Introduction
How is the communication system in Guam? Here, Broadcast media include about a dozen TV channels, including digital channels; multi-channel cable TV services are available; roughly 20 radio stations. What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Guam
| Internet country code | .gu |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 3,000 (2020 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 2 (2020 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Total | 136,850 (2021 est.) |
| Percent of population | 80.5% (2021 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | Guam’s telecommunications companies provide important services that allow other businesses on island to operate; Guam plays a larger, and growing role, in global telecommunications infrastructure, the submarine fiber optic cables that land on Guam benefit island residents and the local economy; in the Asia-Pacific region the demand for 4G, 5G, and broadband access is rapidly increasing; the 11 submarine cables that currently land on Guam, connecting the U.S. to the Asia-Pacific region, are some of the more than 400 cables that are the backbone of global telecommunications, providing nearly all of the world’s internet and phone service; as of January 2024, one of the world's most dominant companies will be landing two new subsea cables on Guam; in May 2024 a global arm of a leading telecommunications and technology company, announced its plans to develop a regional network hub in Guam by establishing a new dedicated point-of-presence (PoP) in Piti at the carrier-neutral GNC iX data center; this PoP will serve growing connectivity demand in the region and will be a key connection point for new cable systems including the Echo cable and central Pacific Connect cable that are being constructed to provide additional low latency network reliability and redundancy throughout Asia and between Asia, Australia, and the U.S. (2021) |
| Domestic | Fixed-line subscriptions 41 per 100 and 62 per 100 mobile-cellular subscriptions in 2004 (2021) |
| International | Country code - 1-671; major landing points for Atisa, HANTRU1, HK-G, JGA-N, JGA-S, PIPE-1, SEA-US, SxS, Tata TGN-Pacific, AJC, GOKI, AAG, AJC and Mariana-Guam Cable submarine cables between Asia, Australia, and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia); satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 70,000 (2021 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 41 (2021 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 98,000 (2009 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 62 (2009 est.) |
All Important Facts about Guam
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