Telcos

Singapore enters next phase of 5G roll-out as telcos achieve nationwide coverage

2026-07-07T04:30:36.000Z
Simba has 1.4 million active mobile subscribers as at Jan 31, an increase from 1.2 million from the year-ago period.

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

2026-06-29T10:49:11.000Z
Singtel group CEO Yuen Kuan Moon says an environment with four telcos is “definitely not sustainable".

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

2026-05-21T06:11:17.000Z
Simba triggered a race to the bottom when it entered the market with aggressive price-war tactics.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

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

2026-05-20T09:13:36.000Z
StarHub says that it “would not want to speculate beyond the information publicly available at this stage”.

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

2026-05-18T14:29:27.000Z
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.
COMMENTARY

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

2026-05-18T11:38:29.000Z
The proposed divestment of M1's telco business to Simba will be removed from Keppel's announced monetisation for 2025.
HOT STOCK

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

2026-05-18T09:31:33.000Z
Keppel is in “advanced discussions” with potential customers on the remaining two fibre pairs.

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

2026-05-15T12:05:04.000Z
The group's H2 revenue stands at S$1.2 billion, down 3.1% on the year from S$1.3 billion.

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

2026-02-11T23:53:10.000Z
In March, Singtel had three network failures that impacted hundreds of thousands of users.

IMDA reviewing resilience regulations in wake of Singtel disruptions

2026-04-07T10:29:11.000Z