Subsidiaries

Optus is Australia's leading integrated communications company - serving almost six million customers each day.  The company provides a broad range of communications services including mobile, national and long distance services, local telephony, business network services, Internet and satellite services and subscription television.

Since commencing operations in 1992, Optus has invested more than A$7 billion in the construction of fixed, mobile and satellite networks, including central business district and suburban local access networks.  These networks provide the company with an advanced technology platform capable of delivering integrated communications, information and entertainment services.

Optus became a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of SingTel on August 30, 2001 and listed on the Australian Stock Exchange on 10 September 2001.

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SingTel Mobile, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SingTel, is a leading mobile operator in Singapore with more than 1.9 million customers who enjoy excellent indoor and outdoor coverage.

With the increasing use of mobile data services, it has placed its suite of retail data services and applications to both home and business users under the brand name of IDEAS. Wireless access to IDEAS can be made using SingTel’s Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) and General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) services.

Access to its mobile data services is also available via *Send, a service conceptualised and developed by SingTel Mobile, and which is believed to be the first of its kind in the world.  By dialling * followed by short numerical codes, customers can retrieve a whole host of information such as vehicular traffic updates and news and financial information.

SingTel Mobile also introduced Singapore’s first location-based service (LBS) using *Send in March 2001.  It allows customers to receive vicinity-specific information such as the location of nearby supermarkets or cinemas.  Among other things today, *Send LBS can be used to help customers book a taxi, find out which bus services are available nearby and receive weather forecasts.

With the commercial launch of SingTel’s 3G services in February 2005, its mobile customers can enjoy higher data speeds up to 384 kbps.  3G also enables customers to enjoy video calls and high-speed video streaming. 

With presence in over 12 locations in 10 countries across Asia Pacific and Middle East, NCS Pte. Ltd. is a leading regional information technology (IT) and communications engineering services provider. 

Formed in 1981 to support Singapore's public sector computerisation programme, the now privatised and wholly-owned subsidiary of SingTel Group has built up an impressive portfolio of more than 2,000 large-scale and mission-critical projects deployed. NCS helps its customers gain a competitive edge through its broad range of services, including consulting, development and integration, managed services, and technology solutions.

Having established itself as a choice IT services provider in the region's public sector, NCS has also enjoyed substancial success in the education, financial services and insurance, healthcare and life sciences, homeland security, manufacturing and logistics, telecommunications and utilities, and transportation sectors. NCS has a regional workforce of 3,000 dedicated professionals. It is well positioned to engage in long-term partnerships to create value for its customers. For more information, please visit http://www.ncs.com.sg.

Launched in 1994, SingNet is the leading Internet Service Provider in Singapore and a wholly owned subsidiary of SingTel. As at 30 June 2007, it has 438,000 broadband lines and 49,000 dial-up customers.

SingNet caters to a wide customer base and offers a full range of Internet services with different usage plans to suit home and business users.  It was the first ISP in Singapore to launch a broadband service, providing customers with surfing speeds of up to 512Kbps using ADSL technology.  SingNet is also the first broadband ISP to introduce supplementary email accounts, child-friendly services and movie-on-demand (Movie Magix) to its users. With SingNet Wireless Surf, customers can now gain broadband wireless access on the move using their laptop and wireless LAN cards at more than 300 SingTel Wireless Surf Zones island-wide.

SingNet is also a Domain Name Registrar accredited by the Singapore Network Information Centre (SGNIC).

Associated Companies 

Singapore Post (SingPost) is a household name in Singapore with strong brand recognition. It is the dominant provider of domestic and international postal services in Singapore. It is one of the most efficient and profitable postal operators globally and offers customers a one-stop mail, logistics and retail distribution network in Singapore.

With a highly efficient mail delivery services utilising a sophisticated distribution infrastructure and advanced mail processing technology, SingPost estimates that it has achieved domestic mail market share of greater than 95 per cent. It believes that its Spring joint venture is a market leader in private cross-border business mail solutions.  

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