Singaporean mobile operator MobileOne (M1) has purchased local ISP Qala Communication as it looks to gain entry into the country’s broadband services market, according to TeleGeography. As a result of the US$14.9 million cash purchase, M1 hopes to be able to “enter the corporate fixed broadband business quickly by leveraging on the presence and experience of Qala in this market,” said its chief executive Karen Kooi.