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IDA seeks to transform Singapore into “An Intelligent Nation, A Global City, Powered by Infocomm”. It effects this by developing the infocomm cluster as a major engine of growth and leveraging infocomm for economic and social development.
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To ensure that Singapore stays ahead of the technology innovation and adoption curve, IDA constantly monitors the infocomm landscape and charts the way forward for the country through our infocomm masterplans and technology roadmaps.
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To create a pro-consumer and pro-business infocomm environment, IDA formulates infocomm-related policies, standards, codes of practice and advisory guidelines aimed at leveling the playing field for infocomm service providers and empowering consumers and businesses with more choices.
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IDA plays an active role in developing Singapore’s pool of globally-competitive infocomm talent and an infocomm-savvy workforce. We are also focused on driving consumer education initiatives, ensuring digital inclusion and supporting the effective use of infocomm in community outreach efforts.
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IDA drives the growth, competitiveness and innovation of Singapore’s infocomm industry by nurturing local infocomm enterprises and supporting them in their internationalisation efforts. We also seek to inject greater vibrancy into the infocomm ecosystem by attracting world-class global infocomm MNCs and startups to hub in Singapore.
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IDA spearheads strategic infocomm initiatives aimed at transforming various sectors of the Singapore economy to help businesses and organisations raise the bar in productivity, innovation and value creation.
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Find out more about IDA’s efforts to grow infocomm local enterprises and startups and help them in their internationalisation efforts.

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NBN-Enabled Services

Services Enabled by Next Gen NBN

With the rollout of the Next Gen NBN island-wide, consumers can now enjoy a myriad of services that will help transform the way they live, learn, work and interact.

Faster Uploads/Downloads

With Next GenNBN delivering speeds of up to 1Gbps and beyond, downloading and uploading of huge media files can be completed within minutes. It will also be a breeze to run high-bandwidth applications such as high-quality video streaming, interactive online gaming and multimedia online education.

Interactive Internet Protocol TV (IPTV)

The Next Gen NBN enables the delivery of high-quality, interactive Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) which allows users to access highly-interactive applications over their TV. This will allow them to keep abreast with the latest news and information, catch up on the latest drama serials, or learn a new hobby from online classes.

High-Speed Online Gaming

Whether engaging in fast cars racing or multi-party gun battles, Next Gen NBN elevates high-speed online gaming to a new level by allowing rich media display with minimal lag. With the ultra-fast speed, gamers will have an edge over competitors in real-time online games.

Online Education

Enabled by the Next Gen NBN, online learning of languages and various skills can be enriched through videos, multimedia presentations and interactive features such as web collaboration, online drawing tools and instant messaging.

Home-Based Work

Users can take advantage of the ultra-high speed connectivity provided by the Next Gen NBN to access office resources seamlessly from their home. This opens up new opportunities for those who wish to work from home or to improve their work-life balance.

High-Quality Video Conferencing

Staying in touch with families and friends has never been easier. High-quality video conferencing enabled by the Next Gen NBN allows users to say "Hi" to loved ones far and near through vivid, high-quality video-conferencing.

Telehealth

The Next Gen NBN can enable the seamless and secured exchange of information among hospitals, clinics and patients at home. Healthcare providers can offer online medical consultation, thus reducing the need for patients to travel physically to the medical providers.

Home Owners

More choices for greater possibilities at home

The Next Gen NBN will transform the way we go about our daily lives through richer media delivery, seamless communications, networked equipment and appliances. It is expected that service providers can provide innovative services such as interactive IPTV, telehealth, remote office, and hi-definition video conference to consumers. They can also enjoy benefits such as enhanced interactivity and collaboration at the comfort of their homes.

If you have ideas and needs for innovative next generation services and are keen to work with IDA to grow the ideas, email us at [email protected]

Related Information

Fibre Connection to Homes

As home owners living either in a high-rise or landed residential property, consumers enjoy a waiver of installation charges for fibre runs that are within 15 metres.

Home Networking

Home owners may wish to consider how to share the high-speed fibre connection among multiple users and devices in the home. One way is to set up a home network. This guide presents an overview of the more commonly available options for such home networks.

Consumer Stories

We hear about consumers discovering a solution for their connectivity pains - and it comes in the form of the Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN). Find out their experience here!

Next Gen NBN Video

With a pervasive next generation broadband network, consumers can look forward to exciting new possibilities with next-generation services such as interactive IPTV, video-conferencing and telehealth. Watch this video to find out more.

List of Service Providers

With the gradual rollout of the Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN), service providers are starting to offer services and products that can leverage the ultra high speeds delivered over the network. Several of these providers have adopted the Next Gen NBN enabled logo to help consumers differentiate services offered over existing networks and the Next Gen NBN.