Internet country code | .pw |
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Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
Total | 1,224 (2015 est.) |
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 7 (2015 est.) |
Internet users | |
Total | 6,696 (2021 est.) |
Percent of population | 37.2% (2021 est.) |
Telecommunication systems | |
General assessment | Palau telecommunications is a small, formerly unregulated sector undertaking significant growth with the improvement and cost reduction in technology; mobile services have taken over the share of the market from landlines, with both 2-3G cell services throughout the islands; sim cards are easily available and offer 3G and data options; there are pre-paid and post-paid options for both voice and data; there are three data options for using a wireless hotspot network throughout Palau; connection from hotel and restaurant premises is available, enabling users to connect via WiFi throughout the main Islands of Palau (2022) |
Domestic | Fixed-line nearly 44 per 100 and mobile-cellular services roughly 130 per 100 persons (2021) |
International | Country code - 680; landing point for the SEA-US submarine cable linking Palau, Philippines, Micronesia, Indonesia, Hawaii (US), Guam (US) and California (US); satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019) |
Telephones - fixed lines | |
Total subscriptions | 8,000 (2022 est.) |
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 44 (2022 est.) |
Telephones - mobile cellular | |
Total subscriptions | 24,000 (2022 est.) |
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 133 (2022 est.) |
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