For economical, political, geographical and possibly many other reasons Singapore has established itself as a major telecommunication hub in Asia. Almost all international submarine cables to/from Asia pass through, terminate in or branch to Singapore. This includes e.g. SMW3, SMW4, FLAG, TIC, EAC, C2Ccn, APCN. Singapore has three cable landing points. Cable landing stations in Tuas serve for cables coming from the west (Europe, Middle East, South Asia). Cables going to the East Asia, ASEAN, Australia and the US are originated from either Changi (eastern Singapore) or Katong (south).This surely has positively influenced the telecommunication sector in Singapore. According to Wikipedia & IDA, with a populaton of 4.2+ mn Singapore has:
- 1.8+ mn fixed lines (2006)
- 4.6+ mn mobile subscribers which are served by 3 operators (2006)
- 2.3+ mn Internet users (2006); served by 8 ISPs
- 760+ thousands broadband users (2006)
- 480+ thousands Internet hosts (2003)
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