Singtel employee of 45 years Tan Lam Liong saw Singapore’s transition to Smart Nation

Mr Tan Lam Liong, 67, has been working for Singtel for 45 years. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
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SINGAPORE – Whenever Mr Tan Lam Liong visits his friends’ homes and sees them using Singtel’s home broadband, a sense of pride swells within him.

The 67-year-old heads a team at the communications technology group that fixes bugs in home devices, such as routers and set-top boxes, before they are rolled out to customers.

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