SIMBA Telecom discussion thread

[beng035]

any difference between the older sim card and the "upgrade 5g ultra" sim card in terms of connection and speed?

 

[Asus80]

any difference between the older sim card and the "upgrade 5g ultra" sim card in terms of connection and speed?

5G sim support SA. older sim only support up to NSA/4G

 

[ekardo]

those who changed to the new 5G sim, did you leave the network setting as provider setting, or changed APN back to "TPG" ?

 

[hwsstx]

i think they still don't have the app UI updated yet.

SMS 2 to 1218 for more precise usages

No difference

 

[miragez]

those who changed to the new 5G sim, did you leave the network setting as provider setting, or changed APN back to "TPG" ?

I let my phone auto set the APN and its “internet” speed no difference.

 

[drkleva]

5G sim support SA. older sim only support up to NSA/4G

Does the new 'Utra 5g' sim card design looks the same as the old one?
TIA.

 

[Sorvos]

Anyone swapped to the new 5G 'ULTRA' SIM card and now the SIMBA Voice App cannot be activated? It keeps saying Activation is taking longer than expected, please try again later.

I was using the SIMBA Voice App until the swap. Actually after the SIM Swap, it was working for a few days later still.

 

[sbl2560]

Anyone swapped to the new 5G 'ULTRA' SIM card and now the SIMBA Voice App cannot be activated? It keeps saying Activation is taking longer than expected, please try again later.

I was using the SIMBA Voice App until the swap. Actually after the SIM Swap, it was working for a few days later still.

Haven't change Sim. But Voice App also unable to activate. Most likely Simba turned it off.

 

[ekardo]

I got no issue turning on simba voice on my iphone with the new sim card

 

[beng035]

No difference

SImba App UI not reflect the 3x roll over for roaming, after sms 1218 to check , it did show the 3x roll over correctly,

 

[hwsstx]

SImba App UI not reflect the 3x roll over for roaming, after sms 1218 to check , it did show the 3x roll over correctly,

Yesterday SMS still not reflected.
This morning wrote to SIMBA, now SMS then reflected correctly....but website & app still not reflected.

 

[Jurong640]

Simba’s 5G spectrum hurdle may accelerate Singapore’s telco market reset​

Now, analysts are questioning the competitiveness of the telco as the Republic transitions into a 5G standalone (5G-SA) model, which is expected to be completed by mid-2026.


Unlike the current non-standalone 5G networks which leans on existing 4G infrastructure, the 5G-SA runs on dedicated 5G infrastructure, delivering greater capacity, speed and consistent performance.

However, this transition exposes significant weakness in Simba, which some analysts describe as one of its biggest structural disadvantages.

Sachin Mittal, analyst at DBS Group Research, said: “All of Simba’s usable 5G capacity sits in a single 10 MHz of 2,100 MHz (of spectrum), while peers run their 5G-SA networks on 100 MHz of 3.5 GHz (of spectrum) apiece.”


Moreover, Simba does not hold any 1,800 MHz and 3.5 GHz – the two bands that carry the bulk of urban indoor capacity and 5G capacity respectively for other telcos, he added

The telco’s thin 5G-capable spectrum, coupled with a growing customer base, means that the telco is carrying more traffic with “very little spare room”, he noted.

The telco has 1.4 million active mobile subscribers as at Jan 31, an increase from 1.2 million from the year-ago period.