Singtel

Overview

Singapore Telecommunications Limited, commonly known as SingTel, is a Singaporean telecommunications conglomerate and one of the four major telcos operating in the country. The company is the largest mobile network operator in Singapore with over 4 million subscribers and, through subsidiaries, has a combined mobile subscriber base of 640 million customers at the end of financial year 2017.

Singtel has expanded aggressively outside its home market and owns shares in many regional operators, including full ownership of Australia's second largest telco Optus and 32.15% of Bharti Airtel, the second largest carrier in India. Singtel controls significant market share in Australia and Singapore. Singtel is listed on the Singapore Exchange and is majority owned by Temasek Holdings, the investment arm of the Singapore government.