M1 launches showcase for enterprise apps

EVEN as SingTel and StarHub slug it out over consumer apps, M1 is tunnelling further into the app market for businesses with a lab that it launched yesterday.

The Future Lab, housed at the telco's regional operating centre in Aljunied, will let executives kick the tyres of various enterprise apps that M1 is showcasing in partnership with app developers.

One of the services at the lab uses wireless sensor technology that lets a company remotely control lighting, window blinds, air-conditioner temperatures through smartphones and tablets. Another, a fleet management app, allows firm…