Singapore Telecommunications Limited, widely known as Singtel, is a Singaporean telecommunications company headquartered in Singapore, tracing its roots to telegraph and telephone services established in the city from 1879, corporatized as Singapore Telecom in 1992 and majority owned by the Singaporean state investment company Temasek Holdings. Beyond its domestic fixed and mobile network, it holds substantial stakes in regional telecom operators including Telkomsel in Indonesia, Bharti Airtel in India, Globe Telecom in the Philippines and AIS in Thailand, making it one of Asia's largest telecommunications groups by regional reach.
Facts
Company TypeSingaporean telecommunications conglomerate 1 Founded Year Headquarters Connections
Operates In
A major telecommunications carrier; classified in the atlas telecommunications-industry.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Singapore, located there.
Sources
1. Singtel (Wikipedia)
Lead section, sentence 1
Singapore Telecommunications Limited, trading as Singtel, is a Singaporean telecommunications conglomerate, the country's principal fixed-line operator and one of the four major mobile network operators operating in the country.
History, 1970s-2000s section
In March 1992, Singapore Telecommunications Private Limited (SingTel) was incorporated as a separate company.
Infobox, Headquarters field
SingPost Centre, Paya Lebar, Singapore
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