Country Reports

Brunei

Highlights

  1. Brunei Darussalam received a security preparedness score of 56.07 on the 2023 Global Cybersecurity Index. Its e-government system readiness score is 61%.
  2. Internet Society rates the choice of Internet service providers as very poor.
  3. In Brunei Darussalam, there are 4 data centers and there is 1 active IXP.
  4. As of 2023, the population of Brunei Darussalam was 458,949.
  5. Out of the 1000 most-visited websites, 21% can be reached on a local server or cache in Brunei Darussalam. This falls below Internet Society's target of 50%.

Internet Usage Permanent link

Internet penetration

99%

of the population used the Internet at least once over a 3-month period

74%
Asia average

Usage by gender

Proportion of the population that uses the Internet, by gender

  • Female: 100%
  • Male: 92%

Note: Measurement methods vary by country.

Average download speed

Based on an average of 300 users

  • 71.76 Mbps

    Broadband

  • 90.43 Mbps

    Mobile

Average Internet cost

0.23%

of average income (GNI) is needed to cover a low-consumption basket, using at least 3G technology.

Network Infrastructure Permanent link

Mobile 4G and 5G coverage

95%

has access to at least one device with 4G mobile Internet

13%

has access to at least one device with 5G mobile Internet

Active networks

The building blocks of the Internet, identified by Autonomous System (AS) numbers.

7

active networks

International connections

Routes to the global Internet

Upstream diversity is

Poor

More than 2 connections to the global Internet improves the ability to recover from unexpected events.

Adoption of IPv6

0%

of users can access online resources using IPv6, the new generation of the Internet Protocol

21%
Asia average

Market Overview Permanent link

Data centers

Number of data centers in operation

4

active data centers

Internet Exchange Points

1

IXP in Brunei

6
Asia average
20% of 10

active networks connect via an IXP

Total number of IXP members in Brunei

Locally cached content

21%

of the top 1000 websites in Brunei can be accessed through an in-country server or cache

49%
Asia average

Top Internet service providers

Top Internet Service Providers (ISPs) by market share

  • UNN-BN Unified National Networks: 99%
  • SIMPUR-BN UNN-: 1%
  • CLOUDFLARENET: 0%
  • BSPC-NON-AS-AP Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd: 0%
  • EGNC-AS Unified National Networks: 0%

Digital public services rating

The UN's measure of a country's e-government ecosystem readiness

72%

Country-level domain use

1,303

domains registered using .bn, the country code top-level domain (ccTLD).

Market competition

Very Poor

market competitiveness for Internet customers and end users

Security Permanent link

Global Cybersecurity Index

Estimates the ability of a country or economy to prevent and manage cyber incidents

56 / 100

Routing security practices

The use of resource public key infrastructure (RPKI), which connects IP prefixes to the correct autonomous system (AS)

ROA

Route origin authorization uses a cryptographic signature to certify network announcements

  • 47%
    of IPv4 prefixes protected
  • 100%
    of IPv6 prefixes protected

ROV

Route origin validation filters out route announcements

  • 0%
    of networks are using ROV to filter out invalid prefixes and networks

DNSSEC status

  • Active

Adoption of DNSSEC

29%

of DNS queries are protected by DNSSEC, across all web traffic

41%
Asia average

Footnotes Permanent link

The geographic boundaries and country names shown do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Internet Society concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area of its authorities. Regions and Sub-Regions are taken from the UN Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Series M, No. 49).

Pulse uses the most recent possible data from international sources. For some indicators in Pulse, the source data may be updated more frequently. For more information on how often we update individual data points, see the Indicator page.