Editing Telecommunications in Tuvalu (section)

== Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ==

'''[[Country codes|Country code]] (Top level domain):''' TV (see [[.tv]])

''Tuvalu.tv'' is the sole provider of Internet access in Tuvalu. The ISP is operated by the ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Department of the Government of Tuvalu.

In 2012 the available bandwidth was only 512&nbsp;kbit/s uplink, and 1.5&nbsp;Mbit/s downlink. Throughout Tuvalu are more than 900 subscribers who want to use the satellite service, with demand slowing down the speed of the entire system.<ref name="elearn">{{cite book
 | last1 = Atufenua Maui, Tony Kwato'o, Ronald Vetter, Yoshifumi Chisaki, and Tsuyoshi Usagawa 
 | title = Preliminary Use of an E-learning Pilot System for Secondary Educational Institutions in Tuvalu: The Initial Implementation
 | date = June 2012
 | publisher = The Initial Implementation. International Journal of e-Education, e-Business, e-Management and e-Learning, Vol. 2, No. 3
 | url = http://www.ijeeee.org/Papers/119-CZ02028.pdf
}}</ref> TTC currently operates satellite internet services with less than 20&nbsp;Mbit/s of capacity.<ref name="V090614">{{cite web
 | title = Tuvalu Telecommunications signs broadband deal with Kacific
 | date = 9 June 2014
 | url = http://www.voxy.co.nz/business/tuvalu-telecommunications-signs-broadband-deal-kacific/5/192783
 | publisher = Voxy.com.nz
 | access-date = 10 June 2014
}}</ref> In June 2014 TTC signed a five-year agreement with [[Kacific Broadband Satellites]] for the supply of provide high speed bandwidth to the islands of Tuvalu.<ref name="V090614"/>

From 2017 the service was provided by the Kacific-1 satellite  - [[Ka band]] [[High-throughput satellite]] (HTS) provided by Kacific Broadband Satellites which provided TTC with increased levels of capacity over the period.<ref name="V090614"/> 

In July 2020, the Government of Tuvalu signed a five-year agreement with Kacific for 400&nbsp;Mbps to 600&nbsp;Mbps of satellite capacity. the agreement provides a comprehensive turnkey service including sixty 1.2 metre [[Very-small-aperture terminal|VSAT terminals]] (satellite dishes) for schools, medical clinics, government agencies and small businesses, forty outdoor WiFi access points to support community connectivity with WiFi hotspots, three maritime antennae to connect ferry services, and one Ka-band antennae to provide trunking and backhaul services for the mobile phone network.<ref name="K2020-7">{{cite web |url= https://kacific.com/news/tuvalu-government-signs-agreement-with-kacific-for-wide-ranging-suite-of-connectivity-services/|title= Tuvalu Government signs agreement with Kacific for wide-ranging suite of connectivity services |publisher=Press Release: Kacific Broadband Satellites Group|date=22 July 2020|access-date=1 January 2021}}</ref>

As of February 2022, the delivered satellite capacity into Tuvalu was a combined capacity of 510&nbsp;mbps split between Agility Beyond Space (ABS)<ref name=ABS21>{{cite web|first= |last= |title= ABS Will Provide High-Speed Connectivity To Tuvalu Pacific Islands|work=satnews|date= 3 March 2021 |url= https://news.satnews.com/2021/03/03/abs-will-provide-high-speed-connectivity-to-tuvalu-pacific-islands/|access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref> ([[Ku Band]]) and Kacific ([[Ka band]]). The average download of data per device is about 9&nbsp;GB/user/month, with 95% of devices in use being 4G/ LTE capable.<ref name=AM22>{{cite web|first= |last= |title= Tuvalu: Telecommunications and ICT Development Project (P159395) Virtual Support Mission - Aide-Memoire |work=UNDP|date= 23 February 2022 |url= https://cpmo.gov.tv/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/TICT-Aide-Memoire.pdf|access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref> Also, Tuvalu has 5,915 active broadband users (the largest base of users is on Funafuti), with dedicated satellite and hotspot users on the outer islands, each of which has 3 to 5 hotspots.<ref name=AM22/>