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Total SMS Messages sent and received over mobile network

IMDA (Info-communications Media Development Authority)

Data from Jul 2008 to Mar 2019

Last updated 6 Jun 2024

Volume of sms by Quarter

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TotalSMSMessagessentandreceivedovermobilenetwork.csv (43 rows, 822 B)

Quarter
Quarter (Q)
Volume Of SMS
Numeric
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
2008-Q31631000000
2008-Q41763200000
2009-Q11795800000
2009-Q21881100000
2009-Q32025400000
2009-Q42060100000
2010-Q12179700000
2010-Q22251500000
2010-Q32391400000
2010-Q42415500000
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_6a4dd5b11b8b6e10c3e11e7cf9a722ec"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Info-communications Media Development Authority. (2016). Total SMS Messages sent and received over mobile network (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved August 26, 2026 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_6a4dd5b11b8b6e10c3e11e7cf9a722ec/view

About this dataset

Contact

info@imda.gov.sg

Created on

07 Apr 2016

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

IMDA (Info-communications Media Development Authority)