Background


As Asia's leading communications group with operations and investments in more than 20 countries and territories around the world, the SingTel Group is committed to bringing the best of global communications to customers in the Asia Pacific and beyond. Serving both the corporate and consumer markets, the Group provides a comprehensive portfolio of services that include voice and data services over fixed, wireless and Internet platforms.

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 SingTels Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) and General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) services.

With the commercial launch of SingTels 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.