The annual report on the world’s most valuable telecom brands by Brand Finance , the world’s leading independent branded business valuation and strategy consultancy, was released last February.
In Southeast Asia, these are the world’s most powerful telecom brands based on Brand Finance’s Brand Strength Index (BSI), among the top 500.
[RANK 40] TELKOM INDONESIA - INDONESIA
Brand Value: US$4,335 million
Source Image: TELKOM-PT
[RANK 49] VIETTEL TELECOM - VIETNAM
Brand Value: US$2,686 million
In March 2016, Viettel has become Vietnam’s first operator to offer to offer direct carrier billing for the Google Play store. The operator has teamed up with carrier billing company Fortumo to offer carrier billing to its 55 million subscribers. Both postpaid and prepaid customers will be able to take advantage of the new function. Source Image: Retail News Asia
[RANK 50] SINGTEL SINGAPORE - SINGAPORE
Brand Value: US$2,625 million
Source Image: TODAYonline
[RANK 53] AXIATA - MALAYSIA
Brand Value: US$2,583 million
Source Image: Total Sports Asia
[RANK 65] PLDT Philippines
Brand Value: US$1,854 million
Now on its 6th successful year, Garena Philippines has tapped PLDT Home Fibr and Smart Communications to power up League of Legends Rampage 2017 in Manila, together with Lenovo Intel. Source Image: TeknoGadyet
[RANK 76] MAXIS - MALAYSIA
Brand Value: US$1,369 million
In 2015, Maxis ZEROLUTION launched breakthrough phone ownership program that removes all the barriers, restrictions and hassles people usually associate with phone contracts. It is the first phone contract to combine Zero Cash Upfront, Zero Penalties for changing plans, Zero Interest easy instalments (no credit card needed) and a revolutionary “New Phone Every Year” feature. For the first time ever, Malaysians will be able to upgrade to a new phone every single year. Source Image: Maxis
[RANK 80] GLOBE TELECOM - PHILIPPINES
Brand Value: US$1,295 million
The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia and Globe Telecom launched Southeast Asia’s first Disney Mobile smartphone. Globe Telecom will be the first telco in Southeast Asia to offer Disney Mobile smartphones through its new myStarter postpaid plans. Source Image: Marketing Interactive
[RANK 83] DiGi - MALAYSIA
Market Value: US$1,244 million
Source Image: WOBB
[RANK 84] TM MALAYSIA
Brand Value: US$1,215 million
[RANK 99] STARHUB SINGAPORE
Brand Value: US$850 million
Source Image: Retail News Asia
[RANK 100] INDOSAT OOREDOO - INDONESIA
Brand Value: US$844 million
Source Image: Retail News Asia
Source: Brand Finance