Telecom & Internet

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.
Daily Briefing: GIC partners with SoftBank and Sequioa Capital to invest $535m in restaurant startup; Industry head forecasts weak semiconductor growth
2 Mar 18
And here's why First Resources is still a good buy despite low stock price.
M1-SG Bike tieup to track wrongly-parked bikes
27 Feb 18
It will use RFID technology that can be installed onto other sharing devices like umbrellas and scooters.
India just overtook Singapore in 4G network availability
23 Feb 18
If you think your 4G mobile network is getting worse you are not imagining it.
Digital products to boost Singapore GDP by $13.2b
21 Feb 18
Bosses are seeing greater profits and productivity after their firms upgraded to digital.
StarHub profit woes intensify on subscriber losses
21 Feb 18
It expects services revenue to dip 1-3% as its post-paid base shrank 1.4% in 2017.
M1 Limited appoints Tan Wah Yeow as non-executive independent director
21 Feb 18
He was also appointed as member of audit, remuneration and risk committee.
StarHub CEO buys shares worth $518,000
19 Feb 18
Chief executive officer Tan Tong Hai bought shares as the price hit a six-month low of $2.56.
Daily Briefing: Qualcomm urged to negotiate Broadcom deal; Uber mulls sale of SEA unit to Grab
19 Feb 18
And here's one way the upcoming budget could affect you.
GIC aims to invest $2.62b in North American data centres
15 Feb 18
It bought land in Arizona to start building a data centre.
StarHub's profit fell 27.1% to $249m in 2017
15 Feb 18
It was dragged by lower profit from operations.
Temasek looks to buy $1.77b data centre
12 Feb 18
Nextdc's data centres are in cities like Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth.
Singtel to roll out 1Gbps mobile peak speed
12 Feb 18
Users can enjoy up to 20% faster mobile broadband speed starting 2H2018.
Singtel associates' profit share stumbled 14% to $420m
9 Feb 18
The declines were led by Bharti, Telkomsel, and Globe.
Singtel's digital advertising arm hits breakeven point
8 Feb 18
Revenue grew 128% to $321m and boosted its earnings to $20m.
Singtel's profit down by 9% to $890m
8 Feb 18
Network subscribers are making less calls, pulling down earnings.
Singtel venture capital arm invests in "deception tech" firm
7 Feb 18
It joins an investor pool that placed $47.5m in the firm.
Netlink's profit soared 32.5% to $21.67m
6 Feb 18
This was boosted by its revenue amounting to $83.41m.
Singtel to increase stake in Indian telco giant for $555.6m
5 Feb 18
It wants to go through preferential allotment of 85.45 million shares.
Subscriber-hungry telcos suffer 17% drop in data yield as price war ensues
28 Jan 18
Within one year, data yields fell from US$5.7/GB to US$4.8/GB.
SPH to pre-load media products onto Samsung gadgets
26 Jan 18
They also recently inked a deal to explore virtual technology.
Keppel T&T's full-year profits plunge 50.7% to $51.78m
25 Jan 18
The logistics division's weak performance dragged company revenue to $176.99m.
M1's earnings feared to slide 12%
24 Jan 18
This is due to a looming increase in the company’s expenses.
M1 net profit down by 11.5% to $132.5m in 2017
24 Jan 18
This was due to increased depreciation and amortisation expenses.

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