{"id":20633,"date":"2011-06-20T13:20:57","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T05:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=20633"},"modified":"2011-06-20T13:20:57","modified_gmt":"2011-06-20T05:20:57","slug":"m1-launches-lte-based-next-generation-mobile-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/20\/m1-launches-lte-based-next-generation-mobile-network\/","title":{"rendered":"M1 Launches LTE based Next Generation Mobile Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, M1 announces the launch of its Long Term Evolution (LTE)  based Next Generation Mobile Network on 21 June 2011 in Singapore which is the first in South East  Asia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/M1s-LTE-NETWORK-COVERAGE-AT-LAUNCH-MAP.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20634\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/20\/m1-launches-lte-based-next-generation-mobile-network\/m1s-lte-network-coverage-at-launch-map\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/M1s-LTE-NETWORK-COVERAGE-AT-LAUNCH-MAP.jpg?fit=540%2C430&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"540,430\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"M1&#8217;s LTE NETWORK COVERAGE AT LAUNCH-MAP\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/M1s-LTE-NETWORK-COVERAGE-AT-LAUNCH-MAP.jpg?fit=300%2C238&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/M1s-LTE-NETWORK-COVERAGE-AT-LAUNCH-MAP.jpg?fit=540%2C430&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20634\" title=\"M1's LTE NETWORK COVERAGE AT LAUNCH-MAP\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/M1s-LTE-NETWORK-COVERAGE-AT-LAUNCH-MAP.jpg?resize=540%2C430\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/M1s-LTE-NETWORK-COVERAGE-AT-LAUNCH-MAP.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/M1s-LTE-NETWORK-COVERAGE-AT-LAUNCH-MAP.jpg?resize=300%2C238&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><strong>M1\u2019s Next Generation Mobile Network goes  live<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Launch of South East Asia&#8217;s first LTE  network<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><strong><br \/>\nSINGAPORE, 20 June  2011<\/strong> &#8211; M1 Limited (M1), a leading provider of mobile, broadband and  fixed communications services, today further reaffirms its technology leadership  in the wireless space by announcing the launch of its Long Term Evolution (LTE)  based Next Generation Mobile Network on 21 June 2011 &#8211; the first in South East  Asia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">M1\u2019s dual band LTE network, operating on both the  1.8 GHz and 2.6 GHz frequency bands, will have an initial theoretical downlink  speed of 75 Mbps and uplink speed of 37.5 Mbps. By end 2012, the theoretical  downlink and uplink speeds will be upgraded to 150 Mbps and 75 Mbps  respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">At its launch, the LTE network covers major areas  within the financial district, including Marina Bay, Suntec, Shenton Way and  other areas, as shown by the enclosed map.<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <\/span><\/span>Coverage is being progressively expanded and is  scheduled to be nationwide by the first quarter of 2012. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Said Ms Karen Kooi, Chief Executive Officer, M1  Limited: &#8220;Following the successful commercial launch of our next generation  fixed broadband services, we bring yet another first &#8211; the next generation of  mobile services. With M1\u2019s LTE network, our customers will now be the first to  experience ultra-high speed mobile services and applications.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">&#8220;Enhancing our customers\u2019 experience remains our  priority, and we will continue to invest in networks and to innovate to deliver  a superior wireless Internet experience,&#8221; added Ms Kooi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">The launch will involve customers from M1\u2019s  enterprise sector. These customers will be able to access M1\u2019s Next Generation  Mobile Network service via USB modems on existing mobile broadband plans at  S$59.40 (with GST) per month. An expanded range of LTE devices, including  tablets and smartphones, is expected to be available later this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">M1 is Singapore\u2019s most vibrant and dynamic  mobile, broadband and fixed communications service provider, with over 1.9  million customers. Established in 1997, M1 became the first operator to launch  ultra high-speed fixed broadband, fixed voice and other services on the Next  Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (NGNBN) in September 2010. With a  continual focus on quality, customer service, value and innovation, M1 brightens  lives by linking anyone and anything; anytime, anywhere. For more information,  visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.m1.com.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">www.m1.com.sg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">[ad#img]<br \/>\n[ad#boxlist]<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, M1 announces the launch of its Long Term Evolution (LTE) based Next Generation Mobile Network on 21 June 2011 in Singapore which is the first in South..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1509,61,5,14],"tags":[5633,2012,65,3534,282],"class_list":["post-20633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","category-local","category-mobile","category-techie","tag-coverage","tag-lte","tag-m1","tag-network","tag-singapore"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8YKZ-5mN","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20633"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20635,"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20633\/revisions\/20635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}