StarHub to Increase Bandwidth for MaxOnline Plans
Singapore, 17 November 2006 - Subscribers of MaxOnline 4000 and
MaxOnline 6500 will soon experience even higher bandwidths as
StarHub ramps up its broadband packages to ultra-high speeds.
From 28 December 2006, customers on MaxOnline 4000 will experience
a broadband boost from 4Mbps to 6Mbps. To reflect the change, the
broadband plan will be renamed MaxOnline 6000. At the same time,
customers on MaxOnline 6500 will also experience a bandwidth jump
from 6.5Mbps to 12Mbps. The service package will be renamed
MaxOnline 12000. All these upgrades are free and will be available
to all current and new subscribers at the same retail prices.
"As we have continually demonstrated, while we enhance our products
and services, we are also finding ways to pass the benefits back to
our customers," said Mr. Thomas Ee, senior vice president, IP
Services, StarHub. "The bandwidth boost allows our customers to do
more online locally, whether they are simply surfing the Internet,
streaming movies and music, online chatting or cybergaming."
StarHub's broadband customers can take advantage of the speed boost
to access online content hosted through StarHub's Velocity content
collaboration programme. They can enjoy an improved broadband
experience when accessing content such as Maple Story (Southeast
Asia), Games-on-Demand, the ;Play Music Downloads portal, Yahoo,
and web portals operated by various government agencies in
Singapore.
Continued Thomas, "We believe that MaxOnline is well-suited for
wireless home networking, a trend that is becoming popular in
Singapore. The increase in bandwidth gives them the ability to link
multiple PCs and laptops within the home wirelessly to a single
broadband connection. This is particularly significant as products
using the upcoming IEE802.11n wireless standard are expected to be
certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance in the first half of 2007.
IEEE802.11n products will offer at least four, maybe eight times,
the access speeds of current wireless standards."
To benefit from StarHub's upcoming value offering, the MaxOnline
customer simply needs to reset his cable modem by turning the
electrical power source off and on again from the effective date to
enjoy the enhanced online experience instantly.
In addition to the bandwidth upgrade, StarHub is currently on track
to complete the implementation of DOCSIS 3.0 on its cable network,
paving the way for Singapore online users to experience ultra-high
broadband speeds of up to 100Mbps soon.
MaxOnline Promotions
New and existing MaxOnline customers can enjoy great bargains for
their MaxOnline subscriptions from 18 November 2006 to 31 December
2006 -
Sign up or re-contract for any MaxOnline plan and get a free Compaq
Presario Desktop worth S$999. Subscribers also get a 10% discount
off the monthly subscription if they sign up for a MaxOnline 12000
or MaxOnline Ultimate plan. Contract period is for 24 months.
Sign up, re-contract or upgrade to a MaxOnline 12000 or MaxOnline
Ultimate to get a free Compaq Presario Notebook worth S$1,699.
MaxOnline 12000 and MaxOnline Ultimate subscribers will also get a
10% discount off their monthly subscription. Contract period is for
28 months.
StarHubs MaxOnline range of access plans allows subscribers to
enjoy always-on, unlimited broadband access to the Internet at high
download speeds. As at 31 September 2006, there are 308,000
subscribers on StarHub's MaxOnline.
For more information on these MaxOnline offers, please visit
www.starhub.com
http://www.starhub.com.sg/newsroom/newsrm_item.asp?id=4158&category=Starhub%20News
