BUSINESSOPPORTUNITIES:
COMMUNICATION SECTOR
1. The 440,000mobile telephones inBrunei outnumber the residents, and approximately 78.5%of
thepopulationuses the internet. As internet connectivity increases, Brunei is hoping to transforma
paper-basedprocedural systemintoanelectronic systemacross all informationandcommunication
technology centers.
2. TelekomBrunei Berhad (TelBru) offers broadband
capacity with a maximum of five megabits per second (Mbps) but it can drop to less than one
Mbps, a strength that does notmeet the international broadbandbenchmark of twoMbps. Lackof
competition and a small customer base has made broadband average cost an expensive B$65
(USD51.80) permonth.
3. Brunei is an investor in the Southeast Asia-Japan Cable (SJC), that when finished will connect
Japan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Brunei, and Singapore. This cable will add to the two existing
cables,whichhave recentlybeen strainedbyageand lowcapacity
