SingTel

[Contrarian]

MDA should have requested Starhub to open up the exclusive rights in the previous EPL bidding.

Now ALL parties - providers & consumers are worse off. Only gaining party is EPL organisers. Their pay TV rights is so much fatter now.

[lonewolf]

MDA should have requested Starhub to open up the exclusive rights in the previous EPL bidding.

Now ALL parties - providers & consumers are worse off. Only gaining party is EPL organisers. Their pay TV rights is so much fatter now.

I think you probably mean allowing Singtel MioTV to cross-carry on Starhub STB.

In the good old days before MioTV, SCV was the monopoly; and as such there was no need for any opening up or even about exclusive rights. Were consumers worse off back in those days?

Its only when MioTV comes on the scene when things start getting murkier and all these mess that is the result. On hindsight, maybe MDA should not allow MioTV to exist at all. The way I see it, MioTV has done nothing to benefit consumers. It has instead generated unnecessary duplication of resource and hardware.

So this is just another example that in Singapore, a regulated monopoly need not be a bad thing. How many more examples do we need? Newspaper, trains, bus, free-to-air TV. The only exception - teleco services.

[CityFarmer]

MDA should have requested Starhub to open up the exclusive rights in the previous EPL bidding.

Now ALL parties - providers & consumers are worse off. Only gaining party is EPL organisers. Their pay TV rights is so much fatter now.

I think you probably mean allowing Singtel MioTV to cross-carry on Starhub STB.

In the good old days before MioTV, SCV was the monopoly; and as such there was no need for any opening up or even about exclusive rights. Were consumers worse off back in those days?

Its only when MioTV comes on the scene when things start getting murkier and all these mess that is the result. On hindsight, maybe MDA should not allow MioTV to exist at all. The way I see it, MioTV has done nothing to benefit consumers. It has instead generated unnecessary duplication of resource and hardware.

So this is just another example that in Singapore, a regulated monopoly need not be a bad thing. How many more examples do we need? Newspaper, trains, bus, free-to-air TV. The only exception - teleco services.

Well, Hubbing will not be promoted without competition from mio packages.

I recalled the saving from hubbing and mio package, from a total sum-of-part of hundred S$ to slightly more than $50 a month.

[a74henry]

Competition is always beneficial for consumers. Pricing and content used to be the competitive advantage. With MDA's latest call, collaboration could be a better solution, but don't infringe the competitive act by agreeing on pricing for all providers.

[CityFarmer]

The current price hike is obviously not motivated by higher earning, no impact on market price for Singtel today ...

India’s Bharti Airtel Q4 profit halves

NEW DELHI – Bharti Airtel reported a 50 per cent fall in quarterly profit that capped the third straight year of declining earnings at India’s top telecommunications carrier.

Bharti Airtel, which is nearly one-third owned by Southeast Asia’s top phone carrier SingTel, said net profit fell to 5.09 billion rupees (S$116 million) for its fiscal fourth quarter to end-March, from 10.06 billion rupees reported a year earlier.

http://www.todayonline.com/business/indi...fit-halves

[CityFarmer]

Qatar buys stake in Bharti Airtel

NEW DELHI/DUBAI – Gulf state Qatar has bought a 5-per-cent stake in Indian telecoms firm Bharti Airtel for US$1.26 billion (S$1.55 billion), the firm said on Friday, extending an overseas buying spree from mainly developed countries to Asia’s third-largest economy.

The deal is being channelled through Qatar Foundation Endowment and a source close to QFE said it would be an active investor in Bharti Airtel, securing a board seat at the world’s fourth-biggest mobile phone company by customers.

http://www.todayonline.com/business/qata...rti-airtel

[CityFarmer]

IMO, 4G adoption seems faster than 3G, probably due to popularity of smart phone now.

Optus secures 4G spectrum

Optus confirmed its success in bidding for 4G 700 MHz and 2.5 GHz spectrum, as announced today by the Australian Communications Media Authority (ACMA). Optus successfully bid for 2 x10 MHz of paired spectrum in the 700 MHz band nationally and 2 X 20 MHz of paired spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band for a total amount of A$649 million, reflecting the reserve price for both spectrum bands.
Kevin Russell, Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Australia and Chief Country Officer, said, “Optus is pleased to have secured the additional spectrum we wanted to enable us to deliver a brilliant network experience for our customers.

http://info.sgx.com/webcoranncatth.nsf/V...300824D94/$file/MR-20130507-4G-sgx.pdf?openelement

[a74henry]

IMO, 4G adoption seems faster than 3G, probably due to popularity of smart phone now.

Optus secures 4G spectrum

Optus confirmed its success in bidding for 4G 700 MHz and 2.5 GHz spectrum, as announced today by the Australian Communications Media Authority (ACMA). Optus successfully bid for 2 x10 MHz of paired spectrum in the 700 MHz band nationally and 2 X 20 MHz of paired spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band for a total amount of A$649 million, reflecting the reserve price for both spectrum bands.
Kevin Russell, Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Australia and Chief Country Officer, said, “Optus is pleased to have secured the additional spectrum we wanted to enable us to deliver a brilliant network experience for our customers.

http://info.sgx.com/webcoranncatth.nsf/V...300824D94/$file/MR-20130507-4G-sgx.pdf?openelement

Good news for SingTel. How much will the capital expenditure be for this rollout?

[CityFarmer]

I am reading a write-up in the latest The Edge, titled "Is m-commerce SingTel's next big thing?".

Direct involvement of telco in m-commerce, instead of as partner with key players? I am not so sure on its rationality. To success in m-commerce requires different skill-sets, which is not replacement with deep pocket.

(vested)

[CityFarmer]

This is the next generation of 4G, which will be deployed by telcos in Singapore. Singtel starts the race, and IIRC, M1 is planning to do it, as part of current FY Capex.

SingTel launches Singapore’s first commercial 150Mbps 4G service

SINGAPORE — Telco SingTel has today (May 9) announced the launch of Singapore’s first commercial 4G mobile broadband service that offers sppeds of up to 150Mbps, Mobile Broadband 150. The speed is twice as fast as other conventional 4G services, which go up to 75Mbps.

“We are excited to be the first to launch the next-generation of 4G services in Singapore,” said SingTel Vice President of Consumer Marketing Johan Buse. “With speeds of up to 150Mbps, customers will enjoy an unrivalled experience for multimedia content, web surfing, games and file downloads on the move.”

http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/sin...4g-service