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Brunei Darussalam - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Statistics and Analyses

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  • 86 Pages
  • November 2021
  • Region: Brunei
  • Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd
  • ID: 4480179

More Than 99% of Brunei’s Internet Subscribers Have High-Speed Broadband Access

Brunei switches off its 2G GSM mobile networks in anticipation of 5G

Brunei’s telecom regulator AITI shut down the nation’s 2G network in June 2021. The spectrum will be reallocated to 3G and 4G use, with the potential for it also to be extended to 5G once the decision is made to enable those services.

Only a small number of mobile customers were still using GSM-only handsets, and the government along with the mobile network operators provided assistance to ease their transition over to newer 4G-capable models. Most of the rest of the country has been surviving well enough on 3G and 4G services provided by incumbent DSTCom and Progresif. Following the release of universal operating licences in 2019, fixed network operator Imagine became the third mobile service provider in January 2020, entering an already saturated marketplace with (at the time) over 125% penetration.

Future growth is expected to come from the anticipated rollout of 5G mobile networks that may come as early as 2022. In such a small market (with a population of less than half a million), the economic viability of upgrading to 5G may still be in question. But the government is forging ahead with several Proof of Concept (PoC) projects around the country to showcase 5G’s capabilities, and they may be instrumental in driving the sector towards introducing very high-speed mobile services sooner rather than later.

Table of Contents

Key Statistics
Regional Asia Market Comparison
  • Market characteristics
  • Market Leaders
  • Market Challengers
  • Market Emergents
  • TMI vs GDP
  • Mobile and mobile broadband penetration
  • Fixed versus mobile broadband penetration

Country overview
Covid-19 and its impact on the telecom sector
  • Economic considerations and responses
  • Subscribers
  • Infrastructure

Telecommunications market
Regulatory environment
  • Regulatory authority
  • Telecom sector liberalisation
  • Regulatory developments
  • Licensing
  • Mobile spectrum management

Mobile market
  • Major mobile operators
  • Mobile broadband

Fixed-line broadband market
  • Brunei International Gateway (BIG)
  • High Speed Broadband (HSBB)
  • Wi-Fi

Fixed network market
  • Major network operators

Telecommunications infrastructure
  • National telecom network
  • International infrastructure
  • Data centres
  • Smart infrastructure

Digital economy
  • E-commerce
  • E-government
  • Brunei National Computer Emergency Response Team
  • ICT Rural Outreach Program (iROP)

Appendix Historic dataGlossary of abbreviationsRelated Reports
List of Tables
Table 1 Top Level Country Statistics and Telco Authorities Brunei 2021 (e)
Table 2 Change in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
Table 3 Change in the number of prepaid and contract subscribers 2012 2021
Table 4 Change in the market share of prepaid and contract subscribers 2012 2021
Table 5 Change in the number of mobile subscribers by operator 2011 2019
Table 6 Change in the share of mobile subscribers by operator 2011 2019
Table 7 Growth in the number of mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
Table 8 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
Table 9 Change in the number of DSL subscribers 2015 2019
Table 10 Change in the number of fibre subscribers 2014 2019
Table 11 Change in the number of fixed lines and teledensity 2011 2026
Table 12 Historic - DSTCom mobile subscribers 1999 2010
Table 13 Historic - Progresif - mobile subscribers 2005 2010
Table 14 Historic - Share of mobile market share by subscribers 2005 2010
Table 15 Historic - International internet bandwidth 1999 2010
List of Charts
Chart 1 Asia Telecoms Maturity Index Market Leaders
Chart 2 Asia Telecoms Maturity Index Market Challengers
Chart 3 Asia Telecoms Maturity Index Market Emergents
Chart 4 Asia Telecoms Maturity Index vs GDP per capita
Chart 5 Asia Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 6 South East Asia Mobile subscriber penetration vs mobile broadband penetration
Chart 7 South East Asia Fixed and mobile broadband penetration
Chart 8 Change in the number of mobile subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
Chart 9 Change in the number of prepaid and contract subscribers 2012 2021
Chart 10 Change in the market share of prepaid and contract subscribers 2012 2021
Chart 11 Change in the number of mobile subscribers by operator 2011 2019
Chart 12 Change in the share of mobile subscribers by operator 2011 2019
Chart 13 Growth in the number of mobile broadband subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
Chart 14 Growth in the number of fixed broadband subscribers and penetration 2011 2026
Chart 15 Change in the number of DSL subscribers 2015 2019
Chart 16 Change in the number of fibre subscribers 2014 2019
Chart 17 Change in the number of fixed lines and teledensity 2011 2026
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 1 Map of Telecom Maturity Index global ranking among countries in Asia
Exhibit 2 Generalised Market Characteristics by Market Segment
Exhibit 3 Asia Market Leaders and market developments
Exhibit 4 Asia Market Challengers and market developments
Exhibit 5 Asia Market Emergents and market developments
Exhibit 6 Major submarine cables with landing points in Brunei