Telecoms news from Singapore

SingTel Profits Fall by a Third on One-Off Items

Singapore's SingTel has posted a 33 percent fall in its fourth fiscal quarter thanks to a number of one-off events. ...more.

SingTel Upgrades LTE Network to 150Mbps Download Speeds

Singapore's SingTel has upgraded its LTE network to offer support for theoretical peak download speeds of 150Mbps, although the realistic figure is just 5-40Mbps, ...more.

SingTel spends S$150 million on nationwide 4G service roll-out

Singapore's SingTel today announced that it has expanded its LTE network to offer nationwide coverage with speeds of up to 150Mbps. ...more.

Singapore's MobileOne Profits Rise Despite Lower Revenues

Singapore's MobileOne (M1) has reported that its first quarter revenues fell by 7.4% to SG$243 million, although its customer base rose slightly to 2.05 million. ...more.

Nokia Siemens Networks Wins Singapore 3G Upgrade Contract

Singapore's M1 has commissioned Nokia Siemens Networks to strengthen its voice core network and expand its 3G network by refarming the GSM 900MHz band. ...more.

SingTel Launches Mobile Wallet Service

Singapore's SingTel has launched its own mobile money service, mCash, that enables users to make payments through their mobile phones, while on the move. ...more.

Singapore's MobileOne Launches Wi-Fi Roaming Service

Singapore's MobileOne (M1) has announced its launch of the country's first WiFi roaming service for both retail and corporate customers. ...more.

Singapore's M1 Launches PrePay LTE Service

Singapore based mobile network, MobileOne (M1) today announced the launch of the Singapore's first LTE based 4G prepaid broadband service. ...more.

Singapore Denies Improper Tech Transfers to Huawei in US Engineer's Death Inquiry

The Singapore government has said that it will support calls for a fresh investigation in the apparent suicide of an American engineer, Dr. Shane Todd who had been working a project for Huawei at the time of his death. ...more.

Amobee Signs Mobile Advertising Deals with Four Affiliated Networks

The mobile advertising agency, Amobee has signed exclusive agreements with four Asian mobile networks, Globe, Optus and Telkomsel all part owned by Singapore Telecom, ...more.

SingTel Profits Fall on One-Off Costs and Currency Effects

Singapore based SingTel has reported that revenues for its third-fiscal quarter fell by 4.8 percent to S$4.6 billion, while net profit also fell, by 8.3 percent to S$827 million. ...more.

Singapore's StarHub Reports Fall in 4th-Quarter Profits - CEO to Retire

Singapore's StarHub has reported that its fourth-quarter revenues rose by 7 percent to S$654.1 million, while net profit decreased by 5 percent to S$87.9 million. ...more.

Singapore's MobileOne Posts Flat Profits on Higher Revenues

Singapore based MobileOne (M1) has reported that its fourth-quarter revenues rose by 3.3% to reach S$327.4 million, although the net profit was up by just 0.6% to S$37.9 million. ...more.

Singapore Networks Fined for Missing 3G Network Quality Standards

Singapore's telecoms regulator, the IDA says that it has found that all three of the country's mobile operators failed to comply with its Quality of Service (QoS) standard ...more.

Japan's NTT DoCoMo Opening Customer Care Facility in Singapore

Japan's NTT DoCoMo is opened an overseas subsidiary in Singapore to provide Japanese customers in Singapore with Japanese-language support for a full range of communication services. ...more.

Three in five of Southeast Asia's technical consumer goods markets showed growth in Q3

The developing markets of Indonesia and Malaysia continue to turn in strong results in their technical consumer goods (TCG) sector consecutively quarters after quarters. ...more.

Moody's: SingTel's 1H FY2012/13 results in line with expectation

Moody's Investors Service notes that SingTel's first half financial results, despite negative revenue growth year-on-year, were in line with Moody's expectations; as such there is no immediate impact on SingTel's Aa3 debt rating. The rating outlook remains stable. ...more.

Singapore's SingTel Financials Hurt by Currency Fluctuations

Singapore based SingTel has reported its second-fiscal quarter revenues were barely changed at S$4.57 billion, while net profit was also very slight down at S$868 million. ...more.

Moody's: Temasek's 2.5% stake sale can be accommodated in SingTel's ratings

In a block trade, Temasek has sold 400 million shares in SingTel to raise S$1.3 billion (US$1 billion). This divestment is part of Temasek's broader strategy for rebalancing its portfolio, ...more.

SingTel Buys Stake in Mobile Games Developer

Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has announced that it is buying a 35.54% stake in Singapore based mobile games developer, TheMobileGamer (TMG) ...more.