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Retail Asia07/02/2022

Digital service provider to help customers mitigate the impact of online risks, StarHub and Chubb Insurance Singapore Limited (Chubb) have introduced CyberCover, a cyber protection policy designed to provide financial support for StarHub mobile and broadband customers affected by cyber-bullying, identity theft, unauthorized transactions, and undelivered or discrepancies in online purchases. With CyberCover, cyber protection, […]

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Retail Asia11/05/2021

StarHub announced its business performance update for the quarter ended 31 March 2021. Total revenue for 1Q2021 was $487.1 million, service EBITDA was $115.4 million while net profit attributable to shareholders (“Net Profit”) was $30.5 million. Total revenue declined 3.8% in 1Q2021 compared to the equivalent period a year ago due mainly to COVID-19 impact. […]

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Retail Asia23/03/2021

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Nokia announced the first 5G standalone (“SA”) Radio Access Network (“RAN”) Sharing network in South East Asia. The company has been selected by Antina Pte. Ltd. (“Antina”), a joint venture formed by mobile network operators M1 and StarHub, following a competitive tender process, to deploy 5G SA networks across Singapore. The commercial deployment of a […]

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Retail Asia25/02/2021

As Internet of Things (IoT) plays an increasingly important role in driving digital economies and business success, Singapore’s StarHub and Germany-based Software AG have teamed up to offer an end-to-end 5G-ready IoT service to help organizations in Singapore accelerate IoT implementations on a massive scale. Through this partnership, StarHub is proud to offer 5G IoT […]

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Retail Asia06/02/2020

StarHub has become the first info-communications company in Singapore to offer Amazon Prime membership to its entire mobile customer base, including no-contract SIM Only and prepaid customers. StarHub is home to more than 40 unique channels, amassing diverse entertainment programming of over 160 ‘live’ and on-demand channels in total. In collaboration with Amazon following the […]

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Retail Asia18/06/2019

Singapore’s StarHub has selected Red Hat to provide specialized training for its Integrated Network Engineering team to help them keep abreast of best practices in next-generation cloud-based platforms. Under the agreement, StarHub engineers will take part in the Red Hat Training and Certification program based on the Red Hat OpenStack Platform, which the operator has […]

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Retail Asia29/05/2019

Singapore’s StarHub has announced an innovative SD-WAN solution through its partnership with the Next Generation Enterprise Network Alliance (ngena). The new solution is designed to meet the needs of multinational companies choosing to set up a global or regional base in Singapore, as well as local companies looking to expand into overseas markets. The fully […]

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Retail Asia22/03/2019

Konnectivity, the joint venture buying out Singapore’s M1, has revealed plans to embark on a multi-year transformation of the operator to enhance its competitiveness in the market. The venture revealed it will compulsorily acquire the remaining shares in M1 after securing a 94.55% stake. Konnectivity, which is jointly owned by Keppel Corporation and Singapore Press […]

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Retail Asia22/10/2018

Singapore’s StarHub has started offering prepaid customers free outgoing local calls as long as they have an active data plan. The company will continue offering prepaid customers free local calls for the duration of their data plan, even if they run out of data. StarHub offers customers a choice of six prepaid data plan over […]

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Retail Asia19/10/2018

Singapore’s StarHub has revealed it is pursuing network sharing arrangements to further cut costs, after announcing a planned 12% reduction in the operator’s workforce. The operator could reach a commercial network sharing agreement shortly and be reaping financial benefits by the end of next year, the company’s CEO Peter Kaliaropoulos. The company’s new CEO, who took his […]

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Retail Asia16/10/2018

The local telcos will include Google merchandise as part of their promo. Both Singtel and Starhub will offer Google’s flagship phone Pixel 3 as it launches in Singapore. Google itself will sell the handset through its online store starting 1 November. With price ranging from $1,249 for its 5.5-inch model and $1,399 for the 6.3-inch […]

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Retail Asia16/10/2018

Signs have not been good lately for Singtel, StarHub and M1, the country’s three large telecommunications companies. Technological innovations, as well as changes in regulations, have sent shock waves through the big three companies, and virtual mobile telcos such as MyRepublic, Zero1 and Circles.Life have also posed a threat to the larger players. But with […]

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Retail Asia10/10/2018

Singapore’s StarHub has announced plans to cut around 300 jobs and pursue other cost-cutting measures as part of a plan to respond to intense competition and shrinking core telecoms revenues. The strategic transformation plan will also see the operator invest in growing new digital businesses such as its recently created cyber-security company Ensign InfoSecurity, in the development […]

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Retail Asia24/04/2018

Singapore’s StarHub has announced that it will cease further rollout of its hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) network to new residential and commercial buildings in the city state starting from next month. In a statement, StarHub said it will deliver its broadband, pay TV and fixed voice services over the Nationwide Broadband Network (NBN) or via its own fiber infrastructure […]

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Retail Asia23/04/2018

Singaporean telecoms operator StarHub has appointed Peter Kaliaropoulos (pictured) as its next chief executive officer. In a statement, StarHub said Kaliaropoulos will take over as Group CEO on July 9. He replaces Tan Tong Hai, who will step down from his roles as CEO and executive director from May 1. Kaliaropoulos, who was most recently CEO of Zain […]

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Retail Asia02/04/2018

Singapore’s M1 has joined StarHub in looking to carve out a share of Singapore’s new open electricity market. M1 has announced a collaboration with Keppel Electric, a participating electricity retailer in Singapore’s Jurong open electricity market (OEM) soft launch, to offer electricity bundled with telecoms services. New and re-contracting mobile customers are being offered the ability to sign up for discount […]

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Retail Asia08/11/2017

Singapore’s StarHub has entered a partnership with ST Kinetics to supply autonomous delivery robots to local businesses. Under the partnership, the companies will deploy Aethon TUG robots to business environments, starting with a roll out in three hotels to streamline the laundry supply chain. TUG robots (pictured) were designed by ST Engineering’s land systems business Aethon. They are designed to […]

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Retail Asia07/11/2017

Singapore’s StarHub has reported an 11% decline in net profit for the third quarter of 2017 to S$77 million ($56.6 million), partly as a result of lower core service revenue. Service revenue fell 0.7% to S$545 million, with mobile revenue down 2.3% to S$297 million, broadband revenue declining 1.5% to S$53.2 million and pay TV revenue falling 7.9% to […]

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Retail Asia30/08/2017

Singapore’s StarHub has launched a range of new postpaid mobile plans offering free unlimited local data access on weekends. The range of plans will offer unmetered access from 12am on Saturdays to 11:59pm on Sundays. During the week the plans range from 3GB of bundled data for S$48 ($35.46) per month to 15GB for S$238. […]

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Retail Asia07/08/2017

Singapore’s StarHub has reported a 21% slump in net profit for the first half of the year to S$85.7 million ($63.1 million), as result of declining revenue and margins. Service revenue for the six-month period fell 2% year-on-year to S$1.08 billion due to lower mobile, broadband and pay TV service revenues. Total mobile revenue fell […]

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