Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation (TTC) is a state-owned enterprise of

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, which provides fixed-line telephone communications to subscribers on each of the

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. Each island in Tuvalu relies on TTC for the use of a satellite dish for inter-island telephone communication and internet access. TTC also provides mobile phone services on

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and

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. TTC is the sole provider of Telecommunications in Tuvalu. TTC is established by the Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation Act 1993.

Satellite broadband services

TTC currently operates satellite internet services with less than 20 Mbit/s of capacity. In June 2014, TTC signed a five-year agreement with Kacific Broadband Satellites for the supply of high speed bandwidth to the islands of Tuvalu. The service will be provided by the Kacific-1 satellite - Ka-band

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(HTS) - that was due to be launched in late 2016 or early 2017. Kacific would provide TTC with increasing levels of capacity over the 5-year period, starting with 80Mbit/s and up to 150 Mbit/s after four years. TTC can take extra capacity - up to 225 Mbit/s.

Satellite pay television services

TTC is a distributor of

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service (

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satellite television service).

Tuvalu Telecommunications and ICT Development Project

In January 2019 the

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approved a US$29 million grant for the Tuvalu Telecommunications and ICT Development Project which is intended to boost internet connectivity in Tuvalu, including to the country’s outer islands. The project will also support investments in an international

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to provide faster, lower-cost internet bandwidth. The project will include reforms of the TTC to redevelop the government-run entity as a public-private partnership (PPP) in cooperation with an experienced international telecommunications operator, which will be selected using a competitive process.

References

External links

Official website
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Organizations based in Tuvalu 1993 establishments in Tuvalu

Satellite broadband services

Satellite pay television services

Tuvalu Telecommunications and ICT Development Project

See also

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