Parties in the South China Sea will lead to increased mutual understanding among all the parties. Transportation and communication Airports Telecommunications In 2005, a cellular phone base station was erected by the Philippines' Smart Communications on Pag-asa Island. Vietnam Military Telecommunications Corp., known commonly as Viettel, established mobile coverage in the Spratly Islands in 2007. On 18 May 2011, China Mobile announced that its mobile phone coverage has expanded to the Spratly Islands. The extended coverage would allow soldiers stationed on the islands, fishermen, and merchant vessels within the area to use mobile services, and can also provide assistance during storms and sea rescues. The service network deployment over the islands took nearly one year. Gallery See also Great Wall of Sand Johnson South Reef Skirmish Keying (ship) Kingdom of Humanity List of islands in the South China Sea List of maritime features in the Spratly Islands Natuna Regency Paracel Islands Philippines and the Spratly Islands South China Sea South China Sea Islands Spratly Islands dispute SSN, a computer game set during a conflict over the Spratly Islands Territorial disputes in the South China Sea Territories claimed by the Philippines Tomás Cloma and the Free Territory of Freedomland References Notes Citations Further reading Bonnet, François-Xavier (2012) Geopolitics of Scarborough Shoal, Irasec, 14. Bouchat, Clarence J. (2013) Dangerous Ground: The Spratly Islands and U.S. Interests and Approaches, Strategic Studies Institute and US Army War College Press, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Dzurek, Daniel J. and Clive H.Schofield. (1996) The Spratly Islands dispute: who's on first?. IBRU. Hogan, C. Michael (2011) "South China Sea", Encyclopedia of Earth, National Council for Science and the Environment, Washington, D.C.. Menon, Rajan (11 September 2012) "Worry about Asia, Not Europe", The National Interest, Issue: Sept–Oct 2012. External links Mariner's page of the Spratly Islands Taiwanese List with ~170 entries Map showing the claims A tabular summary about the Spratly and Paracel Islands CIA World Factbook for Spratly Islands , from Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs A collection of documents on Spratly and Paracel Islands by Nguyen Thai Hoc Foundation Depositional and erosional of the coast and beach, and change of morphology of Spratly coral island Results of premininary survey for the underground water in Spratly coral island Some geological features of Spratly Island Vietnamese sea and islands – position resources, and typical geological and ecological wonders Some researches on marine topography and sedimentation in Spratly Islands Disputed islands Disputed