Posts Tagged ‘telco’
Tuesday, November 1st, 2022
With the resumption of travel following the restrictions during the heights of the pandemic, Singapore telco Circles.Life is venturing into the travel sector with its new subscription service for travellers – Jetpac.
Siddarth Chaturvedi, country head for Singapore at Circles.Life, launches the Jetpac travel subscription service at the Mandala Club in Singapore.
The details of the Jetpac subscription can be found in this story from the preview I attended last week in Singapore.
For the moment, the core services – Lite Pac at S$10-per-month – includes the provision of global roaming data, and access to airport lounge during flight delays.
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Tags:Circles.Life, telco, travel
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Thursday, October 27th, 2022
Singapore’s telco Circles.Life is venturing into the travel sector with its new subscription service for travellers – Jetpac. Details below.
Jetpac from Circles.Life will launch on 1 November 2022, with a Pokemon-partnered “Dare to Roam” celebration on 30 October from at *SCAPE, Singapore. Click to enlarge.
Monthly subscriptions are available in three tiers:
- Insure Pac: S$30
- Pro Pac: S$20
- Lite Pac: S$10
Subscribers enjoy global roaming data with rollover of unused data; access to airport lounges in case of flight delays; monthly Expedia vouchers (Pro Pac & Insure Pac) that can be accumulated; as well as travel insurance (Insure Pac only).
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Tags:Circles.Life, telco, travel
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Thursday, June 17th, 2021
StarHub boasts it is the first in Singapore to launch 5G-bundled SIM Only plans. Two new Mobile+ SIM Only plans are available for customers from today. Prices below.
New and re-contracting mobile customers will receive StarHub’s brand-new 5G SIM cards from today
Called Mobile+ SIM Only, both plans offer customers 1,000 talktime minutes, 1,000 SMS, and free incoming calls.
The S$38 plan comes with 70GB of data, made up of 60GB with a launch bonus of 10 GB.
Linksys 5G Mobile Hotspot
Need a 5G mobile hotspot device to share the data with up to 15 devices, check out the Linksys 5G Mobile Hotspot that was launched yesterday.
For S$7 more monthly (at S$45), customers will get extra 20GB of data (90GB).
Both plans offer customers 12 months of Disney+ on StarHub, 1,000 talktime minutes, 1,000 SMS, and free incoming calls.
In conjunction with today’s launch, StarHub has also started issuing brand-new 5G SIM cards to customers who renew or sign up for Mobile+, Mobile+ SIM Only and Biz+ plans, free-of-charge (Usual price: S$37.45).
More details below from the press release.
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Tags:5G, data, mobile, new arrivals, Singapore, StarHub, telco
Posted in Announce, Internet, Launch, Network, newArrivals, Press Release, Prices, Specifications, StarHub, travel | 3 Comments »
Friday, March 3rd, 2017
Get the scoop from Chandra Sekhar Saripaka, who is a Senior Data Engineer at DataSpark.
Chandra is an experienced software engineer with more than 10 years in the IT field that included stints in major banks.
An aspiring Big Data scientist should look no further than Chandra Sekhar Saripaka.
Chandra has had an illustrious career since graduating from the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in Hyderabad, India.
He began his career with Laser Soft Infosystems (a Polaris company) in 1995 where he progressed rapidly to become a senior software engineer leading a team of 13 before joining Franklin Templeton Investments one-and-a-half years later as a senior software analyst.
Chandra went on to join OpenText as an Advanced Software Engineer for two years, Standard Chartered Bank as a Senior Software Engineer and Framework Specialist for a further two years, and Barclays Investment Bank as a Big Data Lead for a year – before commencing his current job with Singtel and DataSpark in May 2014 as a Data Scientist.
As a Senior Data Engineer with DataSpark, he was one of two speakers from the company who participated in Strata + Hadoop World 2016 in Singapore, a conference which attracted the top minds around the world working on Big Data and analytics.
Chandra spoke on how to go “from telco data to spatial-temporal intelligence APIs”, by “architecting through microservices”.
He explained in detail the production architecture at DataSpark and how it works through terabytes of spatial-temporal telco data each day in PaaS mode.
Chandra also shared with fellow data scientists attending his talk how the platform operates in SaaS mode.
Chandra’s in-depth knowledge of Big Data makes him the best person to give pointers to an aspiring IT engineer in the field.
I’ve asked Chandra to share his valuable insights on carving a career in this intensely competitive arena.
What must today’s IT worker do to get a foothold in Big Data?
Chandra: There is a paradigm shift in the way traditional software is being transformed into data-driven software.
With the rise of many small and medium startups in the market, various cloud-ready tools – in terms of storage, compute, processing and visualisation – have emerged.
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Tags:analytics, Big Data, data, data science, DataSpark, Government, Hadoop, mobility, Singapore, SingTel, Spark, Strata, telco
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2017
Ying Shao Wei – Chief Operating Officer, DataSpark – was one of the distinguished speakers in Strata + Hadoop World Singapore to helm a session attended by fellow data scientists and C-suite leaders as he shared his insights into the analysis of “mobility as a vital sign of people and the economy”.
Strata + Hadoop World Singapore 2016 saw the congregation, in Singapore, of thought leaders in the Big Data analytics and insights arena, enabling practitioners to learn through the sharing of experiences and exchange of ideas. It also provided participants the opportunity to network for future collaboration.
To understand more about Big Data and where it is heading, I sat down with Ying to tap his insights into the trends and prospects of Big Data in this fast-paced sector.
Big Data is the buzz word in the world of Enterprise IT. However, to the man in the street, how does Big Data affect them in their daily lives?
Ying Shao Wei: There are significant ways in which Big Data is already benefiting the man in the street.
Ying is a veteran in the Big Data sector with deep expertise in telecommunications and Government sectors in multiple geographies across Asia.
The Imperial College graduate had served as a Deputy Director in the Ministry of Trade and Industry in Singapore, and was an Associate Principal in McKinsey and Company, before joining Singtel as Head of Strategy and Analytics in the Digital Life Group of the leading telco in Singapore.
Since 2014, Ying has led DataSpark as its COO, transforming the fledgling startup into an innovative Big Data analytics and insights powerhouse which leverages a variety of datasets and technologies to address geo-spatial needs across multiple industries.
Big Data enables the huge amount of customer feedback – through online reviews and social media – to be processed so that companies have a better chance of responding to and acting quickly upon such feedback.
So with Big Data, customers are more likely to have their preferences addressed.
When you visit an e-commerce website, you will be provided more relevant recommended products and services, thanks to recommendation systems enabled by Big Data.
Because of Big Data, I am able to see and sense my surrounding environment with better clarity than ever before.
When I use online maps to navigate or plan for a journey, I am using Big Data to save tremendous time and effort in getting from one place to another.
With Big Data, mobile subscribers are also now getting better network experiences when they use their mobile broadband connections.
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Tags:analytics, Big Data, data, data science, DataSpark, Government, Hadoop, mobility, Singapore, SingTel, Spark, Strata, telco, Ying Shao Wei
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Wednesday, March 1st, 2017
DataSpark is a Big Data company that is part of Singtel, Asia’s leading communications group. The company participated in Strata + Hadoop World 2016 in Singapore with two speakers and an exhibition booth.
Strata + Hadoop World is one of the world’s leading conferences on big data, featuring some of the most progressive leaders in the industry.
Strata + Hadoop World first came to Singapore in 2015 with DataSpark participating as an exhibitor.
Strata + Hadoop World delves into areas that include Big Data in telecommunications and finance; smart cities and urban automation; IoT and intelligent real-time applications; data science and advanced analytics; chat, machine learning, and AI; security, governance and ethics; as well as the issues involved in becoming a data-centric company.
Other topics include design, visualisation, and VR, Hadoop use cases, Hadoop internals and development, production-ready Hadoop, Spark and beyond.
The sold-out conference also featured two speakers from DataSpark covering how the telco landscape could be invigorated by using data assets to create new applications, as well as the use of telco data to monitor traffic in Singapore.
With the resounding response during the inaugural conference in Singapore, DataSpark participated again in this year’s Strata + Hadoop World 2016, as an exhibitor with a booth in the Sponsor Pavilion.
As a thought leader in its mobility intelligence, two speakers from DataSpark were also showcased in the conference.
Mobility as a vital sign of people and the economy
Ying Shao Wei, Chief Operating Officer, spoke on “mobility as a vital sign of people and the economy”.
The audience learnt how telco-enabled insights could provide deep, refreshing and actionable perspectives on the health of urban infrastructure such as road and train systems; the economy, in terms of trade activities and major tourism events; as well as the general well-being of the populace.
Ying Shao Wei, Chief Operating Officer, DataSpark, spoke on how real-time insights from DataSpark’s software help the organisers and public authorities better understand how crowds build up and disperse and detect anomalies in the flow of people, enabling a better marshalling of ground resources to ensure public safety.
These telco-enabled insights were gleaned from the software platforms and data science engines that DataSpark has built to make sense of the interconnected world of digital devices and more than two hundred million users across Singapore, Australia, Indonesia, and Thailand.
The company has successfully applied data science methodologies and techniques, such as data mining and machine learning, to make discoveries about the interactions between users and their increasing number of devices, from mobile phones and tablets to TV set-top boxes and broadband devices.
With their expertise and developments in Big Data and analytics, DataSpark is well-positioned to ride the wave of Big Data adoption that the industry and governments are looking to embrace.
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Tags:analytics, Big Data, data, data science, DataSpark, Hadoop, Singapore, SingTel, Spark, Strata, telco, Ying Shao Wei
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Wednesday, May 18th, 2016
The telco collaborates with industry partners, academia and public-sector organisations to strengthen Singapore’s capabilities in cyber security. StarHub and the COE partners will jointly invest S$200 million over the next five years to support a sustainable cyber security ecosystem.
At the launch of the initiative (from left): Thien Kwee Eng, Economic Development Board assistant managing director; Tan Tong Hai, StarHub chief executive officer; S Iswaran, Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry); and Professor Yitzhak Ben-Israel, StarHub’s Cyber Security Centre of Excellence. Photo: StarHub.
StarHub has announced plans to grow the local cyber security ecosystem at the launch of its Cyber Security Centre of Excellence (COE) where S Iswaran, Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry), was the Guest-of-Honour.
“Cyber security is a top national and commercial security priority for Singapore as our Smart Nation vision takes shape, touching many aspects of our personal and business lives. StarHub is proud to work with top-notch partners to bolster the cyber security sector, which is important for a sustainable digital economy,” said Tan Tong Hai, StarHub Chief Executive Officer.
The COE established by StarHub, is supported by the Economic Development Board (EDB).
It serves as a hub for the cyber security ecosystem, bringing together the best of brains and expertise to tackle cyber threats, which are among other serious risks affecting economies globally today.
Internationally renowned security expert Professor Yitzhak Ben-Israel has been appointed as the Advisor to the COE, and he provides strategic advice and recommendations to the body.
Professor Ben-Israel is a member of Singapore’s Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council as well as the International Advisory Panel for Singapore’s S$130 million National Cybersecurity Research and Development Programme which was launched in 2015.
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Tags:A*STAR, Blue Coat, CSA, Cyberbit, cybersecurity, EDB, EY, Fortinet, Iswaran, MTI, NYP, RP, StarHub, SUTD, Tan Tong Hai, telco, TP, Wedge Networks, Yitzhak Ben-Israel
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2015
“SingTel” is now “Singtel”, in its first rebranding in 16 years to provide better, seamless and effortless customer experiences to both consumers and Enterprise IT.
Singtel’s fleet of vans, newly brandished with the new logo and tagline, revving to go forth from the company’s headquarters at Comcentre building.
With much fanfare at its Comcentre headquarters in Singapore, the biggest telco in Singapore launched a new brand identity today.
“Generations in Singapore have grown up with Singtel. Customers see us as a trusted, reliable brand that is at the forefront of technology. In this digital age, we recognise that customers also want things simpler, faster and delivered by people who truly care,” said Chua Sock Koong, Singtel Group CEO.
Singapore Telecommunications – now known as “Singtel” for short – hopes that this reflects a new phase in its transformation journey to grow beyond traditional telecommunications into multimedia and ICT services.
The target audience is more targeted at the domestic market for the moment and three initiatives are being implemented for the consumer market with initiatives for Enterprise IT and its corporate customers in the pipeline.
The three initiatives are:
- Appointment booking at Singtel shops.
- Preferred customer care call-back time.
- Home/Office appointments: tightened window of waiting time.
More details on these initiatives can be found at the end of this article in the extracts from Singtel’s press release.
Singtel’s new logo, together with its rebranding promise in the lobby of its headquarters in Comcentre.
“Better Thursdays with Singtel”
From now till the Lunar New Year, Singtel is offering treats to its customers as part of its brand relaunch.
- 22 Jan: Free local calls all day for postpaid mobile customers.
- 29 Jan: Free SMSes all day for postpaid mobile customers.
- 5 Feb: Free 30-day preview of new SingtelTV channels for SingtelTV subscribers.
- 12 Feb: Free Facebook access all day for prepaid mobile users.
- 19 Feb: Free data all day for postpaid mobile customers.
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Tags:Concentre, rebrand, Singapore, SingTel, telco
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2014
The company also announced the general availability of its Hybrid Cloud Service in Japan.
VMware to continue vCloud Air global expansion to new service location in Australia.
VMware, a global leader in virtualisation and cloud infrastructure, has announced that it will extend VMware vCloud Air (previously VMware vCloud Hybrid Service) to Australia.
“VMware vCloud Air, combined with the VMware vCloud Air Network of service providers makes VMware the largest hybrid cloud network in the Asia Pacific region with more than 40 service locations in Asia,” said Bill Fathers, executive vice president and general manager, Cloud Services Business Unit, VMware.
Complementing the VMware vCloud Air Network of service provider options, the new Australian service location will provide customers with a hybrid cloud option operated by VMware that addresses local compliance and data protection concerns.
The service is expected to be available in Australia in the first half of 2015.
Additionally, the company announced vCloud Air will be generally available in Japan in the coming weeks, after completing a successful beta program that began in July of this year.
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Tags:Australia, cloud, hybrid, Japan, SofBank, telco, Telstra, vCloud, VMware
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Wednesday, December 11th, 2013
Internet connectivity to be boosted by up to 20 percent through the use of Self Organising Networks (SON) solution and small cells technology.
SingTel – Singapore Telecommunications Limited
SingTel is progressively rolling a range of network capacity enhancements to provide faster and more consistent data speeds in busy locations such as shopping malls, event and concert venues, and selected commercial and residential buildings.
Self Organising Networks (SON) solution
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Tags:networks, Singapore, SingTel, SON, telco
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