Editing Telecommunications in Macau (section)

==Telephone==
[[File:CTM Telephone Booth.JPG|thumb|[[CTM (Macau)|CTM]] telephone booth]]

The number of telephone lines has been increasing since the mid-1990s. In 1997 there were 222,456 telephones; by 1999, 300,066 lines were in use. In 1999 there were 686 telephone lines per 1,000 people. Cellular-telephone-use statistics were not available. International access is via Hong Kong and Mainland China and via [[Intelsat]] ([[Indian Ocean]]).  [[Alcatel-Lucent]] was granted a contract in February 2007 to collocate a [[CDMA2000]] [[Evolution-Data Optimized#TIA-856 Rev. A|1xEV-DO (Revision A)]] high-speed [[wireless network]] in Macau for [[China Unicom]]. Following the completion of the upgrades in related [[software]] and [[computer hardware|hardware]], China Unicom will be equipped with the facilities needed to provide high-speed [[mobile phone|mobile]] data services for users in Macau, including [[broadcasting]] and [[video telephony]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cellular-news.com/story/21812.php|title=3G Upgrade Contract for Macau|access-date = 2007-02-06|publisher=Cellular News}}</ref>
* Telephone main lines in use: 175,592 (July 2006)
* Mobile cellular telephones: 325,016 (July 2006)

Telephone system: fairly modern communication facilities maintained for domestic and international services
* domestic: N/A
* international: HF radiotelephone communication facility; access to international communications carriers provided via Hong Kong and Mainland China; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)
* Users: 88,653 (2005)

CTM is the only carrier to offer [[eSIM]]. 3 Macau is the only carrier to offer [[VoWiFi]]. SmarTone MAC is the only carrier not yet to offer [[VoLTE]], till its operation ceased. <ref>{{cite web |title=Wireless network provider support and features for iPhone in Asia-Pacific |url=https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT203982 |website=Apple Support |access-date=2 March 2024 |language=en |date=21 December 2023}}</ref>

On 21 August 2024, The Macau SAR Government has received an application from SmarTone to forgo the 4G license and plans to cease renewing the 3G license after expiration. <ref>{{cite web |title=New operating arrangement of Smartone – Mobile Communications (Macau), Limited - Featured Information - Telecom |url=https://telecommunications.ctt.gov.mo/en/News/Details/4099 |website=telecommunications.ctt.gov.mo |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref> According to the Post and Telecommunications Bureau (CTT), SmarTone (at that time) had a relatively small market share in Macau, only a single-digit percentage.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mudança operacional da Smartone – Comunicações Móveis, S.A. - Informações em Destaque - Telecom |url=https://telecommunications.ctt.gov.mo/pt/News/Details/4100 |website=telecommunications.ctt.gov.mo |access-date=25 August 2024}}</ref>

===Mobile phone operators===
{| class=wikitable
!Brand!! Operator!! Status!! Bands (MHz)<ref>{{cite web |title=The frequencies assigned to the mobile telecommunications networks of the operators |url=https://telecommunications.ctt.gov.mo/en/IndustrialInfo/FrequenciesofmobiletelecommunicationsnetworksattributedOperators |website=CTT}}</ref>
|-
| [[CTM (Macau)|CTM]] || C.T.M. Telemovel+ || Operational ||  UMTS 2100 <br> LTE FDD 900 / 1800 / 2100 <br> NR FDD 2100 <br>  NR TDD 3500 / 4900
|-
| [[Hutchison 3G|3 Macau]] || Hutchison Telecom || Operational || UMTS 900 / 2100 <br> LTE FDD 900<ref>{{cite web |title=3 Macau (Macau) - Cellular Coverage and Tower Map |url=https://www.cellmapper.net/map?MCC=455&MNC=5&type=LTE&latitude=22.188634849252395&longitude=113.55122844493252&zoom=17.039718039066134&showTowers=true&showIcons=true&showTowerLabels=true&clusterEnabled=true&tilesEnabled=true&showOrphans=false&showNoFrequencyOnly=false&showFrequencyOnly=false&showBandwidthOnly=false&DateFilterType=Last&showHex=false&showVerifiedOnly=false&showUnverifiedOnly=false&showLTECAOnly=false&showENDCOnly=false&showBand=0&showSectorColours=true&mapType=roadmap&darkMode=false&imperialUnits=false |website=CellMapper |access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref> / 1800
|-
| [[China_Telecom#Expansion_outside_Mainland_China|China Telecom (Macau)]] || China Telecom || Operational || CDMA 800 (3G) <br> LTE FDD 850 / 1800 / 2100 <br> NR TDD 3500
|-
| [[SmarTone|SmarTone MAC]] || SmarTone Macau || Not operational || UMTS 2100 <br> LTE FDD 1800
|}

===Decommissioning of GSM===
[[GSM]] mobile phone networks for consumers in Macau were set to be decommissioned in July 2012. Networks will only be left in place for visitors to roam onto. The planned shutdown will make Macau be the first region in the world to phase out networks using the GSM standard, but it was postponed until 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Actualização do funcionamento da rede 2G de Macau (Portuguese Version) |url=https://telecommunications.ctt.gov.mo/en/News/Details/3598 |website=CTT |access-date=22 February 2023}}</ref>