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KKR–Singtel consortium near $10bn deal for STT GDC

by Harry Baldock | Feb 2, 2026

This week, media reports suggest that a consortium led by KKR and Singtel is closing in on a deal to acquire ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC).

Verizon business partners with Singtel and Skylo on IoT

by Georgia Sweeting | Mar 5, 2025

News Verizon Business is expanding its Internet of Things (IoT) services with two new key...

SKT joins MIT’s GenAI Impact Consortium

by Georgia Sweeting | Feb 6, 2025

MIT has been actively studying generative AI-driven industrial transformation, with researchers publishing 25 papers on generative AI in the past year. Now, the university is forming a GenAI Impact Consortium aimed at better understanding how this new technology will shape the future of industries and society.

Heavily delayed ADC submarine cable system finally goes live in East Asia

by Harry Baldock | Dec 19, 2024

Today, Japanese tech giant NEC Corporation has announced the activation of the long-awaited ADC submarine cable system.

Singtel becomes latest telco to launch AI cloud services

by Georgia Sweeting | Oct 11, 2024

Singaporean telco Singtel has launched RE:AI, a new cloud-based service designed to make artificial intelligence (AI) easier for businesses and public sector organisations to access and use.

Singtel partners with Bridge Alliance to boost GPUaaS offering

by Harry Baldock | Aug 19, 2024

The new partnership will see Singtel’s GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) service launched in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia

LG and KT partner for 6G research

by Georgia Sweeting | Aug 14, 2024

South Korean telco KT, led by CEO Kim Young-seop, has announced a new partnership with LG Electronics to advance 6G technology. The collaboration aims to position both companies as leaders in the 6G field and enhance global standardisation efforts.

Singapore bidding farewell to 3G from this summer

by Harry Baldock | Jul 24, 2024

Singapore’s mobile operators have today confirmed that they will begin shutting down their 3G networks in the coming months.

Global Telco AI Alliance sign LLM JV

by Georgia Sweeting | Jun 20, 2024

The founding partners of the Global Telco AI Alliance, Deutsche Telekom, SK Telecom, e&, Singtel and SoftBank have this week signed a joint venture for telco AI development.

Singtel confirms Optus is not for sale

by Georgia Sweeting | Apr 3, 2024

Singtel, Southeast Asia’s largest telecoms operator, has issued an announcement to the Singapore Stock Exchange today, explaining that “there is no impending deal to divest Optus which remains a strategic and integral part of the Singtel Group.”

Singtel bags $711m from sale of 0.8% Airtel stake

by Harry Baldock | Mar 7, 2024

The stake was sold to US investment firm GQG Partners, leaving Singtel with a roughly 29% stake in Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest operator

Global Telco AI Alliance create JV to build telco-focussed LLM

by Harry Baldock | Feb 26, 2024

In the summer of last year, SKT, Deutsche Telekom, e&, and Singtel joined forces to create the Global Telco AI Alliance (GTAA), an industry initiative to jointly explore AI in the telco space.

Singtel taps Starlink for maritime connectivity

by Harry Baldock | Jan 19, 2024

Singtel announced today that it will augment its maritime digital offerings with Starlink’s satellites to drive adoption of digital solutions by ship owners and operators so they can innovate and tap into advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, edge computing, as well as access cloud-based solutions to improve safety, operational efficiencies, and crew well-being.

Singtel to develop national quantum-safe network

by Georgia Sweeting | Dec 1, 2023

Singapore-based operator Singtel has announced that it will develop the first National Quantum-Safe Network Plus (NQSN+) in Singapore for businesses, in a partnership with ID Quantique.

Optus CEO resigns after network outage

by Georgia Sweeting | Nov 20, 2023

Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, CEO of Australian telco Optus has resigned from her position of three years after a countrywide network failure this month left millions without connectivity.