Singapore's 4th telco TPG extends 4G trial as rivals prepare for 5G battle

Commuters using mobile phones at a bus stop, on Oct 17, 2019. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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Singapore's fourth telco TPG Telecom has extended its free trial for 300,000 subscribers, with a 4G commercial launch being pushed to some time next year.

TPG's commercial launch was widely expected to be this month as the one-year trial for its first batch of customers would have ended on Dec 20.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 31, 2019, with the headline Singapore's 4th telco TPG extends 4G trial as rivals prepare for 5G battle. Subscribe