Singapore, 24 February 2011 - Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) today announced it has been voted the Best Mobile Operator and Best Internet Service Provider (ISP) for the second consecutive year at the prestigious 2011 HardwareMag (HWM) and HardwareZone.com Tech Awards.

Singtel won the awards in the Reader’s Choice category, which was based on the votes of more than 80,000 readers.  

Singtel was voted the Best Mobile Operator for the superior coverage, reliability and speeds of its mobile services. Readers also preferred Singtel for its innovative mobile applications, such as the AMPed music download service, I Love Deals shopping app and Barclays Premier League (BPL) video streaming service.

Readers voted Singtel the best Internet Service Provider for its suite of broadband services over fibre and ADSL platforms.  With these services, customers can enjoy smooth, high-performance connectivity for content-sharing, online games and rich multimedia applications such as video streaming and multi-party video chats.

Mr Loren I. Shuster, Singtel’s Vice President of Consumer Marketing, said: “We are honoured that for the second year in a row, Singaporeans have ranked Singtel as the nation's number one mobile and internet services provider.“

“HardwareZone readers are among the most engaged and knowledgeable consumers in the market and their continued recognition motivates us to keep innovating and bringing new and exciting services to the market place.  With our intelligent, next-generation networks and wide selection of multimedia apps and devices, Singtel seeks to transform the way our customers live, work and play,” Mr Shuster said.

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