Introduction
How is the communication system in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha? Here, Broadcast media include Saint Helena has no local TV station; 2 local radio stations, one of which is relayed to Ascension Island; satellite TV stations rebroadcast terrestrially; Ascension Island has no local TV station but has 1 local radio station and receives relays of broadcasts from 1 radio station on Saint Helena; broadcasts from the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) are available, as well as TV services for the US military; Tristan da Cunha has 1 local radio station and receives BFBS TV and radio broadcasts. What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Internet country code .sh; note - Ascension Island assigned .ac
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
Total 1,000 (2018 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 17 (2020 est.)
Internet users
Total 2,287 (2021 est.)
Percent of population 37.6% (2021 est.)
Telecommunication systems
General assessment Capability to communicate worldwide; ADSL- broadband service; LTE coverage of 95% of population, includes voice calls, text messages, mobile data as well as inbound and outbound roaming; Wi-Fi hotspots in Jamestown, 1 ISP, many services are not offered locally but made available for visitors; some sun outages due to the reliance of international telephone and Internet communication relying on single satellite link (2020)
Domestic Automatic digital network; fixed-line is 74 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 74 per 100 persons (2021)
International Country code (Saint Helena) - 290, (Ascension Island) - 247; landing point for the SaEx1 submarine cable providing connectivity to South Africa, Brazil, Virginia Beach (US) and islands in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan de Cunha; international direct dialing; satellite voice and data communications; satellite earth stations - 5 (Ascension Island - 4, Saint Helena - 1) (2019)
Telephones - fixed lines
Total subscriptions 4,000 (2021 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 74 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
Total subscriptions 4,000 (2021 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 74 (2021 est.)
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Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is found in Western Africa