Telstra has announced it had successfully secured new operating licences in Singapore and Japan, allowing it to own infrastructure facilities and be directly responsible for services delivered to customers locally in both countries. The announcement follows the recent award of three licences to provide customers in India with international long-distance telecommunications and ISP services. In …
Tag Archive: Singapore
Nov
11
Study: Consumers Don’t Want Brands to Bother Them in Social Networks
Are you a social media marketer that has set up a Facebook page to get all your consumers to be ‘friends’ with you? If so, you may want to know that a recent study revealed 57 percent of people in developed markets globally do not want to engage with brands via social media. The study …
Nov
11
Subscription radio goes on Subscription TV
For the first time in Singapore, a subscription radio station will be available on a subscription TV platform. On 15 November, RediGold – Rediffusion’s top radio station – will be launched on StarHub TV Channel 890, in a tie-up by StarHub and Rediffusion to enhance their reach to the increasing senior population in Singapore. RediGold …
Sep
07
Asia Journalism Fellowship 2012 opens for applications
The fourth round of the Asia Journalism Fellowship will run from 27 February to 18 May 2012. The programme is accepting applications until 14 October 2011 from accomplished mid-career journalists. The annual programme is an initiative of Temasek Foundation and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. It brings journalists from across Asia to NTU’s Wee Kim Wee School …
Aug
12
SingTel profit dips on forex losses
SingTel has revealed its first quarter profit slumped 2.9%, due to forex woes and finance and tax expenses. The company reported net profit of S$943 million ($773 million), and 7.4% higher group revenue of S$4.29 billion. SingTel’s core businesses in Singapore and Australia – through subsidiary Optus – each grew revenue around 2% – and …
Jul
18
Telcos must promote Web filters from Sept
The Media Development Authority (MDA) has made it compulsory for Internet service providers to promote Internet filters to customers amid the growing usage of the Web among children – made even more so with the popularity of mobile devices. From September, telecommunications companies must promote such filters – essentially software which parents can install to …
Jun
03
Information Session on Graduate Programs in Communication in NTU
Graduate Research Programmes in the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information The Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) is one of the top Schools in communication and information in Asia. The School is recruiting students to the following graduate research programmes: · Doctor of Philosophy · …
