M1 launches remittance service in Singapore
Singapore’s third largest mobile operator M1 introduced a digital mobile remittance service enabling customers to access real-time exchange rates and remit funds through a mobile app or browser on...
View ArticleChina Mobile among potential M1 buyers
China Mobile and global private equity firms are among the companies being considered by Singapore-based operator M1’s top shareholders as potential buyers of their stake, Reuters reported. Combined,...
View ArticleLeading M1 shareholders won’t sell combined stake
The three largest shareholders in M1 – Axiata Group, Keppel Telecommunications and Transportation and Singapore Press Holdings – decided not to move ahead with a plan to sell their combined 61 per cent...
View ArticleM1 pips Singtel to nationwide NB-IoT launch
M1, Singapore’s third largest mobile operator, announced it launched a nationwide NB-IoT network, while rival Singtel said it plans to roll out a commercial IoT network compatible with both LTE-M and...
View ArticleStarHub, M1 bring back unlimited data plans
Singapore’s second and third largest mobile operators – StarHub and M1 – introduced a range of unlimited data plans targeting heavy data users in the city state. StarHub, with a 27 per cent share of...
View ArticleM1, NTU conduct drone trials on 4.5G infrastructure
M1, the third largest mobile operator in Singapore, and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) announced they used 4.5G heterogeneous networks (hetnets) to provide secure command, control and...
View ArticleStarHub tops Singapore 4G rankings as speeds peak
StarHub, the second largest mobile operator in Singapore, recorded the fastest average 4G download speeds in the city state, clocking in at nearly three times the global average, the latest data from...
View ArticleBlog: Big 3 feel heat from Singapore MVNOs
Singapore’s three major mobile players have a lot in common these days: they faced falling or weak earnings in Q2 and experienced a drop in mobile subscriber numbers and ARPU compared with Q2 2017. The...
View ArticleAxiata mulls M1 options
Axiata Group said it would consider an offer to sell its stake in Singapore operator M1 to two other key shareholders if the pair make a formal approach. In a statement responding to announcements made...
View ArticleAxiata likely to rebuff $930M M1 offer
Malaysia-based Axiata Group was tipped to reject an offer for its stake in Singapore operator M1 made by a consortium led by Keppel and could turn the tables by preparing to increase its holding rather...
View ArticleM1 CEO Kooi to step down in December
M1 announced its long-serving CEO Karen Kooi (pictured) will retire on 6 December and be succeeded by industry veteran Manjot Singh Mann. Kooi, who was named CEO in 2009 and had been with the operator...
View ArticleKeppel, SPH make formal bid for M1
Singapore-based Keppel and media company Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) submitted a formal offer to acquire all the remaining shares in mobile operator M1. Keppel owns a 19.23 per cent stake in M1, the...
View ArticleAxiata offloads M1 stake to fund growth initiatives
Malaysia-based Axiata Group accepted an offer from Keppel and media company Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) to sell its 28.7 per cent stake in Singapore mobile operator M1 for MYR1.65 billion ($404...
View ArticleNew M1 owners ramp up growth plans
Konnectivity, the joint venture with a majority interest in Singapore-based operator M1, plans to start a multi-year transformational journey to boost the number three operator’s competitiveness and...
View ArticleStarHub, M1 join hands for 5G bid
The second- and third-largest mobile operators in Singapore, StarHub and M1, agreed to submit a joint bid for a 5G licence, increasing their chances of winning one of two citywide permits on offer. In...
View ArticleSingtel, StarHub-M1 combo win Singapore 5G licences
Singtel and a joint venture between StarHub and M1 were awarded licences to build two nationwide standalone (SA) 5G networks, with rollouts expected to start in January 2021. The winners were each...
View ArticleM1, IBM, Samsung plan Singapore Industry 4.0 trial
Singapore-based operator M1 partnered with IBM and Samsung to conduct a smart-manufacturing trial, aiming to develop 5G-enabled services which can be applied across various industries. The companies...
View ArticleSingapore plans SA 5G drone trials
Key groups driving a digital push in Singapore teamed with operator M1 and aerospace company Airbus to assess the viability of 5G-powered drones to deliver new maritime use cases alongside incident...
View ArticleSingapore favours Ericsson, Nokia 5G kit
Singtel and a joint venture between StarHub and M1 received 3.5GHz and mmWave spectrum and named their primary RAN suppliers to build two nationwide 5G networks in Singapore, with Huawei missing out on...
View ArticleM1 makes commercial 5G move
Singaporean operator M1 appeared to beat its rivals to the punch in launching commercial 5G services on a non-standalone (NSA) network, albeit with a deployment offering limited coverage. In a...
View ArticleApple llevará las aplicaciones de iOS al Mac con el nuevo chip M1
Por primera vez, Apple ha abierto su extenso ecosistema de productos para móvil a los usuarios de ordenadores de sobremesa Mac, puesto que a partir de ahora los consumidores podrán ejecutar sus...
View ArticleM1 opts for Nokia SA 5G core
Nokia scored another key 5G win in Asia Pacific, securing a contract covering the standalone (SA) core network for Singaporean operator M1, which plans to launch services this year. In a statement,...
View ArticleM1 joins Singapore SA 5G charge, claims voice first
M1 became the latest Singaporean operator to stake a claim for supremacy in standalone (SA) 5G, launching the service in around half of the city state alongside a free trial to encourage adoption. The...
View ArticleTelenor mulls alternative Myanmar buyers – report
Speculation over a likely rejection of Telenor Group’s attempted sale of its troubled operation in Myanmar [1] to M1 Group intensified, with The Financial Times reporting the seller was assessing...
View ArticleM1 partners to develop 5G talent
Singapore operator M1 teamed with Workforce Singapore (WSG) on a government-supported scheme to retrain its workforce to expand the pool of talent with the latest digital skills to support its 5G...
View ArticleM1 takes majority stake in Malaysian ICT provider
M1 unveiled plans to take a 70 per cent stake in Malaysia-based ICT company Glocomp Systems and two affiliates for MYR111 million ($26.2 million), a move designed to strengthen its enterprise digital...
View ArticleSingapore newcomer TPG lags rivals
Singapore-based StarHub's mobile network delivered the fastest average download speeds in the citystate, while newcomer TPG Telecom's users experienced the slowest download and upload rates by a large...
View ArticleM1 launches cloud gaming
M1 joined a growing list of operators tapping their speedy 5G networks to launch gaming services, with the Singapore-based company introducing an on-demand subscription offering with no contract. In a...
View ArticleNokia wins 10-year SA 5G deal from Antina
Antina, a standalone (SA) 5G joint venture established by Singaporean operators StarHub and M1, awarded Nokia a ten-year extension to an existing deployment deal following a tender to expand coverage...
View ArticleFeature: M1 chief outlines digital progress, 5G strategy
M1 CEO Manjot Singh Mann (pictured) told Mobile World Live (MWL) the operator's 5G strategy involves focusing on the diverse enterprise segment, along with detailing the status of an ongoing...
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