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SINGTEL: FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE AND WHATSAPP SHOULD PAY US FOR END USERS TO HAVE FASTER ACCESS
22 Jan 2015 - 5:01pm
Temasek Holdings-owned Singtel CEO Chua Sock Koong have reiterated her call to charge content provider like Facebook, Whatsapp and Youtube for end users to have faster access. She has also claimed that if internet service providers (ISPs) do not upgrade their network, these leading application companies cannot deliver a good experience to their users. Using US-based video website Netflix as an example, she expects ISPs like Singtel to be paid by content providers for a "speed boost".
If Singtel gets to charge content providers for a "speed boost", it is very likely free applications like Facebook, Youtube and Whatsapp will pass the costs over to Singaporean users. Singaporeans may soon find themselves having to pay more for the free applications if the Singtel CEO gets her way or having to deal with slow connections on these applications.
Telecom companies have been losing profits on the traditional SMS service as more mobile users turned to web-based applications for messaging short text. In a response to this trend, Singtel, Starhub and M1 started reducing the usual data limit from 12GB to 2GB in June 2012. They will also most likely see their profit shore up if their request is approved by the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA).
In America, President Obama is laying legislations for "Net Neutrality" where ISPs are not allowed to create "speed boost" service for content providers who pay more.
The 59 year old former CFO overtook the Singtel CEO profile from the brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in 2007.
SINGTEL: FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE AND WHATSAPP SHOULD PAY US FOR END USERS TO HAVE FASTER ACCESS
22 Jan 2015 - 5:01pm
Temasek Holdings-owned Singtel CEO Chua Sock Koong have reiterated her call to charge content provider like Facebook, Whatsapp and Youtube for end users to have faster access. She has also claimed that if internet service providers (ISPs) do not upgrade their network, these leading application companies cannot deliver a good experience to their users. Using US-based video website Netflix as an example, she expects ISPs like Singtel to be paid by content providers for a "speed boost".
If Singtel gets to charge content providers for a "speed boost", it is very likely free applications like Facebook, Youtube and Whatsapp will pass the costs over to Singaporean users. Singaporeans may soon find themselves having to pay more for the free applications if the Singtel CEO gets her way or having to deal with slow connections on these applications.
Telecom companies have been losing profits on the traditional SMS service as more mobile users turned to web-based applications for messaging short text. In a response to this trend, Singtel, Starhub and M1 started reducing the usual data limit from 12GB to 2GB in June 2012. They will also most likely see their profit shore up if their request is approved by the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA).
In America, President Obama is laying legislations for "Net Neutrality" where ISPs are not allowed to create "speed boost" service for content providers who pay more.
The 59 year old former CFO overtook the Singtel CEO profile from the brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in 2007.
