Telecom & Internet

IDA acts on roaming phone bill shock by setting $100 monthly limit

Finally, Singaporean mobile customers can tell their operator enough is enough and limit their monthly data roaming fees to $100.

IDA acts on roaming phone bill shock by setting $100 monthly limit

Finally, Singaporean mobile customers can tell their operator enough is enough and limit their monthly data roaming fees to $100.

Media Development Authority seeks public proposal for FM 89.3 and FM 92.0

The three-month public tender process aims to allocate two FM frequencies to operate commercial or not-for-profit radio stations in Singapore.

IDA steps in to halt “bill shocks”

Consumers now have the option to block third-party providers that send chargeable Premium Rate Services (PRS).

Optus battles against Telstra

Telstra has exhausted its final blast in growth giving Optus the chance to strike back.

TAC to delist Singapore shares in 3 years

Total Access Communication, Thailand's second-largest mobile operator, would delist from the Singapore stock exchange within three years.

SingTel's mobile customer base up 34% to 383mn

SingTel maintains lead with highest postpaid net adds in two years while Optus postpaid mobile and wireless broadband subscriptions continue strong...

Acision appoints Chris Jenkins as Executive Vice President of Asia Pacific

Based in Singapore, Jenkins is also appointed as the Managing Director for the Asia Pacific region.

From being a white elephant, Bharti is SingTel's new cash cow

The Indian telecommunications company is expected to contribute about 15-19% of SingTel’s earnings in FY11F/12F.

StarHub partners with top Asian carriers to build high-speed undersea cable system

The 7,200 kilometre Asia Submarine-Cable Express will link Singapore directly to Japan, the Philippines and Hong Kong.

Keppel T&T and Keppel Land join forces to boost data centre business

Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation Ltd (Keppel T&T) and Keppel Land Limited (Keppel Land) have formed a joint venture company to consolidate...

Asia's mobile remittance payment systems make telcos credit-positive

Yet Moody’s warns that carriers may become too aggressive in mobile payments.

StarHub unveils new Facebook Mobile app for smartphones

StarHub offers New Facebook application phones for free to mobile pre-paid Happy Stars customers.

M1 profit up 4.5% to $157.1mn

The telco sees profit to rise further as it enhances its fixed service offerings for both the residential and corporate segments to drive take-up of...

Mobile broadband overtakes Wi-Fi

70% of consumers rated mobile broadband as an important service despite having access to free public Wi-Fi. This is according to Acision’s research...

SingTel mobile customer base up 35% to 368mln

Optus 3G subscribers increased to 4.5mln in the quarter, with wireless broadband subscribers more than 1mln.

StarHub third quarter profit up 4% to S$82mln

The company expects to maintain its year-on-year growth of its 2010 operating revenue to be in the low single digit range.

M1 first nine months profit up 5.7% to S$119.6mln

Total customer base reached 1.892mln as the company added 43,000 new customers in the third quarter.