SingTel Group and Samsung partner to enhance mobile experience for customers

SingTel Group and Samsung partner to enhance mobile experience for customers

 

SingTel Group to drive joint communication, infotainment and technology services with Samsung’s innovative products

 

Singapore, 27 September 2013— The SingTel Group today announced a strategic partnership with Samsung focused on driving next-generation mobile communication, infotainment and technology services in Asia. The new collaboration takes advantage of the scale of the SingTel Group and Samsung’s innovative products and services.

 

Under this partnership, both parties will offer applications and digital services to customers of SingTel Group companies, including Advanced Info Service (Thailand), Airtel, Globe Telecom (Philippines), Optus (Australia), SingTel (Singapore) and Telkomsel (Indonesia).

 

In addition, the SingTel Group will work with Samsung toidentify opportunities for joint launches and marketing campaigns of key Samsung device announcements.The companies will also be able to leverage each others’ distribution channels to extend their retail reach to more customers.

 

SingTel Group’s leading mobile brandscombinedwith Samsung’s mobile device ingenuity will grow the 3G and 4G customer base in each market and also enhance the experience of mobile customers and broaden their access to intelligent networks.

 

Mr. Mark Chong, CEO International, SingTel Group Consumer said, “SingTel Group and Samsung will deliver an exciting mobile experience for customers, through brilliant mobile and innovative devices.

 

“Not only will our companies mutually benefit, but our combined 400 million mobile customers will be able to take advantage of the unique offerings that will be provided in the future.”

 

Mr. DJ Lee, President and Head of Sales & Marketing, at Samsung Electronics, said, “We are honored by this opportunity to provide our customers with advanced mobile experiences.  In order to introduce Samsung’s next generation mobile communications, we continue to fully support and work closely with leading mobile operators.”

 

The SingTel Group and Samsung partnership will commence this month with joint projects beginning from the fourth quarter this year.

 

About SingTel

SingTel is Asia’s leading communications group with operations and investments around the world. Serving both the corporate and consumer markets, it is committed to bringing the best global communications solutions to customers in the Asia Pacific and beyond. With significant operations in Singapore and Australia (through wholly-owned subsidiary SingTel Optus), the Group provides a comprehensive portfolio of services that includes voice and data solutions over fixed, wireless and Internet platforms, as well as infocomm technology and pay TV. The Group has presence in Asia and Africa with 477 million mobile customers in 25 countries, including Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. To serve the needs of multi-national corporations, SingTel also has a vast network of offices throughout Asia Pacific,Europe and the United States. These offices enable SingTel to deliver reliable and quality network solutions to its customers, either on its own or jointly with local partners. SingTel employs more than 21,000 people worldwide and had a turnover of S$18.18 billion (US$14.63 billion) and net profit after tax of S$3.51 billion (US$2.82 billion) for the year ended 31 March 2013.  More information can be found at www.singtel.com and www.optus.com.au.

 

About AIS

Advanced Info Service (Public) Company Limited or AIS, Thailand’s No. 1 Wireless Communication Service Provider, has operated for 23 years with currently 36 million registered numbers. AIS incorporates the concept “Your World Your Way” in the Quality DNAs integral pillars including Device, Network, Application and Customer service excellence, For more information, visit www.ais.co.th

About Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel Limited is a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa. Headquartered in New Delhi, India, the company ranks amongst the top 4 mobile service providers globally in terms of subscribers. In India, the company’s product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G wireless services, mobile commerce, fixed line services, high speed DSL broadband, IPTV, DTH, enterprise services including national & international long distance services to carriers. In the rest of the geographies, it offers 2G, 3G wireless services and mobile commerce. Bharti Airtel had over 276 million customers across its operations at the end of August 2013. To know more please visit, www.airtel.com

About Globe Telecom

Globe Telecom is a leading full service telecommunications company in the Philippines, serving the needs of consumers and businesses across an entire suite of products and services including mobile, fixed, broadband, data connections, internet and managed services.  Its principals are Ayala Corporation and SingTel who are acknowledged industry leaders in the country and in the region. For more information, visit www.globe.com.ph.  Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/talk2Globe and Facebook: http://facebook.com/GlobePH.

About Telkomsel

Telkomsel is the world’s 6th largest cellular operator by number of subscribers and the market leader in Indonesia’s telecommunication industry that serves more than 125 million subscribers. With 64,000 Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) Telkomsel provides the largest network coverage in Indonesia, reaching almost all of Indonesia’s population. As a pioneer in the development of Indonesia’s mobile telecommunication industry and to enter the advanced stage of mobile broadband services, Telkomsel provides cellular services through GSM Dual Band (900 & 1800), GPRS, Wi-Fi, EDGE, 3G, HSDPA, and HSPA+ networks throughout Indonesia, and is testing Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology. To serve customers’ needs, Telkomsel is supported by a 24-hour call center and 410 service centers throughout Indonesia.