SINGAPORE: MCI Announces IMDA as New Telecommunications Authority for the Country
As Entirety previously stated earlier this year, the Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore (MCI) had announced the creation of the Info-Communications Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA) with merger of the Info-Communications Development Authority (IDA) and the Media Development Authority (MDA). On September 30, 2016, the IMDA was officially launched with an objective […]
SINGAPORE: IDA Published the “2016 Spectrum Auction” Documents
On April 29th 2016, the Info-communications Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), released on its website a list of documents regarding the “2016 spectrum auction”, an auction that includes 700 MHz, 900 MHz, 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz spectrum rights. The documents contain all the necessary information for possible bidders about lots, terms, prices and other […]
SINGAPORE: IDA Announced a Spectrum Auction of 235 MHz for Mobile Services
On February 18, 2016, through a press release on its website, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) announced a spectrum auction for the second semester of 2016. IDA will auction 235 MHz of spectrum for Mobile Service between the existing Mobile Network Operators in the country, and 60 MHz of spectrum for a new […]
SINGAPORE: MCI Will Merge IDA and MDA to Create the IMDA and GTO
On January 18th, the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) of Singapore announced on it’s website that on the second half of 2016, they will create the Info-communications Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA) and the Government Technology Organization (GTO). The new agencies will arise from the merge of the Info-communications Development Authority (IDA) and […]
SINGAPORE: Operators to turn off 2G by April 2017
The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has approved the request of the mobile network operators (MNOs) – M1, Singtel Mobile and StarHub Mobile – to close their 2G networks with effect from April 1st, 2017. IDA has required the MNOs to ensure that existing 2G subscribers, both consumers and business users, will transit smoothly […]