Singtel
Singtel is a leading telecommunications company based in Singapore, offering a comprehensive range of services including internet service provider (ISP), IPTV, mobile phone, and fixed line telephony. The company operates through various segments such as mobile devices and plans, apps and services, and wireless networks, catering to both corporate and consumer markets. Singtel provides a suite of services that includes broadband, telephone services, and television channel packs. With a robust international network, it ensures direct connections to over 100 countries and is a significant investor in advanced submarine cable and satellite systems, making it the second largest satellite operator in the Asia Pacific. Founded in 1879, Singtel also holds stakes in multiple telecom operators across the Asia Pacific region, including Optus in Australia and significant minority interests in key operators in India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. The company is majority-owned by the Singapore government.
HOOQ
Venture Round in 2015
Singtel, Sony Pictures Television and Warner Bros. Entertainment have established HOOQ, a joint venture start-up, to offer a regional over-the-top (OTT) video service in Asia. HOOQ will deliver both Hollywood blockbusters and television series, as well as popular local movies and programmes to customers anytime, anywhere by enabling them to stream and download their favourite shows on their device or platform of choice. HOOQ will be rolled out progressively in the Singtel Group’s Asian footprint, including Indonesia, the Philippines, India and Thailand, from the first quarter of 2015.
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