Telecom & Internet

Australia's MNF Group buys network operator SuperInternet for $2m
21 Jun 18
This will give it a national interconnection with NetLink Trust.
MyRepublic launches 3 mobile plans in Singapore debut
21 Jun 18
Its cheapest plan offers 7GB data for $35/month.
M1 and Huawei to start 5G live tests in Jurong
21 Jun 18
A 360-view Virtual Reality broadcast will be launched by end-June.
Great expectations: Here's why partnership gimmicks are not working out for telcos
21 Jun 18
Telcos expect a 16% revenue bump from partnerships, but only 30% have executed strategies with their partners.
'Four is a crowd' in Singapore's telco market
20 Jun 18
Singtel said there will be room for consolidation.
Telco war heats up even before TPG enters fray in Q4
14 Jun 18
M1 and Starhub stand the most vulnerable to TPG Telecom.
Singtel launches 2-year rents for latest smartphone models
7 Jun 18
Monthly rents for the iPhone 8+ and Samsung Galaxy S9+ are at $51 and $45, respectively.
Telco firm MyRepublic scores US$60m investment from CLSA Capital Partners
5 Jun 18
The company is also gunning for a Hong Kong IPO in about two years time.
Singtel launches data-free streaming with Apple Music
30 May 18
It will be available to postpaid customers for a fee of $9.98 a month.
Singtel's Optus poised to benefit from rival Telstra's outages
30 May 18
Telstra suffered from 3 mobile network outages after a software fault.
Circles.Life's $0 plan could slowly erase telcos' wireless revenue
27 May 18
It launched a plan with 1GB of monthly data allocation, 30 minutes of voice, and 10 SMS.
Circles.Life offers $0 'flexi plan' with free 1GB data
22 May 18
It also partnered with SingPost to enable sign-ups in post offices.
Singtel buys 2% of Trustwave for $16m
22 May 18
The firm's shared capital had increased by 30% following the acquisition.
Singtel offers attractive dividends amidst unexciting growth
22 May 18
Its dividend payout ratio of 81% is the highest since 2011.
Singtel full-year profits up 41.5% to $5.45b
17 May 18
It was boosted by gains from NetLink Trust and improved performance by its core business.
Netlink NBN earnings fizzled by lower installation revenues in FY18
16 May 18
Blame sluggish project deployment that pulled revenues down to $228.6m.
MyRepublic offers networking system for retail businesses
10 May 18
It gives the business firewall services, a wireless network, and tools for traffic and use analytics.
Circles.Life to exchange data for public transport rides
7 May 18
It offers customers 100MB for every 10 rides using EZ-Link on public transport.
StarHub caves under pressure of fierce competition
7 May 18
The telco’s wireless and pay TV business suffered the heat of new telco players in Q1.
StarHub Q1 profits down 14.9% to $61.5m
3 May 18
It continued to be weighed down by lower revenue of mobile and pay TV services.
MyRepublic to use StarHub's network for MVNO services
3 May 18
It said it wants to continue even if it was denied the fourth telco licence in 2017.
Singtel associate Bharti Infratel merges with Indus Towers
26 Apr 18
This will create the largest tower company in the world after China, it said.
Keppel DC REIT risks dilution amidst piling debt
22 Apr 18
After buying maincubes Data Centre, the proportion of debt in its current capital rose to 37.4%.
StarHub appoints Peter Kaliaropoulos as CEO
20 Apr 18
He was the CEO of mobile telco firm Zain Saudi Arabia.
Keppel DC REIT Q1 profits jumped 18.2% to $34.09m
16 Apr 18
It was due to higher income from its data centres in Dublin and Singapore.
M1 2017 profits slid 11.5% to $132.5m
16 Apr 18
Its handset sales and mobile revenues remained weak despite higher services revenue.
Circles.Life quietly eats up the telco market
11 Apr 18
Analysts think this helped M1’s mobile revenue growth to recover after a 3-year decline.
Chart of the Day: Telcos' wireless revenues fall amidst new players' entry
9 Apr 18
New players created $77m wireless revenue in 2017, denting those of Singtel, StarHub, and M1.
StarHub boosts peak 4G speeds to 1Gbps
6 Apr 18
Customers will need to switch to 1Gbps-capable phone.
VINCI buys Singapore-based Wah Loon Engineering
6 Apr 18
It expects to raise $201.62m revenue in 2018 from data centre construction.
M1 braces for lower margins amidst new business growth areas
2 Apr 18
It is eyeing growth of ICT and digital services, which comprised 1-2% of total revenue.
Keppel DC REIT buys German data centre for $135.63m
2 Apr 18
It also began the 15-year triple-net master lease agreement with vendor maincubes One GmbH.
Singtel to link mobile wallets across Asia
21 Mar 18
Singtel expects the service to launch mid-2018 in 20,000 points in Singapore and Thailand.
StarHub to sell electricity plans to consumers in April
19 Mar 18
It will offer consumers two clean energy subscription plans as the power market readies for liberalisation.
Singtel's Amobee Group buys 10 Amobee shares for $472.52m
15 Mar 18
It raised Amobee's share capital to over a billion at $1.2b.
Brace for Netlink NBN's network dominance
14 Mar 18
It’s the only fibre network operating 76,000 km of fibre cable, which has nationwide coverage.
Frenemies at the gate: Why Trump blocked Broadcom's takeover
14 Mar 18
Analysts warn that Singaporean companies linked to China will bear the brunt of an ongoing ‘economic war’ with the US.
Trump to Singapore's Broadcom: "You're a national security risk"
13 Mar 18
Singapore's companies on notice that they could pose a national security risk to America.
Singtel closes deal with Bharti Airtel
12 Mar 18
Singtel paid $539.4m to raise its stake in the company to 39.51%.
Daily Briefing: World's oldest billionaire lives in Singapore; GIC and Temasek in talks for $1.5b 'Salt Bae' resto deal
8 Mar 18
And here's why Singapore's debt consolidation plan might not be working.

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