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SingTel's regional mobile subscriber base grows to 172 million

admin — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:25:51 +0000

Bharti breaks previous records for quarterly subscriber growth

Singapore, 4 February 2008 -- Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) today announced that the Group’s combined mobile subscriber base in the region has reached 171.54 million as at 31 December 2007.

Its mobile subscriber base in the eight markets – Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand – went up by 53 per cent from 112.28 million customers a year ago. The latest figure was boosted by the addition of Warid Telecom’s 13.21 million subscribers in Pakistan in the quarter.

Record net-adds propelled Bharti’s subscriber base past 50-million mark

Bharti, the largest regional mobile associate in terms of the number of mobile subscribers, continued to grow exponentially. It broke its previous net additions records by attracting 6.29 million mobile subscribers in the quarter. As at 31 December 2007, it has enlarged its total subscriber base to 55.16 million mobile subscribers.

Continued healthy subscriber growth from other markets » read more »

Action Engine Raises $20m to Accelerate Mobile Software Business

admin — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:28:34 +0000

Market Leader Sees Aggressive Growth in On-Device Portals to Media Companies

BELLEVUE, Wash. — July 30, 2007 — Action Engine® Corporation, The On-Device Portal Company™, today announced it has raised $20 million of equity in its latest round of venture funding. This round brings the total funding raised to date to $65 million and was led by current investor, Baker Capital, with participation from other current investors: Northwest Venture Associates and The Spangler Group.

The funding will be used to accelerate investment in the company’s sales, marketing and customer implementation functions. Action Engine pioneered the technology for delivering mobile on-device portal (ODP) solutions to media companies and mobile operators in 2000. ODPs are downloadable clients that reside on the wireless phone, which are developed with an underlying mission to make content, like music, city guides and video, easier to discover and use. » read more »

SingTel's regional mobile subscriber base reaches 124 million

admin — Wed, 09 May 2007 12:31:57 +0000

Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) announced that the aggregate number of mobile subscribers in the region, including its associates, has increased to 124 million as at 31 March 2007. This is the largest mobile customer base in Asia outside of China.

Compared to a year ago, the combined mobile subscriber base of SingTel, SingTel Optus and the Group’s five regional associates grew 46 per cent or by 39 million subscribers.

Compared to the previous quarter, the growth was 12 million customers. It marks the fourth consecutive quarter that the number of regional mobile subscribers has increased at a record pace.

On a proportionate to shareholding basis, SingTel’s subscriber base in the seven markets – Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand – increased 38 per cent from a year ago to 46 million.

Among the associates, Bharti and Telkomsel again posted the largest subscriber growth rates. » read more »

SingTel and Cisco launch all-in-one communications solution for enterprises

admin — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:53:34 +0000

SingTel Enterprise360 provides telephony, data, Internet and security services

Singapore, 8 March 2007 – Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) and Cisco® have launched an integrated office communications solution to help enterprises streamline business operations and improve productivity.

The SingTel Enterprise360 solution, targeted at businesses with 50 to 250 employees, is a fully managed telephony, data, Internet and security service that significantly reduces the risks and complexities that enterprises face in implementing and maintaining a robust communications network.

The first of its kind in Singapore, the comprehensive solution comprises hardware, connectivity and managed services and brings together all of a business’ communications needs in an integrated offering. Key system features include integrated voice and data network, advanced security as well as remote access for today’s mobile work force. The service is built on SingTel’s data and voice networks, delivered on Cisco 2800 and 3800 Series Integrated Services Routers, Catalyst Express 500 series switches and Cisco Unified IP Phones. » read more »

Record increase in subscribers sees SingTel’s regional mobile subscriber base reaching 112 million

admin — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 13:52:24 +0000

Three consecutive quarters of record subscriber growth achieved

Singapore, 7 February 2007 -- Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) today announced that the aggregate number of mobile subscribers in the region, including its associates, exceeded 112 million as at 31 December 2006.

Compared to the previous quarter, this was an increase of 11.5 million customers. It is the highest quarterly growth in mobile numbers registered by the SingTel Group. It also marks the third consecutive quarter that regional mobile subscribers have increased at a record pace.

Compared to a year ago, the combined mobile subscriber base of SingTel, SingTel Optus and the Group’s five regional associates grew 44 per cent.

On a proportionate basis, SingTel’s subscriber base in the seven markets – Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand – increased 38 per cent from a year ago to more than 42 million. » read more »

Winners of the Nokia and SingTel Multiplayer Game Quest 2006 unveiled

admin — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:24:44 +0000

March 05, 2007 -- The innovative winning games will be offered to millions of subscribers of SingTel and its regional partners on SNAP Mobile

Singapore - Nokia today announced the winners of the Nokia and SingTel Multiplayer Game Quest 2006, the multiplayer Java(TM) game development contest organized by Forum Nokia, the world's leading mobile developer program, and SingTel, Asia's leading communications group, for all Forum Nokia PRO members around the world. Launched in June 2006, the competition gives the winners and runners-up opportunities to offer their games for commercial distribution with SingTel and its regional partners, to more than 112 million subscribers in the Asia Pacific region.

Taking the top prize in the cross platform gaming, multiplayer gaming for the male segment and multiplayer gaming for the female segment categories were G-mode from Japan, Mauj from India, and Taito from Japan respectively, winning more than US$5,000 each in cash and prizes. Runners-up in the categories were Hungama Mobile from India, Activate from Singapore and 01 bit-side from Germany, winning more than US$2,500 each in cash and prizes. * » read more »

Record increase in subscribers sees SingTel's regional mobile subscriber base reaching 112 million

admin — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:46:29 +0000

Record increase in subscribers sees SingTelâ€™s regional mobile subscriber base reaching 112 million

Three consecutive quarters of record subscriber growth achieved

Compared to a year ago, the combined mobile subscriber base of SingTel, SingTel Optus and the Groupâ€™s five regional associates grew 44 per cent.On a proportionate basis, SingTelâ€™s subscriber base in the seven markets â€“ Australia, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand â€“ increased 38 per cent from a year ago to more than 42 million. » read more »

SingTel enters into alliance with Globe Wireless

admin — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:45:45 +0000

SingTel enters into alliance with Globe Wireless

Globe Wireless to resell SingTelâ€™s Inmarsat airtime in multi-million dollar deal

Singapore, 5 February 2007 â€“ Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel), Asiaâ€™s leading communications group and one of the worldâ€™s leading providers and founding partners of Inmarsat services, today announced that it has entered into an alliance with

US-based Globe Wireless, one of the worldâ€™s leading global maritime, IT and communications companies.

Globe Wireless will resell SingTelâ€™s Inmarsat airtime in a multi-million dollar deal. The company, based in Palm Bay, Florida, has a customer base of more than 400 ship operators with a total fleet of over 5,500 ships. The collaboration will significantly enhance SingTelâ€™s offering of communications services to its maritime customers and the industry as it will also tap Globe Wirelessâ€™ extensive suite of communications solutions, including messaging, data, voice, and IT applications. » read more »