Telecom & Internet
IDA steps in to halt “bill shocks”
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.
HTC launches Windows Phone 7 smartphones in Singapore
HTC 7 Mozart, HTC 7 Trophy and HTC HD7 are powered by Microsoft's response to competition
I2R inks deal for exploring interactive TV technologies
MOU with local and multinational organisations to bring new experiences for TV viewers using NGNBN technology.
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