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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 transformation journey designed to reduce the cost of delivering services.

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 using the 3. 5MHz band.

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.

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 margin, data from network metrics company Opensignal showed.

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 service capabilities.

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 rollout.

Speculation over a likely rejection of Telenor Group’s attempted sale of its troubled operation in Myanmar to M1 Group intensified, with The Financial Times reporting the seller was assessing alternative buyers.