Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel)

Tech

Singtel to be exclusive carrier partner of Razer Phone 2 in Singapore

SINGAPORE (Oct 30): Singtel will be the exclusive carrier partner of the Razer Phone 2 in Singapore. Razer’s new flagship phone will be released on Nov 3 and prices for the phone will start from $98.

In print this week

When playing Dota 2 is dead serious business

SINGAPORE (Oct 26): “Most people would think I’m doing some IT job, and when I say I play games for a living, they tend to think I develop games,” iceiceice tells The Edge Singapore.

Singtel invests US$250 million in Airtel Africa to pare debt before IPO: Update

SINGAPORE (Oct 24): Singtel has entered into an agreement with its regional associate Bharti Airtel (Airtel) to invest US$250 million ($344.7 million) in Airtel Africa, a subsidiary of Airtel with operations in 14 African countries.

Broker's Calls

Singtel’s Bharti Airtel and Amobee units facing headwinds

SINGAPORE (Oct 23): UOB KayHian is maintaining Singtel at “buy” with $3.94 target despite Bharti Airtel being hit hard by keen competition and Amobee facing headwinds although Telkomsel pricing looks to be on the mend.

M&A

Singtel's Optus Cyber Security makes $23 mil acquisition

SINGAPORE (Oct 10): Singtel’s wholly-owned subsidiary Optus Cyber Security has signed an agreement to fully acquire Hivint, an award-winning cyber security consulting company in Australia, for A$23.3 million ($23 million) to enhance the group’s cyber

Broker's Calls

Singtel building sticky regional mobile payment, e-gaming networks

SINGAPORE (Oct 10): Singapore Telecommunications is collaborating with Optus and its regional mobile associates to build an eco-system of digital services in the areas of mobile payments, gaming and e-sports.

Fintech

Singtel, AIS launch cross-border mobile payments alliance

BANGKOK (Oct 2): Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) today launched its own mobile payment alliance, VIA, as it tries to grow its clout in the highly competitive e-payment industry.

Broker's Calls

New Apple iPhones unlikely to move the needle for telcos

SINGAPORE (Oct 1): UOB Kay Hian is maintaining its “overweight” rating on the telecommunications sector in Singapore despite the launch of the new range of Apple iPhones – the XS, XS Max and XR.

Cybersecurity

Singtel's Trustwave unveils new global cyber threat identification and elimination capabilities

SINGAPORE (Sept 18): Trustwave, the cybersecurity arm of Singtel, on Tuesday unveiled new and enhanced global capabilities in identifying and eliminating cyber threats for its managed security services in the Asia Pacific.

Management & Corporate Governance

5 SGX-listed companies among Asean leaders in anti-corruption disclosure

SINGAPORE (Aug 27): Five Singapore-listed companies – Golden Agri-Resources, Sembcorp Industries, SIA Engineering Company, Singapore Airlines, and Singapore Telecommunications – have been named among the top 11 companies across Asean with the highest
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