Telecom & Internet

M1 to delist on 24 April
22 Apr 19
Keppel and Singapore Press Holdings will own 91.15% of its shares.
Singtel's diluted stake in Bharti Airtel could boost associate contributions by 14% over 2020
15 Apr 19
Bharti Airtel witnessed its revenues decline by nearly $2.57b over FY2016-2018.
M1 partners with Keppel O&M to test bed self-sailing surface ships
11 Apr 19
M1’s 4.5G network aims to establish ship-to-shore communication links.
Singapore's data centre capacity to hit 380MW by 2022
10 Apr 19
But the growing cloud business could reduce the demand for colocation services if colocation tenants make the switch.
Are MNVOs a positive disruption to Singapore's telecoms industry?
4 Apr 19
For Singaporeans, there’s never been a better time to own a smartphone.
Singtel to launch wellness platform
3 Apr 19
Customers’ rewards increase with every step they take.
Ntegrator International bags $58.6m contract
3 Apr 19
It will install pipelines and manholes, and diversion services for infrastructure cables across Singapore.
StarHub says goodbye to cable TV
1 Apr 19
It will offer seven new entertainment passes for different media categories.
Singtel launches all-digital product GOMO Mobile
26 Mar 19
It includes 20GB of data, 200 minutes talktime, 200 SMS and free Caller ID at $20 per month.
Singtel boosts ICT and digital businesses amidst declining legacy voice revenue: analyst
25 Mar 19
Its additional Airtel rights buy will not derail from its mandate to pay out $0.175 dividends for FY2019 and FY2020.
Singtel launches 3 postpaid plans with entertainment content
7 Mar 19
The plans come with an HBO GO subscription.
Keppel and SPH to buy all remaining shares of M1
7 Mar 19
The two firms will then proceed in delisting M1 from SGX.
No ‘meaningful' earnings growth for Singtel in 12-18 months: Moody's
6 Mar 19
Its leverage has risen 2.03x and has hurt its operating and financial profile.
Singtel's Optus to provide fibre services for Australian supermarket Coles
4 Mar 19
It will partner with NBN Co to deploy fibre connections to Coles supermarkets.
M1 to delist after Keppel buyout
28 Feb 19
Keppel and SPH now controls 91.15% of M1's shares.
Cloud provider OVH expands to Singapore and Sydney with two new data centres
25 Feb 19
These increases the number of their locations from six to eight.
Chinese TMT IPO proceeds triples to $264.9b in 2018
25 Feb 19
China Tower Corp, Xiaomi Corp and Meituan Dianping had the largest IPOs in H2 2018.
Keppel-SPH buyout could strengthen M1's MVNO position
25 Feb 19
This could help the telco which is facing a decline in its mobile customer base, marked by a 4.1% to 1.96 million in Q4.
Starhub unveils 50GB data bundle for $20 monthly
25 Feb 19
Surfing speed will be at 1MBps after the data is used up.
StarHub's cybersecurity venture may wipe out $30m in staff cost savings
19 Feb 19
The firm's cybersecuty business was hit by a $12m NPAT loss in Q4.
Axiata green lights Keppel-SPH buyout offer for M1
18 Feb 19
The Malaysian telco will gain $31m from the transaction.
StarHub's profits dropped 26.2% to $201.5m in 2018
15 Feb 19
It blamed lower contributions from its mobile and Pay TV segments.
Singtel's Q3 profits slid 14.2% to $823m
14 Feb 19
It blamed lower NBN migration and an increased shift from voice to data services.
Malaysian telcos set for 2% profits boost in 2019 amidst looming 5G rollout
12 Feb 19
The service revenues of the country's big 3 players will also inch up by 1% following a flattish year.
Singaporeans still prefer telco incumbents over disruptive upstarts: survey
8 Feb 19
Around 81% have decided to stick to their tried-and-tested providers for over two years.
M1's profits slipped 6% to $130.7m in 2018
29 Jan 19
It blamed higher costs associated to customer retention, repair and maintenance expenses.
Thailand to switch off its 2G services by October 2019
25 Jan 19
Operators are looking to make way for 4G and eventually 5G data networks.
IMDA develops telco cybersecurity roadmap
25 Jan 19
The authority will also launch an electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) implementation guide.
Singapore's telcos turn to MVNOs as a defensive strategy
25 Jan 19
A sharp increase in new mobile operators is placing further pressure on them to solidify their subscriber bases.
Keppel T&T's profits edged up 16.8% to $65.45m in 2018
24 Jan 19
The increase was due to higher gains from its associated companies.
Daily Briefing: Government to invest $72m for workforce development; Keppel and SPH won't increase price offer for M1's majority shares
23 Jan 19
And over $28,000 lost to tech support scams in 2018.
M1 inks deal with Nokia to boost cloud-based IoT platform
21 Jan 19
The platform is integrated with cybersecurity technologies to secure IoT devices and data.
Singtel, Ericsson and Singapore Polytechnic open first live 5G facility
17 Jan 19
The facility will serve as a training centre and laboratory to boost 5G adoption.
TPG grapples with risk of negative cash-flow until 2024
16 Jan 19
It could fail to hit EBITDA-breakeven revenue of $150m over the next four years.
Singtel's Dash to expand mobile remittance services to Myanmar
11 Jan 19
Money transfers from Singapore to Myanmar through Dash will be available by March 2019.
Singtel partners with Geneco to offer electricity plans
10 Jan 19
The plans will offer monthly power bill savings of up to 30%.
M1 and Nokia complete small cells trial in push for speedier networks
18 Dec 18
They were able to achieve nearly 1Gbps download speed.
Singtel's mobile app Dash welcomes Visa and Apple Pay
10 Dec 18
Users can use their Visa Virtual accounts and Apple pay for transactions online and in-store worldwide.
Singtel subsidiary wins new regional licences in Australia's 5G network
10 Dec 18
It clinched 47 regional lots for $185.1m across Australia.
ICT segment may hold more promise in 2019 for telcos' profits: analyst
10 Dec 18
Singtel is projected to trade at a yield of 5.7% versus StarHub’s 6.6% amidst TPG’s entry.

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