F5 and StarHub Form Strategic Partnership to Boost Cloud Capabilities

• This partnership comes at a crucial time when organizations in Singapore and across the globe are increasingly adopting hybrid and multicloud 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 multicloud 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 multicloud environments.
  
  
• Key areas of focus include:
  • Strengthening Multicloud Networking – Expanding secure and seamless connectivity across different public clouds while optimizing application and network performance.
  • Enhancing Security and Observability – Improving visibility across digital infrastructure and strengthening cybersecurity measures to safeguard businesses from emerging threats.
  • Simplifying Cloud Operations – Helping enterprises manage workloads efficiently across hybrid and multicloud environments by streamlining security, application delivery, and traffic management.
  • Supporting Digital Transformation – Addressing the increasing complexity of modern IT environments by providing integrated application delivery and security across clouds that accelerate enterprise innovation.
     

• By optimizing traffic, securing applications and APIs, and enhancing multicloud 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.
  
  
• Ayush Sharma, Chief Technology Officer at StarHub, said: “As enterprises accelerate their digital transformation, managing multicloud complexity while ensuring robust security has become a top priority. 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.”
  
  
• Ahmed Guetari, VP and General Manager of the Service Provider Business at F5, said: “Collaborating with StarHub allows us to bring our expertise in multicloud 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.”
   

StarHub is a leading homegrown Singapore company that delivers world-class communications, entertainment and digital services. With our extensive fibre and wireless infrastructure and global partnerships, we bring to people, homes and enterprises quality mobile and fixed services, a broad suite of premium content, and a diverse range of communication solutions. We develop and deliver to corporate and government clients solutions incorporating artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data analytics, Internet of Things and robotics. We are committed to conducting our business in a sustainable and environmentally responsible manner. Listed on the Singapore Exchange mainboard, StarHub is a component stock of the SGX iEdge Singapore Low Carbon Index, iEdge-OCBC Singapore Low Carbon Select 50 Capped Index; as well as the FTSE4Good Index series. StarHub is ranked 184 in the inaugural FORTUNE Southeast Asia 500 in 2024, and is recognized as the world’s most sustainable wireless telecommunication provider on the Corporate Knights Global 100 2025. Visit www.starhub.com for more information.