SingTel

Patrick Grove’s South-East Asian gamble on VOD
Patrick Grove has thrown his hat into the South-East Asian online video ring, and he is betting on entrepreneurial flair and his New York-based partner, Evolution Media Capital, to give him the knockout punch against competitors such as Singtel.
Netflix-type wars: Grove’s Catcha takes on Singtel’s Hooq with iflix
After weeks of market buzz, Internet entrepreneur Patrick Grove’s Catcha Group has officially announced ‘iflix,’ its entry in the Video On Demand (VOD) space, just about a month after Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (Singtel) unveiled its own Netflix-type service.
Singtel partners Ericsson and Samsung to boost LTE speeds beyond 300 Mbps
Singtel said it will soon deliver speeds beyond 300 Mbps for its customers, using Ericsson’s LTE-Advanced technology to deploy a tri-band Carrier Aggregation service to be deployed over Samsung Galaxy devices.
Singtel rolls out virtual and AR studio to help brands advertise
Singtel has announced the introduction of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology as part of its live television production capabilities.
Week in Review: Telcos aiming to be the hub of our digital lives
It was mainly telco news that caught the eye of Karamjit Singh, who also shares with readers news of a personal tech channel being introduced by DNA next week.
Singtel and FireEye launch joint Advanced Security Operations Centre
Singtel and FireEye have launched a joint Advanced Security Operations Centre (ASOC), combining FireEye’s security expertise with Singtel’s extensive regional data infrastructure.
Philippines gets Hooq-ed, first to launch Singtel’s Netflix-type service
Hooq, the video-on-demand service from startup joint venture between Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel), Sony Pictures Television and Warner Bros Entertainment, will kick off in the Philippines from late February in partnership with Globe Telecom.
Singtel, Sony Pictures and Warner Bros to roll out Netflix-type service
Singtel, Sony Pictures Television and Warner Bros. Entertainment said they have established Hooq, a joint venture startup that will offer a regional over-the-top (OTT) video service in Asia.
Singtel aims to be among first to roll out 5G in 2020
Singtel is gearing up for Fifth Generation (5G) mobile technology, having signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ericsson, and by also adding its support as a member of an industry consortium seeking to set standards.
Singtel Advertising and Kantar Media in TV audience-measuring move
Singtel Advertising and UK-headquartered Kantar Media have jointly announced the introduction of Return Path Data (RPD) technology as a part of Singtel mio TV’s new television audience measurement platform.
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