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M&A

China coal miner said to vie for M1

SINGAPORE (April 27): A coal producer based in China’s Shanxi province and China Broadband Capital are among bidders for US$1.4 billion ($2 billion) Singapore wireless carrier M1, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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TPG Telecom & Singtel continue battle in Australia’s telco arena

SINGAPORE (April 12): After successfully securing its position as Singapore’s fourth mobile entrant late last year, TPG Telecom is now eyeing the prized spot as Australia’s fourth mobile operator as well.

Telstra shares slump as TPG Telecom plans own mobile network

SINGAPORE (April 12): Telstra Corp., Australia’s former phone monopoly, slumped to a five-year low in Sydney trading after rival TPG Telecom spent A$1.26 billion ($1.32 billion) on airwaves as part of a plan to build a fourth mobile network in the count

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How Singapore’s telcos are responding to disruption with innovation

SINGAPORE (April 7): StarHub and Singtel are losing pay-TV customers with the increasing availability of Android TV boxes, free offerings such as Viu and CATCHPLAY, and an expanding array of legal streaming services available today – with Netflix being

Column

TPG Telecom secures more certainty together with sufficient spectrum

SINGAPORE (April 6): DBS Vickers Securities is maintaining its “hold” calls on telcos M1 and Starhub after Tuesday’s conclusion of the first stage of the 2017 general spectrum auction (GSA), where the regulator Infocomm Media Development Authority (

Fitch downgrades Singapore telco outlook to ‘negative’ on rising competition

SINGAPORE/SYDNEY​ (​​April 5​): Aggressive bidding in Singapore's April 2017 spectrum auction is a clear indication of rising telecom competition, says Fitch Ratings.

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Casualties galore amid telco spectrum bidding war

SINGAPORE (April 5): The Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) on Tuesday announced the winning bidders in the first stage of the General Spectrum Auction (GSA) for Singapore telcos.

​Telco spectrum sale raises $1.1 bil from all four bidders

SINGAPORE (April 4): The Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) on Tuesday concluded the first stage of the General Spectrum Auction (GSA) for Singapore telcos.

Broker's Calls

StarHub says no intention of merging with M1

SINGAPORE (March 31): Maybank Kim Eng Research continues to rate StarHub at “sell” at an unchanged price target of $2.49, foreseeing turbulent times ahead for the local telco despite it announcing a game plan to manage recent changes in the industry.

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Singapore telco sector’s likely return to 3-player oligopoly viewed as ‘favourable’

SINGAPORE (March 27): UOB Kay Hian is reiterating its “buy” call on Singtel with a target price of $4.53, while keeping its “overweight” view on telecommunications sector after assessing the impact of increased  competition with the entry of the
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