Telecom & Internet
MyRepublic and Tata team up for new mobile service offering
MyRepublic and Tata team up for new mobile service offering
Tata will provide service management for MyRepublic’s Boundless Data.
Australia's MNF Group buys network operator SuperInternet for $2m
This will give it a national interconnection with NetLink Trust.
MyRepublic launches 3 mobile plans in Singapore debut
Its cheapest plan offers 7GB data for $35/month.
M1 and Huawei to start 5G live tests in Jurong
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
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
Singtel said there will be room for consolidation.
Telco war heats up even before TPG enters fray in Q4
M1 and Starhub stand the most vulnerable to TPG Telecom.
Singtel launches 2-year rents for latest smartphone models
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
The company is also gunning for a Hong Kong IPO in about two years time.
Singtel launches data-free streaming with Apple Music
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
Telstra suffered from 3 mobile network outages after a software fault.
Circles.Life's $0 plan could slowly erase telcos' wireless revenue
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
It also partnered with SingPost to enable sign-ups in post offices.
Singtel buys 2% of Trustwave for $16m
The firm's shared capital had increased by 30% following the acquisition.
Singtel offers attractive dividends amidst unexciting growth
Its dividend payout ratio of 81% is the highest since 2011.
Singtel full-year profits up 41.5% to $5.45b
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
Blame sluggish project deployment that pulled revenues down to $228.6m.
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