KTELECOMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, CONSULTANCY, COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE, AND OTHER INFORMATION SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Companies in this section run telecommunication services, write software, give IT advice and services, host and process data, or run online marketplaces.
Telecommunications covers the transmission of voice, data, text, sound and video over wired, wireless and satellite networks, and the resale of network services. Computer programming and IT consultancy cover the development of software, apps and games, cybersecurity software and advice, system design and integration, and the management of clients' computer systems.
The section also covers data centres, web and cloud hosting, data processing and analytics, search engines and other information services. Online marketplaces that charge a fee or commission to link buyers and sellers, without owning the goods or providing the services sold, are also part of this section.
Commonly Registered Businesses
Key SSIC 2025 ActivitiesMost frequent business registrations, commercial entities and popular sub-classes in Section K:
Software and app developers, other than games and cybersecurity
Development of custom enterprise software, mobile apps, and cloud software platforms
IT consultants and system integrators, other than cybersecurity
IT strategic advisory, systems architecture design, and enterprise software implementation
Online marketplaces for goods and food, and food delivery platforms
Platform operators connecting merchants and consumers for goods and food orders
Other IT services, such as disaster recovery and PC/software setup
IT maintenance, business continuity, IT disaster recovery and technical desktop support
Other data services, data analytics, hosting n.e.c.
Data processing, analytics pipelines, and specialized cloud database hosting services
Telecommunication resellers, carrier agents and internet resellers
Resellers of mobile bandwidth, international calling solutions and broadband connections
Official SingStat Definition & Scope
This section includes telecommunications and related service activities, i.e. transmitting voice, data, text, sound and video (division 61), computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62), and computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting, and other information service activities (division 63). This section also includes online marketplaces operating on a fee or commission basis for goods/services sold by third-party without taking ownership of the goods sold or providing/rendering the services (group 632).
Cross-References & Exclusions (Classified Elsewhere)
- • mass reproduction of software or other pre-recorded audio and video material on magnetic or optical media, see 18200
- • wholesale trade on a fee or commission basis not through online platforms, see 46100
- • operation of online wholesale/retail sales with ownership of goods or services, see Section G 'Wholesale and retail trade'
- • software publishing (including combined development and publishing activities), see division 58
- • provision of financial and insurance activities using published financial and insurance technologies software, see Section L 'Financial and insurance activities'
- • activities of gambling sites, see 92001
- • repair and maintenance of computers and communications equipment, see group 951