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DirectAsia was founded in Singapore in 2010 and launched in Hong Kong in 2012 and in Thailand in 2013. [3] [4] During 2013, DirectAsia had gross written premiums of $25.3 million. [5] In 2014, DirectAsia was acquired by Hiscox Insurance to commit further to serving customers in Asia. Hiscox has reached a $55 million agreement with Whittington ...
As of 1 August 2023, the total number of subscribers in the Philippines was estimated at 113.97 million, a stark contrast from the 167.9 million before the mandatory sim card registration in the country.
In 2002, Virgin Mobile in a joint venture with Singtel, set up the fourth telecommunications company in Singapore. It was the first mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in Singapore. The operations were closed down on 11 October 2002 after failing to attract a significant number of customers.
In 2019, Airalo secured $1.9 million in seed funding from Antler and Sequoia Capital. [12]In October 2021, it secured $5 million in Series A financing. [12] [13]In July 2023, it received $60 million in a Series B financing round led by e& Capital, the venture arm of e&, with participation from Antler Elevate, Liberty Global, Rakuten Capital, Singtel Innov8, Surge, Orange, T Capital (the ...
The Bespoke SIM plan provides SIM cards to users with existing handsets while the Bespoke Flexi plan combines both a SIM card and a handset in the monthly price. [ 66 ] On 26 July 2022, M1, with 2 other fellow telecommunications companies Singtel and StarHub, announced the retiring of 3G services by 31 July 2024. [ 67 ]
SIMBA Telecom Pte Ltd, formerly known as TPG Singapore, is a Singaporean telecommunications company and one of four major telecommunication company operating in the country. TPG Singapore was founded in 2016 by Australian businessman David Teoh after winning an auction from Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) for its airwaves rights.
Until 1985, subscribers' telephone numbers in Singapore were five and six digits. Five digits were introduced in 1960s, whereas 5-digit and 6-digit phone numbers were introduced in 1960s as fixed lines grew, but in that year, these changed to seven digits as the introduction of new towns arose (Tampines, Jurong East, Bukit Batok, Yishun and Hougang) and a large number of new numbers were required.
Sim Lim Square has six stories of shops, offering mainly electronic and IT products. Sim Lim Square (Chinese: 森林商業中心, Pinyin: Sēn Lín Shāngyè Zhōngxīn), commonly referred to as SLS, is a large retail complex in Singapore that offers a wide variety of electronic goods and services including cameras, phones, video cameras, and computer parts and servicing.