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Like most countries and territories in Oceania, '''[[telecommunication]]s in the [[Cook Islands]]''' is limited by its isolation and low population.<ref name="Wood" /> Its telecommunications are mainly provided by Telecom Cook Islands.
This article lists '''[[communication]]s in the [[Cook Islands]]'''.
; [[Telephone]]s - main lines in use:
: 6,200 (2003 est.)
; Telephones - mobile cellular:
: 0 (1994)
: In phase of installation of GSM infrastructure (2003)
: GSM 900MHz cellular network in place (2004). Estimated users 1500+ (2006)
⚫
; Telephone system:
:* Domestic: The individual islands are connected by a combination of satellite [[earth station]]s, microwave systems, and VHF and HF radiotelephone; within the islands, service is provided by small exchanges connected to subscribers by open wire, cable, and fiber-optic cable
:* International: Satellite earth station - 1 [[Intelsat]] ([[Pacific Ocean]])


⚫
==Telephone==
; [[Radio]] [[broadcasting|Broadcast]] Stations:
In July 2012, there were about 7,500 main line telephones, which covers about 98% of the country's population,<ref name="Maher">{{cite web|last=Maher|first=Jules|title=Thriving on a No-fibre Diet in the Cook Islands|url=http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/asp/CMS/Events/2012/pacific-bb/S5_CookIslands.pdf|work=Pacific Broadband Forum|publisher=Telecom Cook Islands|location=Fiji|date=28 July 2012|accessdate=3 December 2013}}</ref> while there were approximately 7,800 [[mobile phone]]s in 2009. Telecom Cook Islands, owned by [[Telecom New Zealand]],<ref name="Wood">{{cite press release|last=Wood|first=Laura|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100505005815/en|title=Research and Markets: Cook Islands - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Satellite Services from O3b Consortium to Bring Faster Broadband in 2011|publisher=[[Business Wire]]|date=5 May 2010|location=[[Dublin]]|accessdate=3 December 2013}}</ref> is the islands' main telephone system and offers international direct dialing, Internet, email, fax, and [[Telex]]. The individual islands are connected by a combination of satellite [[earth station]]s, microwave systems, and [[very high frequency]] and [[high frequency]] [[radiotelephone]]; within the islands, service is provided by small exchanges connected to subscribers by open wire, cable, and [[fibre optic cable]]. For international communication, they rely on the satellite earth station [[Intelsat]].<ref name="Factbook">{{CIA World Factbook|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cw.html|article=Cook Islands|year=2013|accessdate=3 December 2013}}</ref>
; AM (1)
: 630kHz Radio Cook Islands;<ref>[http://www.radio.co.ck Radio.co.ck]
</ref> FM Rarotonga
; FM (8)
: 88.0MHz 88FM (Hot AC)
: 89.9MHz Radio Cook Islands Simulcast
: 93.0MHz Radio Australia
: 91.9MHz 96.7MHz 99.9MHz Matariki FM (Polynesian)
: 97.9MHz Marantha FM (Gospel)
: 99.0MHz Radio TKANA (Gospel)
: 101.1MHz Ocean & Earth HITZ 101.1 (Hot AC)
: 103.3MHz 91.5MHz KCFM (Oldies)


In 2003, the largest island of [[Rarotonga]] started using a [[GSM]]/[[GPRS]] [[GSM services|mobile data service]] system with [[GSM frequency bands|GSM 900/1900]] networks by 2006.<ref name="Wood" /><ref name="IslandsBusiness">{{cite news|title=Access to basic Telco services remains expensive in South Pacific|url=http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=130/focusContentID=7518/tableName=mediaRelease/overideSkinName=newsArticle-full.tpl|newspaper=[[Islands Business]]|date=15 January 2007|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070122165814/http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=130/focusContentID=7518/tableName=mediaRelease/overideSkinName=newsArticle-full.tpl|archivedate=22 January 2007|accessdate=4 December 2013}}</ref>
: Radio Sets 14,000 (1997)

; [[Television]] Broadcast Stations:
The Cook Islands uses the [[country calling code]] [[+682]].<ref name="ITU">{{cite web|title=List of ITU-T Recommendation E.164 assigned country codes|url=http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/opb/sp/T-SP-E.164D-11-2011-PDF-E.pdf|publisher=[[International Telecommunication Union]]|page=6|date=1 November 2011|accessdate=3 December 2013}}</ref>
; Rarotonga (1)

: Cook Islands Television<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/citv08 YouTube.com]</ref>
==Broadcasting==
⚫
; Television Sets:
===Radio===
: 4,000 (1997)
There are six radio stations in the Cook Islands, with one reaching all islands.<ref name="Factbook" /> {{As of|1997}} there were 14,000 radios.
; [[Internet Service Provider]]s (ISPs):

: 1 (1999)
⚫
===Television===
; [[Country code]]:
Cook Islands Television broadcasts from [[Rarotonga]], the capital of the Cook Islands, providing a mix of local news and overseas-sourced programs.<ref name="Factbook" /> {{as of|1997}} there were 4,00 television sets.
: CK

==Internet==
There were 6,000 Internet users in 2009 and 3,562 [[Internet service provider]]s as of 2012.<ref name="Factbook" /> The [[country code top-level domain]] for the Cook Islands is [[.ck]].<ref name="IANA">{{cite web|title=Delegation Record for .CK|url=http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/ck.html|publisher=[[Internet Assigned Numbers Authority]]|accessdate=2 December 2013}}</ref>

In June 2010, Telecom Cook Islands partnered with [[O3b Networks, Ltd.]] to provide faster Internet connection to the Cook Islands.<ref name="BloombergPR">{{cite press release|last=Meltzer|first=Herald|title=O3b Networks and Telecom Cook Islands Sign Long Term Agreement|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aJh8fl9L9E5I|date=15 June 2010|publisher=[[Bloomberg News]]|accessdate=3 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="ReutersPR">{{cite press release|last1=Maher|first1=Jules|last2=Warker|first2=Vicky|title=Telecom Cook Islands teams with O3b Networks to accelerate Satellite Broadband to the Nation's Southern Group Islands|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/05/idUS176052+05-Nov-2012+BW20121105|date=12 November 2012|publisher=[[Reuters]]|accessdate=3 December 2013}}</ref> On 25 June 2013 the [[O3b (satellite)|O3b]] [[satellite constellation]] was launched from an [[Arianespace]]<ref name="CTO">{{cite web|title=CTO ITC Sector Member O3b successfully launches its first satellite|url=http://www.cto.int/news/cto-ict-sector-member-o3b-successfully-launches-its-first-satellite/|publisher=[[Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation]]|date=28 June 2013|accessdate=4 December 2013}}</ref> [[Soyuz-2 (rocket)|Soyuz ST-B]] rocket in French Guinea. The [[medium Earth orbit]] satellite orbits at {{convert|8062|km}}<ref name="SES">{{cite web|title=O3b is helping millions get closer|url=http://www.ses.com/15716204/O3b-is-helping-millions-get-closer|publisher=[[SES S.A.]]|date=1 August 2013|accessdate=3 December 2013}}</ref> and uses the [[Ka band|K<sub>a</sub> band]]. It has a [[latency (engineering)|latency]] of about 100 milliseconds because it is much closer to Earth than standard [[geostationary satellite]]s, whose latencies can be over 600 milliseconds. Although the initial launch consisted of 4 satellites, as many as 20 may be launched eventually to serve various areas with little or no optical fibre service, the first of which is the Cook Islands.<ref name="Amos">{{cite news|last=Amos|first=Jonathan|title=Lift-off for O3b satellite network|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23028083|accessdate=3 December 2013|newspaper=[[BBC]]|date=25 June 2013}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://telecom.co.ck/ Telecom Cook Islands]


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Like most countries and territories in Oceania, telecommunications in the Cook Islands is limited by its isolation and low population.[1] Its telecommunications are mainly provided by Telecom Cook Islands.

Telephone

In July 2012, there were about 7,500 main line telephones, which covers about 98% of the country's population,[2] while there were approximately 7,800 mobile phones in 2009. Telecom Cook Islands, owned by Telecom New Zealand,[1] is the islands' main telephone system and offers international direct dialing, Internet, email, fax, and Telex. The individual islands are connected by a combination of satellite earth stations, microwave systems, and very high frequency and high frequency radiotelephone; within the islands, service is provided by small exchanges connected to subscribers by open wire, cable, and fibre optic cable. For international communication, they rely on the satellite earth station Intelsat.[3]

In 2003, the largest island of Rarotonga started using a GSM/GPRS mobile data service system with GSM 900/1900 networks by 2006.[1][4]

The Cook Islands uses the country calling code +682.[5]

Broadcasting

Radio

There are six radio stations in the Cook Islands, with one reaching all islands.[3] As of 1997 there were 14,000 radios.

Television

Cook Islands Television broadcasts from Rarotonga, the capital of the Cook Islands, providing a mix of local news and overseas-sourced programs.[3] As of 1997 there were 4,00 television sets.

Internet

There were 6,000 Internet users in 2009 and 3,562 Internet service providers as of 2012.[3] The country code top-level domain for the Cook Islands is .ck.[6]

In June 2010, Telecom Cook Islands partnered with O3b Networks, Ltd. to provide faster Internet connection to the Cook Islands.[7][8] On 25 June 2013 the O3b satellite constellation was launched from an Arianespace[9] Soyuz ST-B rocket in French Guinea. The medium Earth orbit satellite orbits at 8,062 kilometres (5,009 mi)[10] and uses the Ka band. It has a latency of about 100 milliseconds because it is much closer to Earth than standard geostationary satellites, whose latencies can be over 600 milliseconds. Although the initial launch consisted of 4 satellites, as many as 20 may be launched eventually to serve various areas with little or no optical fibre service, the first of which is the Cook Islands.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c Wood, Laura (5 May 2010). "Research and Markets: Cook Islands - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband - Satellite Services from O3b Consortium to Bring Faster Broadband in 2011" (Press release). Dublin: Business Wire. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ^ Maher, Jules (28 July 2012). "Thriving on a No-fibre Diet in the Cook Islands" (PDF). Pacific Broadband Forum. Fiji: Telecom Cook Islands. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Cook Islands". The World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved 3 December 2013. (Archived 2013 edition.)
  4. ^ "Access to basic Telco services remains expensive in South Pacific". Islands Business. 15 January 2007. Archived from the original on 22 January 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  5. ^ "List of ITU-T Recommendation E.164 assigned country codes" (PDF). International Telecommunication Union. 1 November 2011. p. 6. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Delegation Record for .CK". Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  7. ^ Meltzer, Herald (15 June 2010). "O3b Networks and Telecom Cook Islands Sign Long Term Agreement" (Press release). Bloomberg News. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  8. ^ Maher, Jules; Warker, Vicky (12 November 2012). "Telecom Cook Islands teams with O3b Networks to accelerate Satellite Broadband to the Nation's Southern Group Islands" (Press release). Reuters. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  9. ^ "CTO ITC Sector Member O3b successfully launches its first satellite". Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  10. ^ "O3b is helping millions get closer". SES S.A. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  11. ^ Amos, Jonathan (25 June 2013). "Lift-off for O3b satellite network". BBC. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
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