Singaporean multinational telecommunications conglomerate StarHub and American technology company F5 have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance multi cloud security, networking, and digital experiences for enterprises in Singapore and across the Asia-Pacific region.
The duo said in a statement that this partnership underscores a shared commitment to helping businesses navigate the complexities of multi cloud environments while ensuring security, performance, and operational efficiency.
The five-year MoU provides a strategic framework for collaboration between StarHub and F5, focusing on co-developing solutions that enhance cybersecurity, cloud networking, and digital experiences for enterprises.
Under this partnership, StarHub will bolster its Cloud Infinity program, leveraging F5’s cutting-edge cloud-based application security and delivery solutions.
This partnership comes at a crucial time when organizations in Singapore and across the globe are increasingly adopting hybrid and multi cloud strategies but struggling with fragmented security, operational complexity, and compliance challenges across diverse environments.
Together, StarHub and F5 will facilitate integrated security solutions that provide seamless, secure connectivity for applications across multiple environments, addressing the growing need for consistent protection without compromising operational efficiency.
Through this agreement, F5 Distributed Cloud Services will be integrated into StarHub’s Cloud Infinity program, enabling optimized application delivery, advanced traffic management, and comprehensive security to support StarHub’s multi cloud ecosystem.
The collaboration will extend F5’s expertise in simplifying cloud workload management and enhancing application security to enterprises throughout Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region, helping organizations effectively manage increasingly complex hybrid and multi cloud environments.
Key areas of focus for the partnership include strengthening multi cloud networking by expanding secure and seamless connectivity across different public clouds while optimizing application and network performance.
They also include enhancing security and observability by improving visibility across digital infrastructure and strengthening cybersecurity measures to safeguard businesses from emerging threats; simplifying cloud operations by helping enterprises manage workloads efficiently across hybrid and multi cloud environments by streamlining security, application delivery, and traffic management; supporting digital transformation by addressing the increasing complexity of modern information technology (IT) environments by providing integrated application delivery and security across clouds that accelerate enterprise innovation.
By optimizing traffic, securing applications and APIs, and enhancing multi cloud operations, F5 empowers StarHub to deliver a seamless, high-performance, and secure cloud experience for its customers.
This strategic partnership supports the F5 application delivery and security platform, reducing complexity while enhancing security and performance for enterprises managing applications across multiple cloud and on-premises environments.
“As enterprises accelerate their digital transformation, managing multi cloud complexity while ensuring robust security has become a top priority,” said Ayush Sharma, Chief Technology Officer at StarHub.
“Our partnership with F5 strengthens StarHub’s Cloud Infinity program by integrating advanced security, networking, and application delivery capabilities,
“By combining our expertise, we are empowering businesses with seamless, secure, and high-performance cloud solutions that drive innovation and operational excellence across Singapore and the ASEAN region,” he added.
Meanwhile, Ahmed Guetari, Vice President and General Manager of the Service Provider Business at F5, said the collaborating with StarHub allows them to bring their expertise in multi cloud networking and security to a broader market, empowering enterprises to navigate the complexities of modern cloud environments with confidence.
“Our distributed cloud services portfolio is designed to solve precisely the challenges businesses face today —managing disparate environments securely and efficiently,
“This partnership will deliver integrated security solutions that address the growing need for secure, multi-environment connectivity while significantly reducing operational complexity,” he added.
Listed on the Singapore Exchange, StarHub is a homegrown company that delivers communications, entertainment and digital services.
With its extensive fiber and wireless infrastructure and global partnerships, the firm provides people, homes and enterprises mobile and fixed services, a broad suite of premium content, and a diverse range of communication solutions.
It also develops and delivers to corporate and government clients solutions incorporating artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data analytics, internet of things and robotics.
F5 is a global multi cloud application security and delivery company.
Singtel partners Palo Alto Networks to strengthen cybersecurity