The Wireless@SG service, launched in December 2006, is now available at 7,500 hot spots and has 1.3 million subscribers.
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The third thrust in growing the infocomm ecosystem, to support the iN2015 vision, is to strengthen Singapore as an economic hub. To do this, IDA will continue to develop Singapore’s hard and soft infrastructure, including Next Generation networks and infocomm capabilities.
Its wireless programme, the Wireless@SG service, launched in December 2006, is now available at 7,500 hot spots and has 1.3 million subscribers. IDA together with Wireless@ SG operators will work to catalyse the deployment and adoption of innovative enterprise and consumer services, including cashless payments, location-based and facility-monitoring services.
As Singapore’s broadband backbone for the future, the all-fibre, ultra-high speed Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network is a key infocomm infrastructure that will enable further economic and social development.
In September 2008, IDA announced the selection of the Open-Net consortium to design, build and operate the passive infrastructure of the Next Gen NBN. 60 per cent of homes and offices will be covered by 2010, with nation-wide coverage to be achieved by 2012.
Downstream operators will have Effective Open Access to the Next Gen NBN, which will spur competition in the development of innovative Next Generation broadband services, such as Interactive IPTV, telemedicine and high-definition video conferencing, to end-users.
The development of infocomm infrastructure and services requires talented and capable infocomm professionals. IDA has introduced many infocomm manpower initiatives such as Enhanced Critical Infocomm Technology Resource Programme, or CITREP, the National Infocomm Competency Framework or NICF and scholarships, to build our infocomm capabilities.