Data traffic can only be handled on one SIM card at a time and you can select which SIM card you want to use.
Before you can use the SIM cards, you have to enable them in the Dual SIM settings menu.
To assign second priority on your second handset, dial *118***2# and press send.ĭual SIM Dual Standby (DSDS) You can receive calls and messages to both SIM cards.A notification will be sent to your primary handset: ‘Set as Phone:1’.To assign primary handset, dial *118# OR *118***1# and press Send.In his Budget speech on Feb 18, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said that the Government would look at increasing broadband access speeds by about 10 times over the next few years. So we are looking at improved broadband speeds, rather than decreasing prices,” he said, pointing to the potential rise of cloud gaming, where games can be streamed and played on low-end devices over fast Internet connections. “Based on comments from this year’s Budget, Singapore wants to go for high-speed broadband. While StarHub and MyRepublic have said consumers can benefit from their deal, Mr Mittal does not think this necessarily means lower fibre broadband prices. In 2020, StarHub rebuffed talk of merging with M1. The telcos jointly paid to build the network but they each use their own 5G infrastructure. He noted how StarHub and M1 already share the same 5G airwave network. StarHub did not say then if it planned to acquire stakes in MyRepublic's other businesses later, such as its mobile services here and overseas businesses.ĭBS Bank analyst Sachin Mittal said that with the regulatory approval of StarHub and MyRepublic’s fibre broadband deal and consolidation of the 5G mobile market elsewhere in the region, he expects IMDA to be open to similar acquisitions for 5G here.Ĭonsolidation might be a good idea due to the high capital expenditure needed for 5G networks, said Mr Mittal, DBS Bank’s regional head of telecom and technology research. So its total investment would come up to $162.8 million. With the deal approved, MyRepublic Broadband will likely become a StarHub subsidiary.īeyond StarHub's $70.8 million investment in MyRepublic Broadband shares, StarHub said last year it would consider investing up to $92 million more if future financial performance matrices are met. The acquisition involves a StarHub subsidiary, StarHub Online, buying a majority interest in a new business entity, MyRepublic Broadband, which holds MyRepublic's broadband business here. MyRepublic said the capital raised from the deal would be used to accelerate regional expansion plans. It had added that the telco stood to benefit from MyRepublic's "lean operating model and experiences in regional markets". When the transaction was announced last year, StarHub had said that it saw clear value in MyRepublic's "profitable and growing" broadband business in Singapore, which was "expected to be accretive to our earnings". The regulator said on Wednesday that it did not consider the announcement to have breached rules. Only one party replied - Singtel.Īmong other things, the telco asked if StarHub and MyRepublic had met requirements to seek IMDA’s approval before announcing the proposed transaction. IMDA also issued a consultation paper on Nov 19 to seek public feedback on the proposed acquisition for about a month. However, if any transfer of broadband services is required, the two companies have said they will minimise disruptions or downtime to customers. No significant impact is expected to broadband services for MyRepublic customers. MyRepublic’s broadband business will maintain its existing branding separately from StarHub’s. Under the deal, StarHub’s and MyRepublic’s fibre broadband businesses will continue to operate independently. On whether the deal could affect new players joining the market, IMDA said the current structure of the fibre broadband business means there are low barriers to entry. “Hence, residential customers can easily switch to the other service providers, if these offer a more competitive fixed-line broadband package,” said the regulator. This is because there are now at least five other Internet service providers in this space, it said.
IMDA also acknowledged the two companies’ belief that the deal would allow them to enjoy economies of scale and bring more value to customers.Īs for whether the consolidation would mean fewer fibre broadband options for consumers, IMDA did not see significant competitive concerns.
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