Communications ::Namibia
Telephones - main lines in use:
140,000 (2008) country comparison to the world: 137
Telephones - mobile cellular:
1.052 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 141
Telephone system:
general assessment: good system with a combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity of about 55 per 100 persons
domestic: core fiber-optic network links most centers and connections are now digital; Namibia's first mobile-cellular network, launched in 1994, provides coverage to 86 percent of Namibia by area
international: country code - 264; fiber-optic cable to South Africa, microwave radio relay link to Botswana, direct links to other neighboring countries; connected to the South African Far East (SAFE) submarine cable through South Africa; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (2008)
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