tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276688108456391559.post8639904588114281757..comments2024-02-27T13:41:46.698+08:00Comments on SG Young Investment: Why TPG Telecom Is Not A Threat To The Incumbent Telcos In Singapore? SGYIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09445517891969740960noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276688108456391559.post-55261634547136417282018-12-06T21:19:10.112+08:002018-12-06T21:19:10.112+08:00Hi Tery,
The trickiness of improving mobile cover...Hi Tery,<br /><br />The trickiness of improving mobile coverage is also that the Telco cannot just keep building more base station. If the base stations are too near to each other, it will cause interference also and result in poor voice and data quality. <br /><br />Singapore's urban environment also makes it harder for good mobile coverage as there are many high rise buildings which can block the signal. For MRT, the issue is always that there are many people using mobile phones at the same time which results in slow speed. There are regulations on the coverage to achieve set by the authority. SGYIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09445517891969740960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276688108456391559.post-61916780919057033652018-12-06T16:50:27.548+08:002018-12-06T16:50:27.548+08:00Hi there,
Thanks for a thoroughly well written an...Hi there, <br />Thanks for a thoroughly well written and insightful article. I am curious to know your take on the mobile phone reception quality in Singapore. For years, many of us have become somewhat displeased with the lack of improvement in mobile phone reception even as we move from one telco to the other. I heard like you have echoed here, that it is very difficult to set up enough base stations / antennaes throughout Singapore - and thanks to this article: both in and outdoors. Would you say telcos have reached a point, probably since years ago, that ‘good enough is good enough’ in terms of cellphone coverage? Obviously, different telcos would have differing quality of coverage in different parts of the island but I get the sense that we have reached a plateau in improvement: especially in the last 7-10years. It feels like cellphone reception hasn’t improved much. And despite the challenges mentioned around limited time to install antennas in mrt lines, has there not been a deadline set to install them up properly and perhaps achieved a certain level of persistent coverage? Is there even such a rating?<br /><br />Thank you for your reply! :)<br /><br />Teryteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14063114540032975845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276688108456391559.post-61061459103190209352018-10-06T02:27:13.456+08:002018-10-06T02:27:13.456+08:00virgin mobile wasn't a telco. they were a mvno...virgin mobile wasn't a telco. they were a mvno. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276688108456391559.post-73583403939673873732018-05-20T18:05:03.897+08:002018-05-20T18:05:03.897+08:00Hi Rell,
Yes they can burn cash to disrupt the in...Hi Rell,<br /><br />Yes they can burn cash to disrupt the industry. Grab is one good example which sucessfully disrupted the traditional taxi business in Singapore. <br /><br />For telcos, i think its hard to disrupt because of the high barrier to entry. The startup cost is already in hundreds of millions in Singapore and if they continue to burn cash, it will be even worse. After that, how much can they earn after burning all the cash? In India i guess its different because the cost to build a telecom network should be lower SGYIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09445517891969740960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276688108456391559.post-54572493295224353532018-05-20T10:27:02.490+08:002018-05-20T10:27:02.490+08:00What TPG needs is a cash-rich investor. They can t...What TPG needs is a cash-rich investor. They can then keep doling out incentives to pull away subscribers from the incumbents. That's what is happening in India.Rellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276688108456391559.post-4032062604820496532018-05-11T10:51:59.280+08:002018-05-11T10:51:59.280+08:00Hey,
Welcome to my blog! Hey,<br /><br />Welcome to my blog! SGYIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09445517891969740960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276688108456391559.post-53787018889855607312018-05-11T10:51:19.137+08:002018-05-11T10:51:19.137+08:00Hi INTJ,
Yes they can work with the existing 3 te...Hi INTJ,<br /><br />Yes they can work with the existing 3 telcos for inbuilding coverage through the combine antenna system. However, when the existing 3 telcos do this combine system, they come together to work out the proposals etc and share the cost as well. It might be difficult to work out an arrangement with TPG on this. <br /><br />I would think that there will most probably be a price war but it will be temporary. If the network is not up to standard, people will switch back in the end. SGYIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09445517891969740960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276688108456391559.post-34959120675735224792018-05-11T08:44:38.256+08:002018-05-11T08:44:38.256+08:00Hi,
Thanks for the post. It is very insightful. ...Hi, <br /><br />Thanks for the post. It is very insightful. <br /><br />Will it be technologically feasible for TPG to have their own personal network for outdoor street coverage, and work together with the other 3 Telcos to provide indoor coverage? <br /><br />I also find it hard to envision TPG being successful in Singapore, as they have challenges in capital expenditure as well as infrastructure setup in Singapore, and a highly leveraged balanced sheet which limits borrowing costs for expansion / marketing. <br /><br />The caveat is the risk of a elongated price war between the 4 Telcos. Lets hope it doesn't go into that. <br />INTJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423976981165427180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276688108456391559.post-20046559459916838172018-05-10T20:28:40.526+08:002018-05-10T20:28:40.526+08:00Hey there! This is my first visit to your blog! We...Hey there! This is my first visit to your blog! We <br />are a team of volunteers and starting a new initiative in a community in the <br />same niche. Your blog provided us useful information to work on. <br />You have done a outstanding job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com