7-Eleven’s MVNO arrives in Singapore
After seeing success in the US and Canada, retail chain 7-Eleven is to launch its MVNO in Asia, reports RCRWireless News. The company will launch the service – known as ‘7-Connect’ – in 400 7-Eleven stores in Singapore using mobile operator M1’s 3G network.
M1 reports slip in 9-month profits
Singapore operator M1 has reported that its pre-tax profit for the nine months ended September 30 2008 declined 6.9 percent to S$139.9 million (US$94.5 million).
Singaporean operator M1 today announced that its CEO, Neil Montefiore, has decided to step down with effect from 1 February 2009.
Singaporean operator M1 has announced that Ms Karen Kooi Lee Wah has been appointed CEO, taking effect from 22 April 2009.
Singaporean operator StarHub announced today that Neil Montefiore will become its new CEO when current head man Terry Clontz retires in January 2010.
M1 posts flat profits on lower revenues in H1
Singaporean operator M1 posted flat profits on lower revenues for the six-month period ended 30 June, notes Telecompaper. Revenues were SGD376.9 million (US$282 million), down 7.9 percent from SGD409.3 million in 1H09.
Cellular News reports that Singapore’s MobileOne (M1) has announced a further upgrade of its HSPA+ network to support theoretical peak download speeds of up to 28Mb/s in selected areas.
