Editing Telecommunications in the Solomon Islands

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'''[[Communication]]s''' in the '''[[Solomon Islands]]'''.

== Telephones ==
{{See|Telephone numbers in the Solomon Islands}}

'''Landline'''

* 2009: 13,000 subscribers
* 2010:  8,400 subscribers
* 2018: 7,430 subscribers

'''Mobile cellular'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcsi.org.sb/index.php/library/annual-reports/57-2018-annual-report/file|title=TCSI Annual Report 2018}}</ref>''':'''

* 2009: 55,000 subscribers, 20% penetration, 20%coverage
* 2018: 482,209 subscribers, 80% penetration, 95% coverage  

'''Telecom operators:''' 

* [https://www.ourtelekom.com.sb/ Our Telekom] (1988). Operates in nine Provinces
* [https://www.bmobile.com.sb/ bmobile]  (2010). Operates in four Provinces

'''Telephone system:'''
<br>GSM mobile phone network covering all provincial capitals along with several other townships and villages and a landline system covering all provincial capitals and some townships.
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'''International dial code:'''+677

* Landline number: 5-digits
* Mobile number: 7-digits 
** Telekom: 7xx xxxx 
** bmobile: 8xx xxxx

== Connectivity ==
'''International'''

* '''Satellite''': Leased geostationary and constellation Ka, Ku band satellites
* '''Undersea fibre''': In January 2020, Solomon Islands was connected to Sydney, Australia via the [https://www.coralseacablesystem.com.au/ Coral Seas Cable System] (CS2)
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* '''Earth stations:''' based in Honiara and Gizo

'''Domestic'''

* '''Satellite''': Leased, bi-directional geostationary satellites are used to connect Provinces too remote for microwave and fibre
* '''Undersea fibre:''' Interchange Cable Network 2 (ICN2S) In February 2020 as part of the Coral Seas Cable System project, Honiara (Guadalcanal Province) was also connected to Auki (Mataita Province), Taro (Choiseul Province) and Noro (Western Province)
* '''DSL, ADSL:''' To homes and businesses
* '''Fixed Wireless:''' Honiara
* '''Mobile:''' 2G/3G/4GLTE 

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== Radio ==
'''Radio broadcast stations:'''
AM 1, FM 4 [[Paoa FM, ZFM100, Wan FM, and Barava FM]], [[shortwave]] 1 (2002).  The [[Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation]], founded in 1976, transmits regular programming.

'''Radio'''
Receivers: 57,000 (1997)
In addition to regular broadcast stations, several [[shortwave]] utility station networks exist, such as the [[Church of Melanesia]] network.

== Television ==
'''[https://www.ttv.sb TTV]''' is Solomon Islands only television network and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Solomon Telekom Co. Ltd. (STCL). STCL operates under the brand name - Our Telekom.

TTV transmits in digital HD and analogue and is a free-to-air, commercial, terrestrial television network, located in the capital, Honiara. 

'''History:'''
The first television broadcast was made possible in July 1992 by STCL who downlinked the Barcelona Summer Olympics utilising the satellite antennas used to relay international telephone calls and a small TV transmitter as an experiment.

2006: ONE News leased the STCL owned transmitters to broadcast a local channel until 2011 when it went out of business.   

2008 (March): Telekom Television Ltd was formed 

2016: HD services launched (FTA DVB-T). Commenced broadcasting National Parliament live to air on TTV ONE. 

2019: Broadcast three analogue SD and sixteen 1080i/50 HD digital (DVB-T) channels in the VHF/UHF frequency bands. The HD channels, available in Honiara, are a mixture of overseas sport, news and entertainments channels. Two of the TTV branded analogue SD channels (TTV 1, TTV 2) are distributed to five major locations in the Solomons: Gizo, Noro, Munda, Auki and Lata. Distribution is via satellite and microwave links.

'''Standards:'''
TTV conforms to the Australian television frequencies for both analogue and digital transmissions and production (1080i/50).

'''Channels:'''
TTV branded channels include: TTV ONE, TTV TWO and TTV THREE. TTV ONE is the main commercial channel and carries a mixture of local and international sport, news and entertainment programming. 

'''Online:'''
TTV is also streamed [https://m.ttv.sb Online] (as programme rights allow) and is accessible via the Our Telekom mobile network throughout the Solomons. The service is Geoblocked to the Solomons.


'''Televisions:'''
3,000 (1997). Estimated viewership: 35,000 (2017)

== Internet ==
'''Internet Service Providers (ISPs):'''<br>Solomon Telekom: https://telekom.com.sb/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630065845/https://telekom.com.sb/ |date=2019-06-30 }}<br>McPacific: http://www.mc-pacific.com/satellite.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627132652/http://www.mc-pacific.com/satellite.html |date=2019-06-27 }}<br>SATSOL: https://satsol.net/

People First Network: (PFnet) operate a community email network with 17 rural access points (Apr 2005) https://web.archive.org/web/20010415150953/http://www.peoplefirst.net.sb/General/PFnet.htm
PFnet is also establishing a VSAT network of distance learning centres in rural community schools under an EU-funded project http://www.peoplefirst.net.sb/dlcp{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} 
It is hoped each host school will contribute to the Wikipedia or create their own wikis.

'''[[Country codes|Country code]] (Top level domain):''' SB

== References ==
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