Introduction
How is the communication system in Solomon Islands? Here, Broadcast media include Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) does not broadcast television; multi-channel pay-TV is available; SIBC operates 2 national radio stations and 2 provincial stations; there are 2 local commercial radio stations; Radio Australia is available via satellite feed (since 2009) (2019). What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Solomon Islands
Internet country code .sb
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
Total 1,000 (2020 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 0.2 (2020 est.)
Internet users
Total 255,600 (2021 est.)
Percent of population 36% (2021 est.)
Telecommunication systems
General assessment Mobile services have continually expanded in the Solomon Islands; 3G services became available in 2010, leading to an increase in mobile broadband uptake; Solomon Islands currently host three ISPs; fixed broadband services are largely limited to government, corporations, and educational organizations in the Solomon Islands; telecommunication infrastructure in the Solomon Islands requires significant investment due to the geographical make-up of the islands; this presents a great challenge to rural connectivity in the country; although various international organizations such as the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank have taken a special interest in having communication services improved in both the Solomon Islands and the Pacific region in general, internet and broadband penetration remain low; the provision of broadband infrastructure, particularly to rural areas, is also hindered by land disputes; internet services have, improved with the build-out of the Coral Sea Cable System linking Papua New Guinea to the Solomon Islands, as also with a connecting cable to a landing station at Sydney; the Australian government provided most of the funding for the Coral Sea Cable System, with contributions and support from the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea governments; the launch of the Kacific-1 satellite in late 2019 also improved broadband satellite capacity for the region, though for telcos in Solomon Islands satellite services are now largely used as backup for international traffic; in recent years, the country has stabilized both politically and economically and this, along with improvements to mobile infrastructure, has led to a rise in mobile services and the slow uptake of broadband services; while the first LTE services were launched in late 2017 in the capital Honiara, the main platform for mobile voice and data services remains 3G, while in outlying areas GSM is still an important technology for the provision of services (2022)
Domestic Fixed-line is less than 1 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular telephone density 67 per 100 persons (2021)
International Country code - 677; landing points for the CSCS and ICNS2 submarine cables providing connectivity from Solomon Islands, to PNG, Vanuatu and Australia; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)
Telephones - fixed lines
Total subscriptions 7,000 (2021 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2021 est.) less than 1
Telephones - mobile cellular
Total subscriptions 474,000 (2021 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 67 (2021 est.)
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Solomon Islands is found in Melanesia