telecommunications

SINGAPORE (Mar 15): OCBC Investment Research is maintaining “neutral” on Singapore’s telco sector in the wake of the 4QCY18 reporting season, which saw StarHub and M1 results come in within expectations, while that of Singtel’s was slightly under.

SINGAPORE (Mar 6): American telco conglomerate AT&T has joined the Global Telco Security Alliance – which was launched in April 2018 by four telecommunications operators around the world including Singtel – as an equal member of the group.

SINGAPORE (Jan 2): UOB Kay Hian has downgraded its view on Singapore’s telco sector to “market weight” from “overweight” in anticipation of intense competition from TPG Telecom.

SINGAPORE (Nov 8): Singtel announced earnings of $667.2 million for 2Q19, down from its restated earnings of $2.85 bil in 2Q18, where a $2.05 billion exceptional gain was booked on the partial divestment of NetLink Trust.

SINGAPORE (Oct 3): StarHub is embarking on a strategic transformation review that will include laying off an estimated 300 of its full-time staff, primarily those in non-customer facing functions, with those affected to be notified by the end of this mont

SINGAPORE (Sept 6): DBS and RHB are maintaining their “hold” and “neutral” calls on StarHub with the respective price targets of $1.42 and $1.78, while CGS-CIMB Research’s “add” call remains unchanged with a target price of $1.85.

SINGAPORE (May 3): StarHub has entered into a strategic partnership to provide MyRepublic with the mobile network infrastructure to launch its Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) services in Singapore.

MUMBAI (Apr 25): Bharti Airtel agreed to merge a unit with closely held Indus Towers in a deal that creates a US$14.6 billion ($19.4 billion) telecom tower operator that would be the largest outside China.

SINGAPORE (Apr 20): StarHub has appointed former senior executive Peter Kaliaropoulos, 58, as its group CEO from July 9.