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To: Eric L who wrote (15441)	10/2/2001 7:59:26 AM
From: Eric L	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34857

re: GPRS Launches in No CDMA Singapore 1.00 SGD Singapore Dollars = 0.562968 USD United States Dollars ... a year late but off and running in this all important Asian gateway. >> GPRS Battle Commences in Singapore as SingTel Launches Elizabeth Hall EMC Cellular October 1, 2001 Following the promise of a GPRS Christmas launch in June 2001, SingTel has finally launched its GPRS services, nearly two months after its nearest rival MobileOne (M1) began offering GPRS. SingTel is running a promotional offer of free registration until the end of September 2001 and has chosen a standard monthly plan of SGD 15 for 150MB per month. The promotional package is designed to acquire a substantial number of GPRS subscribers in a short period of time, in order to catch up with M1's head start. SingTel's premium GPRS package will then entail a SGD 20 one-off registration fee and SGD 15 per month for 10MB per month. SingTel GPRS Tariffs Service Registration Monthly Sub Monthly Usage (SGD) (SGD) (SGD) Premium GPRS Package 20 15 10MB/mth Promotional package Free 15 150MB/mth * Subsequent data charges are SGD 0.005 per Kb Prices are GST inclusive MobileOne, which launched its GPRS services at the end of July 2001, is currently offering GPRS as a value added service on existing mobile plans. M1 charges SGD 0.005 per KB for the first MB and SGD 0.003 per KB thereafter. According to M1 it takes approximately 1KB to download a WAP page and approximately 80 - 300 KB to download a webpage depending on the size of the webpage. MobileOne GPRS Tariffs** Registration Monthly subscription Usage Charge (SGD) Free Free 0.005 per kb for the 1st MB, thereafter 0.003 per Kb Source: MobileOne Prices are GST inclusive Excluding SingTel's registration fee of SGD 20, GPRS subscribers to SingTel will pay an average of SGD 1.5 per MB for the first 10MB compared to SGD 3.2 per MB for the first 10MB as a MobileOne subscriber. However each subsequent MB will cost SGD 5 for a SingTel subscriber compared to SGD 3 for a M1 GPRS subscriber. SingTel and MobileOne are now selling GPRS-enabled handsets on their websites and from selected retail outlets. The Motorola V66, Ericsson T39 and Siemens S45 and ME45 GPRS-enabled handsets are available from both operators. However SingTel are undercutting all MobileOne prices on GPRS handsets, based on a one year plan, by SGD 12. MobileOne GPRS Handset Prices* Handset Retail Price (SGD) 1 Year Plan (SGD) Ericsson T39 588 488 Siemens S45 658 558 Siemens ME45 658 558 Motorola V66 798 698 Source: MobileOne Prices are GST inclusive* SingTel GPRS Handset Prices Handset 1 Year Plan 2 Year Plan 3 Year Plan (SGD) (SGD) (SGD) Ericsson T39 476 428 380 Siemens S45 546 498 450 Siemens ME45 586 538 490 Motorola V66 686 638 590 Motorola Accompli - - - 6288 (PDA) Source: SingTel Prices are GST inclusive* StarHub is currently conducting a trial programme of its GPRS services, which existing StarHub subscribers can apply to join. The trial began on the 27 August 2001 and will be completed by the end of October 2001. Subscribers who sign up for the trial are not charged for GPRS usage or GPRS monthly subscription, however they are required to provide feedback on the quality of the GPRS service by 10 September 2001 and again by 10 October 2001. Trial subscribers are provided with either a Ericsson T39m, Siemens S45 or Motorola V.66 handset, which remains the property of StarHub and has to be returned once the trial is completed. StarHub intends to launch its GPRS service before the end of 2001 . 3G Roll-Outs MobileOne, has reportedly decided to extend the roll-out timetable of its 3G infrastruture from five to six years. The decision is in response to weakening economic conditions and uncertainty over the capabilities of the planned networks, following the announcement by Vodafone that it could not guarantee data speeds that met the internationally agreed definition of 3G services. M1 has already started rolling out over half of its 3G cellular BTS, however rival StarHub is yet to start rolling out its Nokia supplied infrastructure and SingTel have yet to award their 3G contracts to equipment suppliers. The slow supply of GPRS handsets onto the global cellular market has also raised concerns that 3G-enabled handsets will not be available until the end of 2002 at the earliest. The three mobile cellular operators in Singapore, MobileOne, SingTel and StarHub are therefore concentrating on their roll-out of GPRS services as more GPRS handsets become available. << - Eric -