1. Singapore Telecommunications Jennifer Brown Eric Chevaleyre Jennifer Crabb

2. Where is Singapore?

3. Political Singapore Lee Kuan Yew led Singapore into the era of modernism …and created an authoritarian democracy

4. Social Singapore Total Population: 3.87 millions Literacy rate: 93% Ethnic Distribution

5. Economic Environment Excellent international trading links Westerners see Singapore as a model of free-market economy… It is rather a government-managed economy

6. Technological Infrastructure Local Telephone –More than 1.85 million telephone lines –Penetration rate of 54 lines per 100 population, one of the highest in the region. International Services –Connected to over 226 countries –71 Million International call minutes Source: IDA Industry Database

7. Technological Infrastructure Mobile Communications Services –GSM 900 and GSM 1800 –Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS) –Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) –1.4 Million Mobile Subscribers –45% Penetration Rate Paging –Ml, ST SunPage, Hutchison & SingTel –1.2 M subscribers, 37% penetration rate Source: IDA Industry Database

8. Technological Infrastructure Public Internet Access –IASPs: SingNet, Pacific Internet and CyberWay –Internet access via modem dial-up, ISDN, ADSL, cable modem and digital leased circuits. –Asia’s Internet Hub –Internet penetration is 27% Source: IDA Industry Database

9. Internet Initiative The Singapore Infocomm21 Masterplan aims to develop Singapore into one of the top five Information Societies in the world. Free access to low income families IDA spending $25 million over next 3 years. Launch of Singapore websites.

10. Main Service Providers Service was a duopoly Singapore Telecom (SingTel) –One of the leading operators in Asia. StarHub –Partnership between Singapore Technologies Telemedia, Singapore Power, NTT and British Telecom.

11. Governmental Regulation Telecommunications Authority of Singapore (TAS) Info-communications Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) Current perspective of the IDA and its transition to a completely free market

12. IDA’s Transition to a Free Market Introduction to full market competition in telecommunications starting April 1, 2000 2-Pronged licensing approach –Facilities-based operations –Services-based operations Lift all direct and indirect foreign equity limits for all public telecommunications service licenses

13. Singapore strives to be leading info-communications hub in the Asia-Pacific Continual investment in R&D for telecommunications Foreign investment Singapore Telecom (SingTel)

14. Future Roles of Telecommunications Move towards a Knowledge-based economy Telecommunications will be a integral part Singapore government has identified 3 Strategies: –Education –Recruitment of international talent –Accessibility of knowledge anytime and anywhere

15. Web Links Information Development Authority of Singapore –http://www.ida.gov.sg/ Database of communication industry: –http://www.ida.gov.sg/tasweb/index.htm