Simba-M1 merger is off, but industry consolidation will come

Consolidation is necessary for Singapore’s overcrowded telco market to prevent a destructive price war. Read more at ...
Mothership.SG

S$1.43 billion Simba-M1 acquisition deal falls through after IMDA probe

Australia-listed telco Tuas, the parent company of local telco Simba, has terminated its proposed S$1.43 billion acquisition of M1. This comes after the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) ...

Telco tumult: Simba acquisition of M1 collapses; Singtel shares slide as S’pore business weakens

Following the collapse of the sale, Keppel pushed back plans to divest M1 by one to two years. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Business Times

M1-Simba deal: What are frequency spectrums and when does their use become unauthorised?

SINGAPORE] A proposed consolidation of M1 and Simba Telecom has been put on pause, after it emerged that Simba may have been ...

Singapore halts Simba-M1 merger review, casting doubt on Keppel's $1 bln sale

Singapore's ​regulator suspended on Monday its review of a merger between Simba Telecom and M1, casting ‌doubt on Keppel's planned sale valuing M1 at about S$1.43 billion ($1.12 billion) and sending ...
AsiaOne

Suspension of M1-Simba merger assessment: What are radio frequency bands and why telcos are assigned them

Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) on Monday (May 18) announced the suspension of an ongoing assessment ...
AsiaOne

IMDA suspends M1-Simba merger assessment over alleged use of unassigned frequency bands

Ongoing assessment of the proposed consolidation between telco operators M1 and Simba has been suspended, the Infocomm Media ...