Telecommunications in Iceland
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The main provider of telecommunications in Iceland is Síminn, a provider of telephone, television and Internet services.
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[edit] Services
[edit] Telephones
[edit] Fixed telephones
In Iceland, there are 196,984 (2001) fixed line telephones in use. The trunk network consists of coaxial and fiber optic cables and microwave radio relay links. Iceland shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries, and is connected to two Intelsats in the Atlantic Ocean. Iceland is connected to the CANTAT-3 and FARICE-1 submarine cables.
[edit] Mobile telephones
There are 325,037 (308,160 GSM, 16,877 NMT) mobile phones in use (2007).
[edit] Broadband
There are 88,253 xDSL subscriber connections as of June 30 2007
[edit] Numbering
- See also: Telephone numbers in Iceland
There are no area codes in Iceland, and all telephone numbers have seven digits. The international dialing code is +354. Due to the Icelandic naming system, people are listed by their first name in the telephone directory, and not by their last name (which is usually patronym, or, rarely, a matronym).
[edit] Television and radio
[edit] Radio
As of 1998 there are 3 AM, 70 FM (including repeaters), and 1 shortwave radio stations, and 260,000 radios.
[edit] Television
As of 1997, there are 14 (plus 156 low-power repeaters) television stations and 98,000 television sets.
[edit] Internet
As of 2001, there are 20 ISPs in Iceland, and 220,000 Internet users. The top-level domain is .is.
[edit] Submarine Cables
As of 2008, there are two active submarine cables in Iceland. One is CANTAT-3 with a capacity of 5 Gbit/s. The other is Farice-1 with a capacity of 720 Gbit/s. A third system has been approved by the Board of the Cable Operator and has been designated as DANICE. This cable will have a capacity of 5.1 Tbit/s and be completed in 4Q 2008. A fourth system designated as Greenland Connect will connect Iceland to Halifax via Godthab Greenland with a capacity of 1.9 Tbit/s. A fifth system has been announced by Hibernia Atlantic with 1.9 Tbit/s of capacity and is expected to be completed in 2Q 2009.
