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SINGAPORE (Oct 23): Fibre broadband service provider MyRepublic has started its 4G mobile service trials, as it makes a bid for the fourth telco licence here.

The trial is limited to 1,000 trial users and confined to certain areas, such as JCube, some public housing blocks and Jurong East bus interchange and MRT train station.

The Infocomm Development Authority has yet to award the fourth telco licence.

MyRepublic has received a provisional licence to take part in IDA's trial of HetNet, or heterogeneous network, in Jurong Lake District. HetNet is a new wireless system that lets mobile phone users hop automatically across cellular and Wi-Fi networks to minimise surfing slowdowns or disruptions.

MyRepublic says it plans to roll out a nationwide network and start commercial service by end-2017, should the company get the fourth telco licence.

 

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