.

10 "Total Corporate Wired Broadband" includes all retail corporate wired broadband subscriptions (i.e. for connection speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s, in one or both directions) provided over xDSL, leased line and optical fibre. Corporate wireless broadband subscriptions will be excluded. Provision of Broadband Internet access services via cable modem has ceased since 2020.

11 "Total xDSL" includes residential and corporate xDSL subscriptions.

12 "Total Optical Fibre Broadband" includes residential and corporate subscriptions to broadband Internet services using optical fibre networks, including end-to-end optical fibre broadband subscriptions that are offered via Passive Optical Network ("PON") and Active Ethernet.

13 "Total Wireless Broadband Subscriptions" includes all retail broadband Internet access subscriptions (i.e., for connection speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s, in one or both directions) provided via wireless platforms such as 3G, 3.5G/HSDPA, 4G/LTE, WiMAX or its equivalent and Wireless@SG subscriptions. From Jan 2018, the Wireless@SG subscriptions will only include active users for the month.

14 “Residential Wired Broadband Household Penetration Rate” measures the total number of Residential Wired Broadband Subscriptions as a percentage of the total number of households in Singapore, and excludes all wireless access plans (provided via 3G, 3.5G/HSDPA, 4G/LTE, WiMAX or its equivalent and Wi-Fi hotspots). The “Total Households” figure will be updated by the Singapore Department of Statistics in June of each year, and will be used for computing “Residential Wired Broadband Household Penetration Rate” up till May of the following year. Please note that this does not necessarily reflect of the proportion of households with broadband in Singapore as some households subscribe to more than one broadband connection. For a more accurate figure, please refer to IMDA's Household Survey findings.

15 "Wireless Broadband Population Penetration Rate" measures the total number of Wireless Broadband Subscriptions (i.e. for connection speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s, in one or both directions) such as 3G, 3.5G/HSDPA, 4G/LTE, WiMAX or its equivalent and Wireless@SG subscriptions as a percentage of the total population in Singapore. The “Total Population” figure will be updated by the Singapore Department of Statistics in June of each year, and will be used for computing “Wireless Broadband Population Penetration Rate” up till May of the following year.

16Excludes one Wireless@SG Operators’ figures due to server maintenance.

LAST UPDATED: 08 NOV 2024