By Chua Hian Hou

SMALL, nimble companies that can create niche services will stand to gain the most from the playing field of Singapore's upcoming next-generation broadband network.

The Government will even sweeten the deal for them with an incentive scheme, details of which will emerge in the next few months.

Unlike Singapore's current broadband network, the new network will offer a chance for small companies to compete against bigger players with deeper pockets, said consulting firm Ernst & Young's managing partner for its global telecommunications centre, Mr Jonathan Dharmapalan.

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