Can anyone please explain what Nighthawk M1 firmware update numbers indicate?

I'm in the UK and my mobile network provider is EE. When I first got my M1 in Nov 2017 it immediately auto-updated to release 10.20.05.00. Last week it auto-updated to 10.22.03.00 (firmware build date 22nd Nov 2017), only after I had replaced the battery (I'm normally running my M1 24/7 on an upgraded mains charger without the battery). My web-based GUI version is now MR1H_04.01.45.00.

However, the firmware numbers don't match the numbers I've seen in other posts, such as 10.16.04.04 from around August 2017 (perhaps specific to Telstra), which according to this Netgear moderator partially solves the Ethernet sleep issue, by initially turning on the Ethernet port for 2 mins after a reboot and then keeping in on if the port is terminated by an attached device. He also refers to 10.16.04.04 as being MR1 - does this stand for "Major Release 1" or something else? And he indicates that the remaining Ethernet port issues should be solved in MR2. How would the update release codes change to indicate MR2? And when is MR2 likely to be released to the various carriers in different countries?

The release 10.16.04.04 would appear to be a numerically earlier release than my original version 10.20.05.00, which still had the Ethernet port OFF after a reboot. So how are these release numbers determined? Is there a different code for each country or perhaps each mobile network provider? If there's no uniformity with the numbering and no update history records on the Netgear website (new features, bug fixes, etc.), how on earth can users know when their own M1 issues have been solved?

Please Netgear - be more open about your release numbering and provide update history records on your website so that users in different countries know where they stand.

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Please demystify firmware update numbers for Nighthawk M1