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Companies & Markets

Simba’s 5G spectrum hurdle may accelerate Singapore’s telco market reset

Singtel group CEO Yuen Kuan Moon says an environment with four telcos is “definitely not sustainable".
Telcos, Media & Tech

Singtel seeks clarity on taking part in telco consolidation; analysts note ‘very high bar’ for approval

Simba triggered a race to the bottom when it entered the market with aggressive price-war tactics.
Opinion & Features
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Collapse of M1-Simba deal reveals chinks in Singapore’s cursed telco consolidation dream

StarHub says that it “would not want to speculate beyond the information publicly available at this stage”.
Companies & Markets

Analysts tip StarHub as ‘obvious’ front runner for M1 after Simba merger stalls

Keppel has disclosed that there were “quite a few” suitors and “more than one” serious bidder for its M1 telco business before it signed the agreement with Simba.
Opinion & Features
COMMENTARY

Scuttled M1-Simba deal leaves investors with more questions than answers

The proposed divestment of M1's telco business to Simba will be removed from Keppel's announced monetisation for 2025.
Telcos, Media & Tech
HOT STOCK

Keppel shares drop 2.1% after M1-Simba deal falls through

Keppel is in “advanced discussions” with potential customers on the remaining two fibre pairs.
Companies & Markets

Keppel inks further Bifrost deal with Telstra, in ‘advanced’ talks with more customers

The group's H2 revenue stands at S$1.2 billion, down 3.1% on the year from S$1.3 billion.
Companies & Markets

StarHub H2 net profit more than halves to S$38.5 million; guides lower earnings in FY2026

In March, Singtel had three network failures that impacted hundreds of thousands of users.
Companies & Markets

IMDA reviewing resilience regulations in wake of Singtel disruptions

Figures from local telcos point to rising data consumption, in line with growing AI adoption.
Companies & Markets

Singapore’s AI ambitions put telcos to the test, raise ‘dumb pipe’ risk

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