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StarHub agrees to buy MyRepublic mobile business in Singapore; closing remains pending

The business has about 85,000 active subscribers. Price depends on customers and revenue, while completion remains subject to conditions and approvals.

StarHub agreed on October 8 to acquire MyRepublic's mobile business in Singapore through its broadband subsidiary. The agreement covers the subscriber base and contracts needed to continue service, but the purchase has not closed. StarHub says it will retain the MyRepublic Mobile brand and plans while customers are progressively moved onto its network. [1][2]

The stock exchange disclosure cited by Light Reading puts active subscribers at about 85,000 and says the final price is not fixed: it will depend on transferred 4G and 5G customers, their average revenue and subscriber lifetime. The agreement also provides extra payments if specified migration milestones are met. The parties expect completion by April 30, 2027, subject to conditions and approvals; that date does not mean approval has already been granted. [2][3]

StarHub bought MyRepublic's broadband business in 2025 and had already agreed to move its 4G mobile customers onto the StarHub network. The new deal would bring both services under a multi-brand structure. The Straits Times obtained a statement from StarHub saying it expects no workforce reductions from the acquisition and placed the agreement in a highly competitive virtual operator market. The photograph shows a StarHub shop in Tampines in 2024: it is an archive image, not the signing. [1][3]

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