StarHub Upgrades 4G Network Capacity with TDD-LTE at The Float@Marina Bay

Singapore, 3 August 2017 – StarHub
Mobile customers celebrating SG52 ‘live’ at National Day Parade (NDP) 2017 will
be among the first to enjoy a smoother data experience on their smartphones!

Come National Day, StarHub will commercially switch
on its latest 4G equipment to serve the huge crowds at and around
The Float@Marina Bay. Utilising the 2.5GHz TDD-LTE spectrum secured
at the earlier auction, StarHub’s upgrade will boost the size of its data
expressways that carry customers’ data traffic by 30%.

With this boost in capacity, the network will be
better able to handle the expected surge in data traffic and number of
connections, just as a wider road can fit more vehicles, leading to lesser
bottlenecks even during peak hours. This means customers can expect to
experience improvements in mobile service quality.

“Our TDD-LTE deployment will enable us to improve the
experience of everyone’s 4G connection, and we are eager to bring the upgrade
to more areas where it matters for our customers,” said Mr Chong Siew Loong,
Chief Technology Officer, StarHub. “In the meantime, we are carrying out final
rounds of optimisation to ensure our customers can enjoy the best possible
experience as they broadcast their happy NDP moments to family and friends.”

By the end of this year, customers can look forward to
enjoying better service quality in more areas such as Central Business
District, Chinatown, Clarke Quay and Orchard Road. In 2018, coverage will be
extended to other key high-traffic areas like transport hubs and heartland town
centres.

StarHub’s TDD-LTE upgrade paves the way for
gigabit-capable 4G services, which will be unveiled by the end of this year,
when compatible phone models arrive on our shores.

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StarHub is Singapore’s
fully-integrated info-communications company, offering a full range of
information, communications and entertainment services for both consumer and
corporate markets. StarHub operates a mobile network that provides 4G and 3G
services. It also manages an islandwide HFC network that delivers multi-channel
pay TV services (including HDTV, Internet TV and on-demand services) as well as
ultra-high speed residential broadband services. StarHub operates an extensive
fixed business network that provides a wide range of data, voice and wholesale
services. Over Singapore’s fibre-based Nationwide Broadband Network, StarHub
offers a broad range of home and business broadband plans, as well as
commercial and residential IPTV services.

Launched in 2000,
StarHub has become one of Singapore’s most innovative info-communications
providers, and the pioneer in ‘hubbing’ – the ability to deliver unique
integrated and converged services to all its customers. StarHub, listed on the
main board of the Singapore Exchange since October 2004, is a component stock
of the Straits Times Index, the MSCI Singapore Free Index, the SGX
Sustainability Leaders Index and the SGX Sustainability Leaders Enhanced Index.
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