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Ultra-low telco prices may hurt service quality and security, says StarHub CEO

Starhub CEO Nikhil Eapen said the telco market had been eroded by fierce competition, and should recover post-consolidation of Simba and M1.

52 people linked to fraudulent SIM card registration under probe

The suspects allegedly purchased SIM cards in bulk and were offered between $15 and $20 per registered card.

New limit of 10 postpaid SIM cards per customer across all telcos to kick in on Feb 28

The move is part of the latest anti-scam measures put in place to protect the public against scams.

Forum: Tighten post-paid SIM card limits to curb scams

Circles.Life to increase platform fee from 30 cents to 70 cents from Feb 1, drawing criticism online

Singapore telco Circles.Life will be increasing its platform fee on Feb 1, from 30 cents to 70 cents.

Face recognition required to set up new smartphones in South Korea from Dec 23

Under the new rule, new users must verify their identity through facial recognition when they buy a new smartphone.

Singtel fined $1m for fixed-line outage that disrupted emergency call services in October 2024

IMDA’s investigation found that the landline outage was within Singtel’s control, and it was not due to a cyber-attack.

iFly Sentosa parent sues Simba over equipment ‘trespass’

Skyventure VWT alleged that Simba’s equipment, which consists of an antenna on the rooftop and a base station on the ground level, has resulted in the loss of revenue.

Singtel customers hit by 6-hour mobile service outage on Nov 18

There were more than 2,500 reports as at 3.10pm on service outage website Downdetector.

StarHub Q3 profit falls 35.3% to $26.2 million

The earnings decline was attributed to lower gross profit from segments with revenue decline.

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