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Blurred lines as telcos revamp mobile products

Mobile network operators rolling out lower-cost digital-heavy services to compete with 'digital telcos'; latter could face network-leasing issues, forcing some to exit market

Annabeth Leow

Published Sun, Jun 9, 2019 · 09:50 PM

Telecommunications

Singapore

WITH the consumer market in revolt, telcos here are rolling out mobile plans that are big on data, flexibility and digital self-help options.

In this, incumbent mobile network operators (MNOs) may be taking a leaf out of the playbook of the mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) that lease frequency spectrum from them.

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