(Reuters) -Singapore Telecommunications on Thursday posted a 14% bounce in full-year internet revenue, as its core companies benefited from a restoration in worldwide journey and roaming in addition to rising 5G adoption.

SingTel additionally recorded strong cellular progress and value lifts supported by elevated demand for data expertise and communication providers.

Southeast Asia’s largest telecom agency mentioned internet revenue for the yr ended March was S$2.23 billion ($1.68 billion), in contrast with S$1.95 billion a yr in the past. Analysts have been anticipating S$2.26 billion, in response to Refinitiv.

Pre-tax revenue contributions from SingTel’s regional associates grew 10% regardless of foreign money headwinds, with partly owned Bharti Airtel – India’s No.2 telecom provider by subscribers – reporting stable earnings on greater cellular common income per consumer (ARPU).

Its Australian unit Optus, which reported an information breach of as much as 10 million clients final October, noticed working revenues achieve 2.8% with progress throughout its cellular and stuck companies.

SingTel mentioned it expects the group’s core capital expenditure to be round S$2.1 billion in fiscal 2024, including that it’s going to make investments about S$0.5 billion in knowledge centres and satellites within the subsequent monetary yr.

It proposed to pay a remaining dividend of 5.3 Singapore cents per share.

($1 = 1.3245 Singapore {dollars})