M1: One base plan to replace all mobile plans

Singapore

NEWLY privatised telco M1 on Tuesday announced its move to simplify its mobile offering, with one base plan each for SIM-only and handset bundles, replacing its existing 19 plans starting Tuesday.

This is the first of its transformative efforts, said CEO Manjot Singh Mann at a media briefing. Besides customisation of mobile offerings, its three other pillars of strategic transformation include simplification of customer experience, evident from its newly launched website on Tuesday; synergies with the other Keppel Group companies; and exploration of future platforms both in the consumer and enterprise space.

He declined to elaborate much, promising to share more details in the future, but he did say that possible areas of synergy with Keppel Group include smart city development from an Internet of Things perspective; support in data centre services, given that M1's ICT solutions provider AsiaPac Distribution is one of the biggest resellers and consulting partners of cloud services in Singapore; and integration …