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Singtel shares continue slide after second Optus outage, but analysts retain upbeat targets

People walk past an Optus store in Sydney, Australia, September 29, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams
People walk past an Optus store in Sydney, Australia, September 29, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams

Trump mobile phone company announced by President’s family, but details are murky

Trump Mobile is the latest in a string of family deals that were inked after Mr Trump won his second term.
Trump Mobile is the latest in a string of family deals that were inked after Mr Trump won his second term.

Singapore’s mobile data price war: ‘You lose out if you don’t switch’

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Generic photograph of passengers using their handphones on the train along the East-West Line (EWL) near Tanah Merah MRT station on Dec 10, 2024. 

Can be used for stories on telecommunications, phone, handphone, Singtel, mobile, M1, Starbub, call, train, transport, fare and signal. 

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)
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Generic photograph of passengers using their handphones on the train along the East-West Line (EWL) near Tanah Merah MRT station on Dec 10, 2024. 

Can be used for stories on telecommunications, phone, handphone, Singtel, mobile, M1, Starbub, call, train, transport, fare and signal. 

(ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI)

Singtel, StarHub, M1 to retire 3G services by July 2024

The three telcos said that services to be retired include voice, messaging and data, which are no longer widely used in Singapore.
The three telcos said that services to be retired include voice, messaging and data, which are no longer widely used in Singapore.

Fancy phones are the new object of revenge spending

To many, Apple’s flagship devices are not fancy, they are the default gadget that benefits from an annual upgrade.
To many, Apple’s flagship devices are not fancy, they are the default gadget that benefits from an annual upgrade.

A Cartoonist’s View: Lee Chee Chew, March 23, 2023

What is 6G and why is it important?

6G services are expected to be available by 2030 and promise speeds up to 100 times faster than 5G ones.
6G services are expected to be available by 2030 and promise speeds up to 100 times faster than 5G ones.

India restoring fast mobile internet in Kashmir after 18 months

Despite 5G fanfare, mobile operators still boosting older network connections

5G airwave fees to be waived in Singapore till December 2019 to spur industry trials

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