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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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Singapore’s StarHub plans to lean on providing data analytics based on its customers’ consumption habits to compensate for the increased competition set to be caused by the introduction of a fourth player to the mobile market. The operator is already facing…
Singapore’s StarHub has reported a 21% year-on-year decline in net profit for the first quarter to S$73 million ($51.9 million), partly as a result of declining revenue from pay TV and mobile services. Revenue for the quarter increased marginally to S$592…
Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has issued StarHub a warning over two brief home broadband outages from October last year, after finding that the disruptions were caused by a surge in legitimate DNS traffic. StarHub Online’s home…
Despite speculation, Singapore operator StarHub has no intention of acquiring or merging with struggling rival M1, according to reports. StarHub’s management does not plan to acquire M1, Singapore’s smallest major operator whose major shareholders recently…
Singapore’s StartHub has opened a new innovation center and converged operations cockpit named Hubtricity, aimed at accelerating Singapore’s transformation into a Smart Nation. The 58,000 square feet facility will act as a foundation to foster service…
Singapore’s StarHub revealed its fourth quarter profit fell 33.2% to S$54 million ($38.6 million), as a result of higher costs and growing competition. Revenue for the quarter stayed flat at S$634.8 million, but service revenue grew 1% year-on-year to S$567.1…
Singapore’s M1 and StarHub are considering expanding their mobile infrastructure sharing arrangements to gain a greater competitive edge against new market entrant TPG Telecom. The companies announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding covering…
Singapore operator StarHub has announced the launch of services over the new Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG) submarine cable network, which connects nine countries in the region. The APG is a 10,900 kilometre cable network system with capacity exceeding 54Tbps,…
