Telecom & Internet

Are deal-of-the-day sites to good to be true?

Deal-of-the-day sites (think Groupon.sg, Deal.com.sg, Bigdeal.sg) have proliferated quite recently, and I thought I would give one of them a go since my hair needed a good fix early last year. Read ››

Is your office connected to the Next Gen NBN?

If the answer’s no, then you’re not among the over 19,000 commercial buildings and offices which already are. Read ››

Starhub's eroding mobile share a concern: DBS

Its rival SingTel is stealing subscribers and crimping a major source of operating revenues. Read ››

If you're not a StarHub stockholder yet, perhaps it's time to be one

Analyst says StarHub was the best performing telco stock in 2011. Read ››

StarHub’s revenue jumps 10% to S$613m in 4Q11

Nearly half a million Singapore households were taking up two or more StarHub services last year. Read ››

Been waiting for more stringent standards for 3G mobile services?

Well, the long wait is over as IDA raises the minimum quality of service standards effective 1 April 2012. Read ››

Apple suppliers in Singapore to reap fruits

It's good news for suppliers as sales of Apple’s iPhone 4S exceeded expectations. Read ››

iOS platform losing dominance in AsiaPac

Developers in the region are now placing an equal focus on competitors like Android and Windows Phone. Read ››

Keppel T&T profit up 38%

Profit for fiscal year 2011 was $79.4m. Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation said revenue increased 10% to $118.1m. Read ››

M1 results mostly in line: OCBC

The telco is favored for its defensive earnings and greater NBN potential. Read ››

InMobi appoints Anita Swan as Marketing Director for Asia Pacific

She will spearhead the company’s marketing strategy for the region alongside the global executive team. Read ››

Singapore telcos starting to feel the pressure

It's a do-or-die year for all three telcos to monetize data usage growth. Read ››

Competition heats up among Singapore telcos

Sorry SingTel, but your 0.5GB to 2GB data bundle is no match against M1’s whopping 12GB bundle. Read ››

Make an impact on the web

What is the first thing you do to find out more about a company these days? Read ››

Where will mobile go in 2012?

The end of the year and the beginning of the next is the usual time for predictions and trend-spotting. Read ››

Next-Gen Satellite appoints Li Jian Min as Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Li has been chairman of 3 companies. The Nominating Committee of Next-Gen Satellite had earlier reviewed Mr. Read ››

euNetworks Group reappoints Uwe Markus Nickl as Chief Marketing Officer

Mr Nickl to assume leadership of the Company's commercial operations. Read ››

Been waiting for SingTel’s 4G mobile broadband service?

Well, you won’t wait too long as the telco will launch it for both consumers and businesses - but how much will the bundle be? Read ››

M1 delays launching of LTE nationwide

Tagged as the first in South East Asia but is no longer due for launching by Q1 next year as earlier announced. Read ››

How will Singapore telcos fare in 2012?

OCBC expects them to put in a decent performance, as growth will be driven by an increase in mobile data usage. Read ››

Will smartphones be outsmarted by tablets?

Tablet PCs are hot but smartphones remain way sexier, notes an expert. Read ››

Goal!: StarHub wins exclusive UEFA Euro 2012 rights

The only downside is that it will have to offer SingTel subscribers the same price that it will charge its own subscribers. Read ››

Who’s winning the telco race in Singapore?

OCBC says the competition is tight as all three telcos - M1, SingTel and StarHub - put in pretty decent showing in their 3Q11 results. Read ››

Keppel T&T opens new distribution centre in China

The new centre is located 20km away from Guangzhou and near major expressways, with integrated energy and water saving features. Read ››

SGX questions collectability of Sinotel Technologies' trade receivables

So will a provision for doubtful debt be necessary? Further to the announcement made on 16 November 2011, the Board of Directors of Sinotel Technologies Ltd. Read ››

Worries of SingTel being slammed by NBN overdone

DBS refutes popular perception that national broadband network will hurt SingTel - but on what grounds? Read ››

Sinotel Technologies responds to SGX queries on financial statements

The discrepancies in the company’s decrease in revenue and trade receivables got SGX concerned. Read ››

Mobile-only operator: you're doomed for extinction

Hello M1: if you have any ambitions to become a ‘total communications provider’, then you can’t be mobile-only, an expert said. Read ››

M1 vows to fight $300,000 IDA fine

The Telco says IDA got its facts wrong and refutes the IDA's findings. Read ››

Hey, marketers: “Stay the hell away from my social networks”

A survey revealed that 43% of Singapore consumers don’t want to engage with brands via social media. Read ››

Not so dumb: Southeast Asians can’t get enough of smartphones

Oh, and the androids have finally knocked the apples of their tree. Read ››

StarHub’s profit drops 8% to S$75.8m in 3Q11

It's surprising to know that a whopping 793,000 households take up at least one of its fixed network services. Read ››

SingTel profit down 1% to S$882m

So what caused the loss despite 4% revenue growth? An announcement by Singapore Telecommunications Limited said, “The weaker regional currencies led to fair value losses on the associates’ foreign currency liabilities and also resulted in lower translated earnings as the Group reports in Singapore Dollar.” SingTel added that the regional mobile associates’ pre-tax earnings consequently fell 12% to S$471 million. Read ››

NBN puts heat on Singapore's Telcos, especially M1

StarHub better watch out as SingTel and M1 are aiming to break through the pay TV space soon. Read ››

SingTel’s net profit to be flat at S$850m-880m in 2Q12

CIMB expects 2H to be stronger given that affiliate Bharti’s performance would improve on the back of tariff hikes. Read ››

StarHub shrugs off iPhone 4S launch

But the economics of pay TV and the painfully slow take-up of NBN are posing threats to the telco. Read ››

Hello, M1: Scratch 2011, set sights on 2012

The agreement with Vodafone isn’t everything, so there’s still hope for M1. Read ››

Been waiting for iPhone 4S? The wait is over soon in Singapore

So soon you might want to head now to the store. Read ››

M1 to offer iPhone 4S in Singapore

M1 Saturday announced that it will offer the iPhone 4S in Singapore on 28 October, Friday. Read ››