MyRepublic

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MyRepublic
Private Company
Industry Telecommunications
Founded 2011
Headquarters Singapore
Area served
 Singapore, New Zealand, Indonesia
Services Telecommunication, Internet Service Provider
Number of employees
 1500
Slogan Frustration-free internet access and broadband-based services for everyone
Website myrepublic.com.sg

MyRepublic Limited, is an internet service provider in Singapore, New Zealand, and Indonesia. It is the fourth broadband service provider in Singapore.

MyRepublic was founded in 2011 by Malcolm Rodrigues, a former Vice President of StarHub International and Wholesale; KC Lai, a former StarHub Senior VP of Consumer Sales; and Greg Mittman, previously a lead of Alcatel-Lucent's National Broadband Network Team.[1]

According to International Data Corporation (IDC) as of October 2014, MyRepublic had a 5% share of the Singapore broadband market, as compared to Singtel (41%), StarHub (32%) and M1 Limited (18%).[2]

On 12 October 2014, MyRepublic launched its free 3-month fibre broadband trial in New Zealand.[3]

Services

Internet services

In 2011, MyRepublic launched its fibre broadband 100 Mbit/s no-frills plan in Singapore.

In 2014, MyRepublic launched its services in the New Zealand market, making effort to provide fibre services of at least 100 Mbit/s to the residential and business sector with no data limits.[4]

As of 2015, MyRepublic offers internet speeds of 200 Mbit/s – 1 Gbit/s to residential customers and 100 Mbit/s – 1 Gbit/s to corporate customers[5] in Singapore.

History

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2012

  • In the month of February, StarHub enters into a dispute with MyRepublic, after MyRepublic claimed that StarHub is discouraging its consumers to move to the Next-Gen NBN.[6]

2013

  • MyRepublic introduces enterprise plans to attract Singapore's Small and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs).[7]
  • MyRepublic cooperates with Google Apps, Mako Networks, and Singapore-based OSINet to bundle additional services into its business products.[8]
  • In February 2014, MyRepublic optimized its streaming service for legal media content on the internet.

2014

  • MyRepublic launches its 1 Gbit/s broadband services starting from S$49.99 per month (US$39) making Singapore the first country to offer 1 Gbit/s, with prices that are "amongst the most affordable in the world".[9]
  • On 16 January 2014, MyRepublic announced MyGigNation, an initiative to attract and entice local independent developers to create, build and test "Gigabit-level applications".[10]
  • MyRepublic raised $24 million in funding from Sunshine Network and $10 million from French billionaire Xavier Niel [11]
  • In April, MyRepublic announces its intention to expand into New Zealand by second half of 2014.[12]
  • In October, MyRepublic launches its free 3-month fibre broadband trial in New Zealand[13]

2015

  • Ex-P1 CEO Michael Lai joins Singapore’s upstart telco MyRepublic[14]
  • MyRepublic aims to expand to Malaysia[15][16]
  • MyRepublic launches fibre service in Indonesia[17]
  • In August, MyRepublic announces its intention to expand into Australia[18]

Executive Management

MyRepublic's Executive Management Team:[19]

  • Malcolm Rodrigues – Chief Executive Officer
  • Greg Mittman – Chief Operating Officer
  • KC Lai – Chief Commercial Officer
  • Lavinia Koh - Chief Financial Officer
  • Cedric Gouliardon – Chief Technology Officer
  • Eugene Yeo – Chief Information Officer
  • Yap Yong Teck – Managing Director (Singapore)
  • Vaughan Baker – Managing Director (New Zealand)
  • Nicholas Demos - Managing Director (Australia)

References

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External links

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