ViewQwest

Summary

ViewQwest is a Singaporean Internet service provider (ISP) that provides fiber broadband services to both businesses and residential users.[1] Established in 2001,[2] ViewQwest initially provided businesses with Internet connectivity. In January 2012, the company entered the residential fiber broadband market[3] following Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore's launch of the Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (NGNBN) in 2010.

ViewQwest Pte Ltd
Company typePrivate company
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded2001
HeadquartersSingapore
ProductsBroadband and fixed line Internet services, IT and network services.
Websitewww.viewqwest.com

History edit

ViewQwest was founded in 2001. In November 2011, it invested S$8m to offer NGNBN to businesses.[4] ViewQwest became the first ISP in Singapore to remove international bandwidth caps in early 2012.[5] In 2016, the company expanded its services to Malaysia by offering fibre broadband Internet with speeds up to 1 Gbit/s through ViewQwest Digital Sdn Bhd.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "About Us". View Quest.
  2. ^ "ViewQwest - Broadband Sign-up Optimization - Case Study". Data and Marketing Attribution Modelling | Windsor.ai. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  3. ^ Sng, Judy. "Newcomer in Broadband Service Provider in Singapore, ViewQwest". Mobile88. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  4. ^ "New OpCo to invest S$8m in infrastructure | iN.SG". www.ida.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
  5. ^ Sim, Andy. "Viewqwest to Introduce NGNBN Residential Plans with Unlimited International Bandwidth". Hardware Zone.
  6. ^ ViewQwest launches gigabit-Internet services in Malaysia

Further reading edit

  • "Singapore ISP ViewQwest to start user trials of 2Gbps fiber network". CNET. CBS Interactive. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  • "ViewQwest sets sights on smart home market". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  • "ViewQwest launches world's fastest home broadband plan". The Straits Times. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  • Tham, Irene (22 October 2015). "ViewQwest exports Singapore fibre broadband network design to Oman". The Straits Times. Retrieved 5 January 2016.