please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . december 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains embedded lists that may be better presented using prose . you can help by converting the list or lists to prose if appropriate . editing help is available . december 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . may 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message m1 limited type public company traded as sgx b2f industry telecommunications founded singapore august 1994 1994 08 headquarters singapore area served singapore key people choo chiau beng chairman karen kooi lee wah ceo services mobile internet corporate solutions revenue sg 1 157.2 million 2015 operating income sg 341.8 million 2015 net income sg 178.5 million 2015 total assets sg 1 085.9 million 2015 total equity sg 413.2 million 2015 parent axiata website www.m1.com.sg m1 limited previously known as mobileone is one of the three major telcos operating in the republic of singapore the other two being starhub and singtel . as at 2 march 2015 major shareholders include keppel telecoms 19.15 % sph multimedia 13.32 % and axiata investments 28.42 % . the remaining shares are owned by institutional and public investors . contents 1 coverage products and services 2 history 2.1 2016 2.2 2015 2.3 2014 2.4 2013 2.5 2012 2.6 2011 2.7 2010 2.8 2009 2.9 2008 2.10 2006 2.11 2005 2.12 2004 2.13 2003 2.14 2002 3 references 4 external coverage products and services edit according to september 2015 ida results m1 s 4g outdoor coverage was 99.10 % . 1 m1 is one of the three major full service communications providers in singapore . it offers a suite of mobile voice and data communication services over its 2g 3g 3.5 g 4g lte a network including international call services to both mobile and fixed line customers . these include sms mms wap gprs 3g 3.5 g and 4g and was the first singapore operator to launch a nationwide 4g lte and 4g lte a network . it also offers prepaid mobile services such as prepaid data plans under its m card brand . it is one of the operators in singapore to offer a prepaid 4g service . m1 offered gsm services to its customers upon its entry into the mobile communications market in 1997 . in 1998 m1 introduced cdma as the second mobile network in singapore . however customers on the cdma network were migrated onto its gsm network in 2001 . this was due to the cdma network spectrum being earmarked for 3g service developments . the company also launched singapore s first mobile broadband services in 2006 named m1 broadband and introduced fixed broadband services in 2008 . in 2010 it launched singapore s first fibre broadband service . history edit 2016 edit launches the first wireless service for public buses called wifi on the go . 2 achieved 4g peak download speeds of more than 1gbit s and peak upload speeds in excess of 130mbit s through a collaboration with huawei reportedly southeast asia s fastest combined upload and download mobile speeds . 3 2015 edit launches new gigabit passive optical network plans with speeds of 2 to 10gbit s. 10gbit s consumer plans will be available by year end . signs an agreement to host a postpaid mvno liberty wireless . liberty is expected to launch commercial service by end 2015 . m1 launches a mobile payment solution known as mpos in partnership with mastercard cimb and wirecard . jointly announces with singapore s other two mobile operators singtel and starhub that it will cease 2g service in april 2017 . m1 announces an investment into integrated telecommunications oman saoc teo . launches 4g voice volte in april . m1 is appointed ida s home access programme service provider . m1 and the maritime and port authority of singapore announce a partnership to help the maritime community . 2014 edit m1 s fibre broadband service encountered issues on 14 may 2014 for about an hour due to a dns error . m1 launched singapore s fastest 10 gbit s service on the ngnbn . m1 partnered with grabtaxi to offer singapore s first carrier billing service for taxi drivers . mobile customers got free local calls and sms mms messages every sunday in april as part of the m1 sunshine sundays customer appreciation campaign on its 17th anniversary . m1 won the 2014 frost & sullivan singapore best customer experience in telecommunications award . m1 customers experienced difficulties making voice calls sending and receiving sms for 5 hours on 4 february . 4 m1 announced the launch of its small cell solution for business customers . m1 launched a femtocell solution to provide improved data and voice coverage for its business customers . the service is bundled with free unlimited outgoing calls . m1 s 4g network is the first to reach nationwide 300 mbit s lte advanced speed in singapore . 5 2013 edit ida announced that it will fine m1 s 1.5 million for its january network incident . on 25 september m1 along with six other isps submitted a joint response asking the ida to reject opennet s consolidation request . on 26 july m1 announced a new internet service called mibox comprising a bundled android set top box and a mixture of free and premium chargeable content and applications . m1 announced in may that it will invest 11 million to further enhance its networks . the project was fully completed by the third quarter of 2013 . m1 launches singapore s first prepaid 4g mobile plans . in april m1 announced that it would spend up to 85 million to modernise its mobile networks as well as to deploy a nationwide 3g radio network on the 900 mhz frequency band . the project was completed by the first quarter of 2014 . m1 s 3g mobile network in the southwestern part of singapore was disrupted on 15 january . the infocomm development authority of singapore ida investigated the service disruption under its code of practice for telecommunication service resiliency . 2012 edit m1 launched its long term evolution lte networks to consumers on 15 september becoming southeast asia s first nationwide 4g service provider . 2011 edit m1 started its long term evolution lte networks on 21 june becoming the first mobile operator in south east asia providing speeds of up to 75 mbit s at selected areas . launched the iphone 4s on 28 october alongside singtel and starhub . 2010 edit m1 became the rsp to provide fibre broadband services on singapore s next generation fibre optics network of speeds up to 1gbit s. mobileone ltd rebranded as m1 limited with a new logo . launched iphone 4 alongside singtel and starhub . 2009 edit launched iphone 3gs after singtel . launched singapore s first prepaid broadband service . launched take3 free handset rental mobile plans . launched adsl broadband after the complete acquisition of qala singapore pte ltd. 2008 edit enters the fixed broadband industry in singapore on 4 august 2008 . it is the fourth telecommunication company to enter the fixed broadband industry after starhub singnet and pacnet . customers of the fixed broadband service will connect to m1 broadband via starhub cable s open access network . 2006 edit launched singapore s first hsdpa broadband service for internet connection up to 3.6 mbit s everywhere in singapore . 2005 edit launched singapore s first commercial 3g service . introduced singapore s only pre paid card with free incoming calls . on 31 august 2005 telekom malaysia and khazanah nasional raised their stake in mobileone . sunshare investments bought a total of 4.023 million shares on the open market over three trading days from thursday last week . the purchases raised its stake in the mobile telecommunications services provider from 23.64 % to 24.04 % . 2004 edit introduced new company motto 1 life . live it in a new brand marketing promotion partnered with taiwanese pop group 5566 to provide exclusive mobile content for customers established point singapore s first music recognition service joint venture with google to offer asia s first wireless image search for mobile phones conducted trials for push to talk in july m1 was the first in singapore and among the first carriers in asia to offer pre paid customers direct dial when roaming . 2003 edit introduced singapore s first sports news service on mms . introduced singapore s first mms service for prepaid cards . 2002 edit m1 became a publicly listed company in december . m1 was the first operator in singapore to launch mms . references edit quality of service performance results for july september 2015 . m1 4g powers singapore s first connected public buses . m1 and huawei demonstrates southeast asia s fastest combined upload and download mobile speeds . media statement m1 mobile network service incident . retrieved 6 february 2014 . news release m1 launches singapore s first nationwide 300mbit s 4g network . retrieved 2 december 2014 . external edit official website yahoo finance stock quote v t e axiata group group structure as at 12 april 2016 wholly owned subsidiaries celcom smart non wholly owned subsidiaries axis dialog multinet ncell robi xl associates affiliates idea m1 v t e mobile phone companies of singapore m1 singtel starhub v t e internet service providers of singapore current icell network m1 limited myrepublic pacnet singnet starhub viewqwest former pacific internet singtel magix related topics wireless sg economy of singapore internet in singapore internet censorship v t e members of the asia mobility initiative celcom dtac idea cellular m1 sun cellular telstra xl v t e singapore press holdings newspapers the 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