4th Telco coming to SG. Will Internet / Mobile line prices come down ?

[KennyMGM]

Hope this new telco will drive down the internet broadband
and mobile fone line prices. So dont sign new contract yet !


S'pore may see 4th telco offering mobile services
By Julie Quek | Posted: 07 September 2010 2201 hrs

SINGAPORE : Singapore may see a fourth telco offering mobile services here soon.

The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore will auction off in November Singapore's final third-generation (3G) mobile spectrum, despite opposition from the existing three telcos since the idea was first mooted in March this year.

IDA said it welcomes bids from new and existing operators - and these could come to at least S$20 million.

Analysts believe a new operator may emerge - and it could be either one of the new broadband providers - SuperInternet or LGA Telecom.

Ng Kian Teck, an analyst with SIAS Research, said: "We believe that if a fourth operator was to come in, this fourth operator will likely be one of the broadband operators. And it will bundle these broadband operations with the mobile operations to form a bundling package for consumers."

Industry experts say the entrance of a fourth mobile operator will have the most impact on MobileOne (M1).

This is because the new operator will compete to offer low, competitive pricing packages to attract customers.

Still, customers will stand to benefit the most, from likely cheaper mobile plans.

Mr Ng said: "Pricing-wise, it will probably be in the lower-end tier because they are new entrants and they need low pricing to attract new customers."

 

[xtrocious]

Hello, this is not only OLD news, it's completely inaccurate...

There will be no fourth operator here - the IDA's auction (greedy sods) has failed to draw any new bids other than from the three incumbents (who all had to pay S$20m each for additional spectrum bandwidth)...

 

[johnny333]

Hope this new telco will drive down the internet broadband
and mobile fone line prices. So dont sign new contract yet !

Since when has the Lees given up any money making monopoly

If you want cheaper alternatives must do so through the ballot box. Expect alot of fixing from the PAP, they won't give up their $$$$ so easily

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Virgin moblie came and gone but thiers was only doing prepaid.
If/when there is 4th telco entry is always good news.

 

[Alamaking]

TH setting up new Telco to get lower income market izzit?

 

[Char_Azn]

U guys have super short term memory. We DID have a 4th telco a few years back. Anyone remember Virgin Mobile. It closed down within a year, that's why no one else stepped up to take up this one

 

[Alamaking]

U guys have super short term memory. We DID have a 4th telco a few years back. Anyone remember Virgin Mobile. It closed down within a year, that's why no one else stepped up to take up this one

There another 1 mah, SunPage or something?

 

[Char_Azn]

There another 1 mah, SunPage or something?

As far as I know they are only involved in pagers, overseas calling stuff. Sunpage never had a mobile phone plan. They provide more like extra service type thing so U still need to subscribe to an existing telco to use their services

 

[Rogue Trader]

New entrant will still be riding on infrastructure owned by temasek's singtel and starhub. that most likely will not affect ST & SH's earnings. M1, on the other hand, is gonna get screwed even harder.

 

[Char_Azn]

New entrant will still be riding on infrastructure owned by temasek's singtel and starhub. that most likely will not affect ST & SH's earnings. M1, on the other hand, is gonna get screwed even harder.

Not really it will just collapse and everyone will go back to M1 again. Again think back to Virgin Mobile

http://www.zdnetasia.com/virgin-mobile-exits-singapore-39062764.htm

"The Singapore mobile market is one of the region's smallest and most mature--with a large number of existing players relative to its population and very little growth," said Jonathan Marchbank, Virgin Mobile Singapore managing director in the statement.

"Virgin Mobile should have realized that it's not easy to move subscribers from one operator to another... subscribers won't easily budge for savings of S$10," said Ng.