Telecommunications in Cartadania
Telecommunications in Cartadania are highly developed. It is served by an extensive system of automatic telephone exchanges connected by modern networks of fiber-optic cable, coaxial cable, microwave radio relay, and a domestic satellite system. The cellular telephone service is widely available, expanding rapidly to extremely rural areas, and includes roaming service to foreign countries, while those visiting countries where the operating carrier is also present continue service as usual. As a result of intensive capital expenditures, even some rural and remote areas have been rapidly modernized to the most advanced technology.
Telephony
 Cartadania in Sarpedon | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Country | Cartadania |
| Continent | Sarpedon |
| Regulator | CPUC |
| Type | Closed |
| NSN length | 10 |
| Typical format | +10 NXX NXX-XXXX |
| Access codes | |
| Country calling code | 10 |
| International call prefix | 00 |
| Trunk prefix | none |
Telephone system:
General assessment: A large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system.
Domestic: A large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country.
International: Country code - 10; 16 ocean cable systems in use; satellite earth stations - 60 Intelsat (45 Ocean of Cathay/Polynesian Sea and 15 Absurrian Ocean/Founders Sea), 5 Intersputnik (Ocean of Cathay region), and 4 Inmarsat (Cathay and Absurrian Ocean regions) (2030).
Telephones - main lines in use: 171.8 million (2030)
Telephones – mobile cellular: 472.5 million units; 327.1 million subscriptions (2030)
The telephony system employs an extensive system of modern network elements such as digital telephone exchanges, mobile switching centers, media gateways and signaling gateways at the core, interconnected by a wide variety of transmission systems using fiber-optics or Microwave radio relay networks. The access network, which connects the subscriber to the core, is highly diversified with different copper-pair, optic-fiber, and wireless technologies. The fixed-line telecommunications market is dominated by Axiom Communications and Alfa Telecom, while the mobile phone market in Cartadania is dominated by 3 main cellular operators: Axiom Communications, Alô, and Claro.
Since the early-2000s, fixed-line installations have been in decline as a result of mobile phone adoption. Today's market players usually own and operate their own physical networks. Such a player is termed an asset-based carrier. The number of suppliers is low as few companies have the ability to supply complex, reliable, and geographically extensive networks, resulting in the three asset-based cellular carriers known today.
Radio
Radio broadcasting in Cartadania is a technology that has evolved over the years since its introduction in 1923. It was the first electronic "mass medium" technology, and its introduction, along with the subsequent development of sound films, ended the print monopoly of mass media. The rise of television broadcasting in the 1950s relegated radio to a secondary status, as much of its programming and audience shifted to the new "sight joined with sound" service. Twenty frequencies (88.1–91.9 MHz) are reserved for non-commercial stations (mostly government-run, nonprofit, or religious), with the other eighty (92.1–107.9 MHz) normally used by commercial stations (though non-commercial stations are allowed to broadcast in the band as well). The federal and state governments do not operate stations or networks directed toward domestic audiences, although the federal government does operate overseas. The federal government instead subsidizes nonprofit radio programming through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Licensing is reserved under law to the states, meaning most public broadcasting is regionalized, though some states and counties have agreements to extend broadcasting, especially where metropolitan areas may cross state lines (e.g., Alahuela's metro).
Internet
The internet in Cartadania arose from a set of principles and technologies established in joint ventures between Caphiria and Cartadania, both public and private. The result was federal government placing a lot of value on the speed at which an internet system could relay messages and commands, especially in terms of national defense. This allowed the Public Utilities Commission to invest large sums of money into the development of the internet in its infancy, creating one of the most developed broadband networks on the planet. Today, about 356 million people in Cartadania (approximately 95% of the population) use the internet, and the country has one of the world's fastest average internet connection speeds, with average download speeds of around 235.8 Mbit/s for fixed broadband connections and 104.4 Mbit/s for mobile (cellular only) connections. Currently, the PUC and ISPs are rapidly rolling out 1Gbit/s connections or 1,024 Mbit/s. The government has established policies and programs that facilitate the rapid expansion and use of broadband across the country and all of its areas, Lotoa and Solemia included. Approximately 96.1% of Cartadania's population owns a smartphone as well, making the adoption rate of technology one of the highest in the world.
Internet top-level domain names specific to Cartadania include .ca, .lt, and .sl, with .lt and .sl typically being used for tourism by the Lotoan and Solemian governments, respectively. Many Cartadania-based organizations and individuals, however, use generic top-level domains, such as .com, .net, .org, .name, etc.
Lotoa and Solemia
With Cartadania being a pluri-continental country, the development of telecommunication infrastructure in its two insular states, both of which are located large distances from the metropole, was always a considerable difficulty. With the height of the Great Wars, Cartadania's presence in both areas grew rapidly, thus, the need for development and deployment of the infrastructure grew rapidly. Solemia was first to experience a technology boom, with Cartadania frequently using the archipelago as a base of operations for its efforts in Crona. The Public Utilities Commission spent €84 million throughout the chain, deploying coaxial cables and other infrastructure to strengthen the connection Solemia had to the outside world, with public and private investments continuing to stabilize those efforts.
While not as early to the buildout as Solemia, Lotoa has gotten more attention overall with regards to telecommunications. The archipelago, sitting at the fringes of the Ocean of Cathay and Polynesian Sea, was a major base of operations for Cartadania's Navy, especially during the Second Great War. The maritime experiences of native Lotoans was important to the Department of Defense, but the time it took to travel from Lotoa to Alahuela made it inconvenient to collaborate. Thus, six years after investments in Solemia, the Public Utilities Commission spent €1.7 billion to overhaul and modernize Lotoa's infrastructure. Anamua County, where Laaula is located, became a hotbed for telecom testing, and Lotoa was the first place Axiom Communications tested mmWave technology for its 5G deployments. Today, Lotoans enjoy the highest broadband speeds and cellular data connections in Cartadania, averaging 247.3 Mbit/s and 104.4 Mbit/s connections, respectively. Lotoa's State Corporation Commission required symmetrical down/up broadband connections starting in 2010.