fibre broadband
March 3rd, 2021 | by
Alfred Siew Linksys' MX4200 Wi-Fi 6 mesh networking kit will be free for those who sign up for StarHub's 2Gbps fibre broadband service for two...
December 22nd, 2020 | by
Alfred Siew A second outage in a month for M1's fibre broadband service means it's either really unlucky or has deeper problems with its...
May 12th, 2020 | by
Alfred Siew The new normal after the pandemic may be to go digital, but it may also include accepting that downtime is an inevitable part of the new...
October 1st, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew StarHub has moved "hundreds of thousands" of its cable customers onto a fibre broadband network in the last 10...
August 3rd, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew StarHub yesterday launched a new 2Gbps fibre broadband service aimed at gamers, becoming the latest telecom operator to deliver such a speed...
June 24th, 2019 | by
Alfred Siew StarHub has extended the deadline for its cable customers to switch over to using a fibre network to access the Net, watch TV or make calls until September 30, 2019. To avoid disruption, however, they will have to sign up for a...
November 1st, 2018 | by
Alfred Siew StarHub will stop providing pay-TV and broadband services over its cable network by June 2019, a move that impacts thousands of users not already on...
July 9th, 2018 | by
Alfred Siew The Linksys EA8100-AH Max-Stream router promises to make use of a part of the wireless spectrum that is relatively unused until...
April 23rd, 2018 | by
Alfred Siew StarHub will stop connecting its cable network to new homes and offices to deliver pay-TV, broadband and voice services from April...
August 14th, 2017 | by
Alfred Siew Once a laggard to regional rivals such as Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan which had more successful broadband rollouts in the past, Singapore has raced ahead to be a front...
February 12th, 2017 | by
Alfred Siew If you have a 10Gbps fibre broadband service in Singapore, you'd be happy to know there's a new Asus switch that handles the ultra-high bandwidth coming into your...
December 6th, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew With the Singtel network down, the angry reactions from both business and home users point to their deep dependence on being...
October 27th, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew NetLink Trust is staring at a hefty fine of S$500,000 after failing yet again to activate fibre broadband services quickly enough for users in...
September 7th, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew Singtel is giving unlimited data usage at Wi-Fi hotspots at places such as Cathay Cineleisure mall, McDonald's restaurants and MRT train...
February 27th, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew A new Internet race may be on in Singapore, after M1 started rolling out fibre broadband plans that promise 10Gbps to Singapore homes...
February 3rd, 2016 | by
Alfred Siew Such a fibre broadband service demands many changes, especially in hardware and cabling, so it will take time for costs to come down and equipment to be...
October 21st, 2015 | by
Alfred Siew NetLink Trust has been fined S$450,000 for failing yet again to connect users fast enough to Singapore's national fibre broadband network....
August 29th, 2015 | by
Alfred Siew M1 said it hopes that prices for equipment would be cheaper in the next four months before launching the same service for home users....
June 25th, 2015 | by
Alfred Siew The idea is to put up a mesh network in your home that can find the shortest route for each device, rather than take the long distance one to the router...
May 19th, 2015 | by
Alfred Siew It could start yet another speed race, pushing 1Gbps plans which only started being popular in recent months to the budget corner of broadband...
