ViewQwest
{{Short description|Internet service provider of Singapore}}
{{Infobox company| name = ViewQwest Pte Ltd
| logo = Vqlogo black.jpg
| type = Private company
| foundation = 2001
| location = Singapore
| industry = Telecommunications
| products =Broadband and fixed line Internet services, IT and network services.
| homepage = {{url|www.viewqwest.com}}
}}
ViewQwest is a Singaporean Internet service provider (ISP) that provides fiber broadband services to both businesses and residential users.{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://viewqwest.com.my/business/about-us.html|website=View Quest}} Established in 2001,{{Cite web|title=ViewQwest - Broadband Sign-up Optimization - Case Study|url=https://www.windsor.ai/case-viewqwest/|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Data and Marketing Attribution Modelling {{!}} Windsor.ai|language=en-US}} ViewQwest initially provided businesses with Internet connectivity. In January 2012, the company entered the residential fiber broadband market{{cite web|last1=Sng|first1=Judy|title=Newcomer in Broadband Service Provider in Singapore, ViewQwest|url=http://www.mobile88.com.sg/news/read.asp?file=/2012/2/19/sg/20120219222726&phone=Viewqwest-_broadband_provider-_SingTel-_M1-_StarHub#sthash.aY6ciNAj.dpuf|website=Mobile88|access-date=2020-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208060933/http://www.mobile88.com.sg/news/read.asp?file=%2F2012%2F2%2F19%2Fsg%2F20120219222726&phone=Viewqwest-_broadband_provider-_SingTel-_M1-_StarHub#sthash.aY6ciNAj.dpuf|archive-date=2015-12-08|url-status=dead}} following Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore's launch of the Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (NGNBN) in 2010.
History
ViewQwest was founded in 2001. In November 2011, it invested S$8m to offer NGNBN to businesses.{{Cite web|title = New OpCo to invest S$8m in infrastructure {{!}} iN.SG|url = https://www.ida.gov.sg/blog/insg/in-the-news/new-opco-to-invest-s-8m-in-infrastructure/|website = www.ida.gov.sg|access-date = 2015-12-17|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222114334/https://www.ida.gov.sg/blog/insg/in-the-news/new-opco-to-invest-s-8m-in-infrastructure/|archive-date = 2015-12-22|url-status = dead}} ViewQwest became the first ISP in Singapore to remove international bandwidth caps in early 2012.{{cite web|last1=Sim|first1=Andy|title=Viewqwest to Introduce NGNBN Residential Plans with Unlimited International Bandwidth|url=http://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/tech-news-viewqwest-introduce-ngnbn-residential-plans-unlimited-international-bandwidth|website=Hardware Zone}} In 2016, the company expanded its services to Malaysia by offering fibre broadband Internet with speeds up to 1 Gbit/s through [https://viewqwest.com.my/ ViewQwest Digital Sdn Bhd].[https://www.digitalnewsasia.com/business/viewqwest-launches-gigabit-internet-services-malaysia ViewQwest launches gigabit-Internet services in Malaysia]
References
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Further reading
- {{cite web|url=http://www.cnet.com/news/singapore-isp-viewqwest-to-start-limited-user-trials-of-2gbps-fibre-network/|title=Singapore ISP ViewQwest to start user trials of 2Gbps fiber network|date=12 November 2014|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=CNET|access-date=5 January 2016}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/viewqwest-sets-sights-on/2275218.html|title=ViewQwest sets sights on smart home market|work=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=5 January 2016}}
- {{cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/viewqwest-launches-worlds-fastest-home-broadband-plan|title=ViewQwest launches world's fastest home broadband plan|work=The Straits Times|date=16 March 2015 |access-date=5 January 2016}}
- {{cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/tech/viewqwest-exports-singapore-fibre-broadband-network-design-to-oman|title=ViewQwest exports Singapore fibre broadband network design to Oman|author=Tham, Irene|work=The Straits Times|date=22 October 2015 |access-date=5 January 2016}}
{{Internet service providers of Singapore}}
Category:Internet in Singapore
Category:Internet service providers of Singapore
Category:Telecommunications companies of Singapore
Category:2001 establishments in Singapore
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