SINGAPORE – Motorists travelling along the BKE may have noticed that two iconic satellite dishes, a fixture near Rifle Range Road for almost four decades, have been dismantled.
A Singtel spokesperson confirmed on April 15 that the satellite antennas are no longer at the Bukit Timah Satellite Earth Station, adding that removal works began in the first quarter of 2026.
“They have been removed to make way for future infrastructure that will support the evolving connectivity needs of enterprises and customers,” the spokesperson said.
Built in the 1980s to support international traffic on legacy satellites, the antennas were no longer in use when they were removed. Hence, no services or customers were affected by their removal.
The Bukit Timah Satellite Earth Station pictured in 2019.
ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
The Bukit Timah Satellite Earth Station was officially opened in 1987 to increase Singapore’s international telecommunications traffic capacity.
The first earth station on Sentosa, which opened in 1971, could not accommodate additional antennas because of limited space.
