ASEAN telecom alliance

ASEAN telecom alliance

SINGAPORE (AFP): Businesses operating in Southeast Asia will be offered one-stop telecommunication services by an ASEAN telecoms alliance, according to state-owned Singapore Telecom.

The alliance is a joint venture between Singapore Telecom, Philippines Long Distance Telephone Co., PT Indosat and Telecom Malaysia Bhd. The Communications Authority of Thailand and Jabatan Telecom Brunei will soon join the grouping.

Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

"In a thriving economic environment with most Asian countries recording unprecedented growth rates, multinationals and customers require seamless services," a spokesman for the alliance said in a Singapore Telecom statement Wednesday.

The alliance will offer a single point of contact for customers to order, install and maintain their regional services, tailored to industries such as manufacturing, finance, mining, shipping, transport and tourism.