Communications in the Solomon Islands
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Communication
s in the Solomon Islands
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Telephones - main lines in use:
13,000 (2009)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
55,000 (2009). A new mobile telecommunications operator, bemobile, commenced operations in 2010.
Telephone system:
domestic:
GSM mobile phone network covering all provincial capitals along with several other townships and villages and a landline system covering all provincial capitals and some townships.
Backhaul is principally via satellite along with some microwave and fibre optic.
international:
satellite earth stations based in Honiara and Gizo - Intelsat (Pacific Ocean).
Solomon Islands has no undersea fibre connection.
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 3, FM 0, shortwave
1 (2002). The Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
, founded in 1976, transmits regular programming.
Radio
Receivers: 57,000 (1997)
In addition to regular broadcast stations, several shortwave
utility station networks exist, such as the Church of Melanesia network.
Television broadcast stations:
1 (2009). Transmitters are located in Honiara, Auki and Gizo, programming is a mixture of local news and other locally generated content in Solomon Islands Pidgin and English, along with content from Australia Network, Television New Zealand and Aljazeera.
In Honiara BBC World and Australia Network are also broadcast free-to-air on separate channels.
Televisions:
3,000 (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
Solomon Telekom http://www.telekom.com.sb
People First Network
(PFnet) operate a community email network with 17 rural access points (Apr 2005) http://www.peoplefirst.net.sb/general/pfnet.htm
PFnet is also establishing a VSAT network of distance learning centres in rural community schools under an EU-funded project http://www.peoplefirst.net.sb/dlcp
It is hoped each host school will contribute to the Wikipedia or create their own wikis.
Country code (Top level domain): SB
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
s in the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
.
Telephones - main lines in use:
13,000 (2009)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
55,000 (2009). A new mobile telecommunications operator, bemobile, commenced operations in 2010.
Telephone system:
domestic:
GSM mobile phone network covering all provincial capitals along with several other townships and villages and a landline system covering all provincial capitals and some townships.
Backhaul is principally via satellite along with some microwave and fibre optic.
international:
satellite earth stations based in Honiara and Gizo - Intelsat (Pacific Ocean).
Solomon Islands has no undersea fibre connection.
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 3, FM 0, shortwave
Shortwave
Shortwave radio refers to the upper MF and all of the HF portion of the radio spectrum, between 1,800–30,000 kHz. Shortwave radio received its name because the wavelengths in this band are shorter than 200 m which marked the original upper limit of the medium frequency band first used...
1 (2002). The Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation is the official radio broadcaster of the Solomon Islands. SIBC is self-defined as a public service broadcaster....
, founded in 1976, transmits regular programming.
Radio
Receivers: 57,000 (1997)
In addition to regular broadcast stations, several shortwave
Shortwave
Shortwave radio refers to the upper MF and all of the HF portion of the radio spectrum, between 1,800–30,000 kHz. Shortwave radio received its name because the wavelengths in this band are shorter than 200 m which marked the original upper limit of the medium frequency band first used...
utility station networks exist, such as the Church of Melanesia network.
Television broadcast stations:
1 (2009). Transmitters are located in Honiara, Auki and Gizo, programming is a mixture of local news and other locally generated content in Solomon Islands Pidgin and English, along with content from Australia Network, Television New Zealand and Aljazeera.
In Honiara BBC World and Australia Network are also broadcast free-to-air on separate channels.
Televisions:
3,000 (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
Solomon Telekom http://www.telekom.com.sb
People First Network
People First Network
People First Network, also known as PFNet or Pipol Fastaem, started in Solomon Islands as part of UNDP's Solomon Islands Development Administration Planning programme and was developed by technical advisor David Leeming and others from January 2001. People First Network was initially a series of...
(PFnet) operate a community email network with 17 rural access points (Apr 2005) http://www.peoplefirst.net.sb/general/pfnet.htm
PFnet is also establishing a VSAT network of distance learning centres in rural community schools under an EU-funded project http://www.peoplefirst.net.sb/dlcp
It is hoped each host school will contribute to the Wikipedia or create their own wikis.
Country code (Top level domain): SB