Singapore’s Licensing Framework
| License Category |
Activities Allowed |
| Facilities-Based Operators (FBO) |
Facilities-based operations refer to the deployment of any form of telecommunication
networks, systems and facilities by any person to offer telecommunication services to third parties, which may include other licensed telecommunication operators, business customers or the general public. Telecommunication networks, systems and facilities include any telecommunication infrastructure for the carriage of telecommunication or broadcast traffic. The range of telecommunication services to be provided over the licensees’ facilities can include backbone/wholesale bandwidth capacity and interconnection/access services to other licensed telecommunication operators, or other domestic and international services such as the following:
- Public Switched Telephone Services
- Public Switched Message Services
- Public Switched Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Services
- Leased Circuit Services
- Public Switched Data Services
- Public Radio-communication Services
- Public Cellular Mobile Telephone Service
(PCMTS)
- Public Radio Paging Services (PRPS)
- n Public Trunked Radio Services (PTRS)
- Public Mobile Data Services (PMDS)
- Public Mobile Broadband Multimedia Services
- Public Fixed-Wireless Broadband Multimedia Services
- Terrestrial Telecommunication Network for Broadcasting Purposes
- Satellite Uplink/Downlink for Broadcasting Purposes
|
Services-Based
Operators (SBO) |
The SBO licenses issued by IDA fall under two categories: the SBO (Individual) License
category, where individual licensing is required for the stipulated types of operations and services; and the SBO (Class) License category, where interested parties will only be required to register with IDA before providing the stipulated types of services. Parties providing SBO operations and services will thus either be individually or classed licensed by IDA, depending on the scope of the operations and nature of the services. In general, operators who lease international transmission capacity for the provision of their services will be licensed individually. The range of operations and services that requires individual licensing under the SBO (Individual) License category includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- International Simple Resale (ISR)
- Resale of Leased Circuit Services
- Public Internet Access Services
- Internet Exchange Services
- Virtual Private Network Services
- Managed Data Network Services
- Store-and-Forward (S&F) Value-Added Network Services
- Mobile Virtual Network Operation
- Bandwidth Capacity Exchange Operation
- Backhaul Bandwidth Capacity Services
- Live Audiotext Services
- Prepaid Services for other telecommunication services such as:
- Call-back / Call Re-origination Services
- Internet Based Voice and Data Services
- Store-and-Retrieve (S&R) Value-Added Network
Services
- International Calling Card (ICC) Services
- Resale of Public Switched Telecommunication Services
The range of operations and services that falls under the SBO (Class) License category includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Call-back/Call Re-origination Services
- Internet Based Voice and Data Services
- Resale of Public Switched Telecommunication Services
- Store-and-Retrieve (S&R) Value-Added Network Services
- International Calling Card (ICC) Services
- Audiotext Services
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