Telecommunications in the Falkland Islands includes radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.
Radio and television edit
- Radio: Radio services provided by the public broadcaster, Falkland Islands Radio Service, broadcasting on both AM and FM frequencies, and by the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) (2007).[1]
- Radio sets: 1,000 (1997).[needs update]
- Television: TV service provided by a multi-channel service provider (2007).[1]
- Television sets: 1,008 (2001).[needs update]
Six free-to-air digital channels are provided by BFBS: BBC One, BBC Two, ITV, Channel 4, Sky News and BFBS Extra for non-military audiences. Entitled personnel within British Forces South Atlantic can also receive Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 2 and BFBS Sport.[2]
A local subscription service, KTV carries satellite channels such as ESPN, Discovery, CNN International and Turner Classic Movies (from the United States) along with BBC World News from the United Kingdom.[3]
Telephones edit
- Calling code: +500[1]
- International call prefix: 00[4]
- Main lines: 1,980 lines in use (2012), 218th in the world.[1]
- Mobile cellular: 3,450 lines, 216th in the world (2012);[1] Cable & Wireless launched "Touch" a GSM 900 mobile service during December 2005; Roaming became partially available in April 2007 depending on providers.[citation needed]
- Domestic: Government-operated radiotelephone and private VHF/CB radiotelephone networks provide effective service to almost all points on both islands (2011).[1] Services in Stanley are delivered via fibre optic and copper.[citation needed] Telephone penetration by household is 100%.[citation needed]
- Satellite earth station: 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) with links through the United Kingdom to other countries (2011).[1]
Internet edit
- Top-level domain: .fk[1]
- Internet users: 2,842 users, 208th in the world; 96.9% of the population, 1st in the world (2012).[5][6]
- Fixed broadband: 1,187 subscriptions, 179th in the world; 40.5% of the population, 5th in the world (2012).[5][7]
- Wireless broadband: unknown (2012).[8]
- Internet hosts: 110 hosts, 207th in the world (2012).[1]
- Internet Service Providers (ISPs): Sure South Atlantic (formerly Cable & Wireless).[9]
- ADSL services were launched in Stanley in mid-2006.[9]
References edit
This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook (2024 ed.). CIA. (Archived 2013 edition.)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Communications: Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)", World Factbook, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 3 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ The British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) has started a new contract to deliver television and radio programmes to the UK Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence, 2 April 2013
- ^ "KTV Ltd".
- ^ Dialing Procedures (International Prefix, National (Trunk) Prefix and National (Significant) Number) (in Accordance with ITY-T Recommendation E.164 (11/2010)), Annex to ITU Operational Bulletin No. 994-15.XII.2011, International Telecommunication Union (ITU, Geneva), 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ a b Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" Archived 2017-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013
- ^ "Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012", International Telecommunication Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013
- ^ "Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012", Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.
- ^ "Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 2012", Dynamic Report, ITU ITC EYE, International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved on 29 June 2013.
- ^ a b Sure Falkland Islands History, Sure South Atlantic. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
External links edit
- KTV, website.
- Station History, Falkland Islands Radio Service (FIRS).
- How it all started, Saint FM (Falklands).
- Sure Falkland Islands History, Sure South Atlantic, the successor to Cable & Wireless.