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Did you know that the fibre optic cables connecting you to the Internet are made up of strands as thin as a human hair? “As infrastructure engineers, we do the planning for all the cables across Singapore – which exchanges they should go to or which buildings or customer premises they terminate in,” shared Lay Peng Tok, Senior Director of Infrastructure Engineering. When the company appointed her as Chairperson of Women in Networks and tasked her to run a survey to see if female staff experience gender discrimination in the workplace, she was not surprised that the findings revealed they did not, remarking, “Personally, I don’t feel it.” Stay tuned as we continue to share new reflections every week, celebrating our 145 years of communication. You can still get your own copy of Voices from Comcentre for S$25 at select Singtel stores until 31 December 2024. All proceeds go to the Singtel Touching Lives Fund. This fund supports six special education schools which play a pivotal role in shaping the lives of students with special needs. #Singtel #EmpowerEveryGeneration #VoicesFromComcentre #Innovation

The Sharity Reimagined exhibition is live! The Sharity through Singtel’s lens symbolises enduring love and connections in a rapidly evolving digital world and is a reminder that even as technology advances, compassion and inclusivity are at the heart of progress.   Singtel was also presented a token of appreciation at the Christmas on a Great Street light-up last weekend, for our contributions to Community Chest Singapore over the years.   Come down to the exhibition fundraiser from now until 17 November at B4 ION Orchard to check out our figurine!   Join us in supporting children with special needs – every donation counts: https://lnkd.in/gR4fmqyf Anna Yip Tharman Shanmugaratnam   #SharityReimagined #Sharity40 #CaringNeverGetsOld #Singtel #EmpowerEveryGeneration #Singtel5G

We’re proud to share that the Singtel Group has won the Overall Sector Winner, Highest Returns to Shareholders and Highest Growth in Profit After Tax at The Edge Singapore Billion Dollar Club Awards 2024 for our performance over the past 3 financial years. Our Group CFO, Mr Arthur Lang 蓝道义, accepted the awards under the category of “Technology equipment and telecommunications services”.   Singtel has been reinvigorating its core businesses and scaling new growth engines, as well unlocking and reallocating capital as part of a major reset that commenced in 2021. Since then, we have seen an uplift in business performance as well as actively recycled capital and progressively raised dividends, resulting in a boost to shareholder value. Compared to FY21, net profit in FY23 was approximately 4x and dividend payouts were almost doubled to 14.9 cents per share.   Shareholders can look forward to more exciting developments as we work towards the sustainable value realisation of our latest Singtel28 growth plan. Find out more about Singtel28 at https://lnkd.in/gD7EED55 or watch: https://lnkd.in/gMihQC9m for an overview.   #Singtel5G #TheEdgeBillionDollarClub2024 #EmpowerEveryGeneration #Singtel28 Tsiang Wei Foo, Nam Soon Liew, Charmain Kwee , The Edge Singapore

Singtel delivered strong EBIT growth of 27% to S$738 million in the first half-year, driven by better mobile performance and disciplined cost management at Optus as well as continued margin improvements and solid bookings at NCS Group. Our underlying net profit increased 6% to S$1.19 billion and would have risen 9% in constant currency terms. Mr Kuan Moon Yuen, Singtel’s Group CEO, said, “Our half-year results show continued growth in our underlying earnings, indicating a solid start to our Singtel28 plan to lift business performance. Optus and NCS drove the positive momentum, underscoring our focus on execution and operating rigour. The progress we have made in our core businesses, growth engines and active capital management has been reflected in the steady increases in our dividend payouts since our strategic reset in 2021. The changes have been well-received by the investment community. In the second half-year, our priority is the continued execution of our Singtel28 plan which is designed to drive further EBIT improvements and increase shareholder returns through enterprise growth in Singapore and Australia, greater mobile momentum in Australia and a leaner overall cost structure. We will continue scaling NCS and building out Nxera’s data centres which will commence operations from mid-2025 to meet increasing demand. We will also keep supporting our regional associates to capture growth opportunities in the areas of enterprise and fixed broadband.” Singtel’s board has approved an interim dividend of 7 cents per share, up 35 per cent. This comprises a core dividend of 5.6 cents per share and a value realisation dividend of 1.4 cents per share. Both will be paid out on Dec 9. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gJpYv8T9 #Singtel #SingtelResults #Nxera #Optus #NCS #Singtel28

Expressions Through Art 🎨 is back for its third edition – this time at Gardens by the Bay. This year’s exhibition features 37 artworks inspired by scenes from Gardens by the Bay, as well as depictions of animals and landscapes, created by students across all 25 special education schools in Singapore. The special showcase aimed at raising awareness of the talents and abilities of students from special education schools in Singapore is one of many things we do to support this vulnerable segment of society. Mr Yuen Kuan Moon said, “Art is a powerful medium for expression, and we’re proud to be able to give these students a chance to shine through this initiative. We’re also glad to have partners like Gardens by the Bay, National Gallery Singapore, and SMRT who are helping to showcase the students’ talents in more locations so more people can appreciate the capabilities of these students, fostering a more empathetic and inclusive society.” Show your support for these students by checking out the exhibitions at the following locations and snapping some photos! 📷 7 – 22 Nov: Gardens by the Bay (North Colonnade) 9 – 22 Dec: National Gallery Singapore (City Hall Chambers) 9 – 31 Dec: Six trains on the North-South, East-West and Circle lines This initiative is part of our corporate philanthropy programme, the Singtel Touching Lives Fund. If you’d like to contribute to the Fund to support less privileged children in Singapore, particularly those with special needs, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gGb4H9kF #EmpowerEveryGeneration #SingtelTouchingLivesFund #Sustainability #CommunityImpact #SocialImpact

We’re excited to announce a strategic partnership between Singtel’s RE:AI, our new AI Cloud offering and Scale AI, who is laying the foundation for AI innovation. Together, the partners will bring state-of-the-art generative AI models and infrastructure to the Asia-Pacific market, enabling enterprises to create, manage, and deploy AI-generated content and solutions at scale. Bill Chang of Singtel’s Digital InfraCo, said, “Generative AI offers a powerful path for enterprises to enhance productivity and unlock new business possibilities. The partnership with Scale AI will enable Singtel to launch AI solutions powered by reliable AI generated content including text, audio and images in localised manner incorporating local languages in Singapore across multiple industry verticals. Scale AI's powerful data annotation capabilities will enhance the accuracy of such generative AI solutions launched in the market in partnership with Singtel. When such tailor-made generative AI solutions are combined with Singtel's RE:AI cloud capabilities and Scale AI's data infrastructure, will democratise AI and empower businesses across the region with robust and reliable generative AI solutions. Together, we will enable companies to innovate faster, adapt to shifting market needs and achieve a competitive edge in today’s digital economy.” This partnership combines RE:AI’s powerful AI infrastructure with Scale AI’s expertise in data management and annotation to deliver advanced generative AI solutions designed for enterprises in industries such as telecommunications, finance, healthcare, advanced manufacturing and logistics. Read more about the partnership here: https://lnkd.in/gJTZgMfF #Singtel #REAI #AI #DigitalInfrastructure #DigitalSolutions #GenerativeAI 

Do you remember the days of 2G and the iconic ‘brick’ phones, as well as your very first smartphone? We’re thrilled to launch a weekly series that will shine a spotlight on some behind-the-scenes stories from our recently published Voices from Comcentre book. Singtel staff, past and present, offer unique perspectives into the ways we connect with one another, as well as the iconic building in the heart of Singapore which stood as a symbol of our nation’s technological ambitions. “The difference was that 2G was all about voice and 3G was about data,” shared Edmund Quek, who reflected on the 3G rollout and how the team overcame signal strength challenges. In fact, Apple chose to launch the iPhone 3G at Comcentre in 2008 due to the building’s superior 3G network quality! Stay tuned as we continue to share new reflections every week, celebrating our 145 years of communication. You can still get your own copy of Voices from Comcentre for S$25 at select Singtel stores until 31 December 2024. All proceeds go to the Singtel Touching Lives Fund. This fund supports six special education schools which play a pivotal role in shaping the lives of students with special needs. #Singtel #EmpowerEveryGeneration #VoicesFromComcentre #Innovation

How can a stock offer both dividends and growth? How’s Singtel delivering sustained value realisation? What’s Singtel’s next phase of growth? These are the some of topics covered during our Singtel Group CFO’s Arthur Lang 蓝道义 discussion with Adam Wong and Victor Chng of The Fifth Person. Arthur explains how the Group is achieving strong results through its new #Singtel28 strategy that involves smart capital management, ramping up support for its growth engines such as ICT arm, NCS Group, and data centre business, Nxera, as well as building on strong partnerships with global investment firm, KKR, and digital bank, GXS Bank. Listen to the full interview here for more insights: https://lnkd.in/g9-NkY78 #Singtel #Transformation #Singtel28 #DigitalInnovation #Leadership #BusinessStrategy #TheFifthPerson

We are delighted to share that Singtel has been awarded the SkillsFuture Employer Awards 2024 (GOLD)! 🏆 This award, presented by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to our Chief Group People and Sustainability Officer, Aileen Tan, recognises our commitment to championing continuous learning and skills development in our organisation. These efforts are vital to building our distinctive Belonging-Impact-Growth (BIG) culture, where employees can feel a strong sense of Belonging, make an Impact, and Grow to their fullest potential. Our people development initiatives include our annual Singtel Group BIG Learning Fiesta, the #CURIOUS platform offering 100,000+ courses for personalised learning, and Singtel 8George—our corporate learning academy with workshops and digital modules that has engaged over 18,000 employees since 2022. Through our Professional Conversion Accelerator (PCA) programme, we've upskilled over 3,000 employees in 5G and other key technical competencies. By partnering with government agencies, we’re welcoming talent from diverse and non-traditional backgrounds into tech roles. Thank you to our incredible team for embracing a culture of growth and innovation with us! Here’s to empowering even more journeys as we build a future-ready workforce together. #skills #people #development #culture #empowereverygeneration 

As a homegrown technology company, we aim to give back to our local community as much as we can. One way we do this is through what we call, VolunTeaming - where we combine teambuilding with meaningful service to the community. Recently, we had the privilege of hosting 206 students and teachers from 3 special education schools once again this year for a morning of melodies, movement, and poetry at the Singtel Waterfront Theatre, Esplanade. The students got to watch The Feelings Farm - a heartwarming play about how children navigate their feelings in today’s environment, told through a variety of interactive elements. To make the day even more memorable, over 80 Singtel volunteers showcased a variety of engaging science experiments and performed lively renditions of ‘Baby Shark’ with their band of nine talented musicians. The day wrapped up on a high note, with students heading home with snack packs, and fond memories, while our volunteers left feeling inspired and fulfilled by the experience. This initiative is part of our corporate philanthropy programme, the Singtel Touching Lives Fund (STLF), which supports students with special educational needs - empowering them to achieve their full potential and lead meaningful lives. If you’d like to contribute to the Fund to support less privileged children in Singapore, particularly those with special needs, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gGb4H9kF #Singtel #SingtelTouchingLivesFund #EmpowerEveryGeneration #Community