Introduction
How is the communication system in Brunei? Here, Broadcast media include state-controlled Radio Television Brunei (RTB) operates 5 channels; 3 Malaysian TV stations are available; foreign TV broadcasts are available via satellite systems; RTB operates 5 radio networks and broadcasts on multiple frequencies; British Forces Broadcast Service (BFBS) provides radio broadcasts on 2 FM stations; some radio broadcast stations from Malaysia are available via repeaters. What about Telecommuication systems and Internet? Explore this article to find out more.
More about communication in Brunei
| Internet country code | .bn |
|---|---|
| Broadband - fixed subscriptions | |
| Total | 93,000 (2023 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 20 (2023 est.) |
| Internet users | |
| Percent of population | 99% (2022 est.) |
| Telecommunication systems | |
| General assessment | Brunei’s mobile market experienced drop-off in subscriber numbers in 2020; in 2022 there was a concerted effort to build out the fixed-line infrastructure while progressing towards introducing 5G mobile services, which was activated in June 2023; Brunei’s fixed-line market is one of the few countries in the world to have displayed significant growth rather than a decline in teledensity in the last few years; this upward trend is set to continue as the new Unified National Network (UNN) works diligently to expand and enhance the fixed-line infrastructure around the country; strong growth was also seen in the fixed broadband space, on the back of those same infrastructure developments that are part of the Brunei Vision 2035 initiative; fixed broadband is starting from a relatively low base by international standards and is still only at 18%, leaving lots of room for growth; mobile and mobile broadband, on the other hand, are still suffering from the market contractions first felt in 2020; Brunei’s 2G GSM network is shut down, with the spectrum to be reallocated to 3G, 4G, and potentially 5G use (2023) |
| Domestic | 25 per 100 fixed-line, 136 per 100 mobile-cellular (2021) |
| International | Country code - 673; landing points for the SEA-ME-WE-3, SJC, AAG, Lubuan-Brunei Submarine Cable via optical telecommunications submarine cables that provides links to Asia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2019) |
| Telephones - fixed lines | |
| Total subscriptions | 122,000 (2023 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 26 (2023 est.) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | |
| Total subscriptions | 541,000 (2023 est.) |
| Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | 118 (2022 est.) |
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