Singapore telecom regulator suspends review of M1, Simba merger

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority said on Monday it has suspended its review of a merger between telecom companies Simba Telecom and Keppel’s M1.

The regulator said in a statement that during the review it learnt that Simba could have ‌been using ⁠radio frequency ⁠bands that it had not been assigned to provide mobile services.

It said the merger could not proceed until its investigation into the radio frequency band use is concluded.