Working Towards A Broadband Nation - YTL Communications Collaborates With Samsung To Expand 4G Network And In-Building Network Coverage
Kuala Lumpur, 24th February 2010 – YTL Communications Sdn Bhd, which will soon launch its 4G network in Malaysia, today entered into contracts with Samsung Electronics (SAMSUNG) to increase the numbers of base stations for its nationwide network buildout and to acquire innovative in-building solutions for superior in-building coverage.


Under the arrangement, SAMSUNG will provide additional 500 WiMAX 2.3 GHz radio base stations to expand coverage. This is in addition to the 1900 base stations currently being deployed. SAMSUNG will also supply 2000 units of smaller base stations, or picocells, for In-building network coverage. SAMSUNG picocells are innovative, small and cost effective base stations and best suited to provide superior in-building coverage.


The agreement underscores YTL Communications’ aggressive pursuit of building toward a broadband nation and marks SAMSUNG’s dedicated and full support of YTL Communications’ deployment of 4G services in Malaysia. SAMSUNG will share its WiMAX expertise and provide YTL Communications with best-in-class WiMAX base stations and picocells, enabling YTL Communications’ vision of creating a nationwide 4G network to bridge the digital divide.


SAMSUNG is the world’s first and foremost mobile WiMAX equipment provider, having launched the world’s first commercial service in Korea in 2006 and serving as supplier to 23 major WiMAX operators across 19 countries globally, such as Clearwire in the US, Yota in Russia and UQ Communications in Japan. SAMSUNG is in the vanguard of Mobile WiMAX adoption and evolution globally.


“Action speaks stronger than words. The acquisition of additional base stations and picocells from SAMSUNG is a firm commitment we are making to deliver our vision of a nationwide network to serve all Malaysians.” said YTL Communications CEO Wing K Lee. “Together with our world class partners, we shall soon deliver mobile Internet to the urban and rural communities across the nation,” added Lee.


“We would like to thank YTL Communications for their continuous confidence in us. As a global WiMAX solutions provider, we shall apply our experience from successful implementations throughout the world to support YTL Communications business goals and we are very excited to play a role in creating the world’s first nationwide 4G network here in Malaysia,” said Mr. Woonsub Kim, SAMSUNG Executive Vice President and General Manager of Telecommunications Systems Division.

YTL Communications Commits to Purchase 1 Million Units of GCT Semiconductor WiMAX Single-Chips
Kuala Lumpur, 22nd February 2010 – YTL Communications Sdn Bhd, which will soon launch a nationwide 4G network in Malaysia, today announced a purchase commitment of one million units of WiMAX single-chips including GCT's GDM7205 WiMAX single chips and GDM7215 WiMAX/WiFi dual-mode single chips from GCT® Semiconductor, a US based, leading supplier of Mobile WiMAX™ solutions to the global market


YTL Communications Commits to Purchase 1 Million Units of GCT Semiconductor WiMAX Single-Chips


The purchase agreement shows YTL Communications’ commitment and marks GCT’s dedication to fully support YTL Communications with their deployment of a nationwide 4G service in Malaysia. GCT will share technical expertise and provide YTL Communications with the most advanced and lowest power WiMAX chips available on the market today, making YTL Communications’ vision of creating a complete ecosystem with nationwide mobile Internet service using 4G a reality. YTL Communications will consign the purchased one million units to key ODMs selected to provide innovative 4G devices to YTL Communications this year.


YTL Communications is poised to become the first in the world to launch a nationwide 4G network offering state-of-the art mobile Internet connectivity to Malaysia. GCT is the market leader in providing WiMAX single-chip solutions worldwide, holding the largest market share based on WiMAX chipsets sold and number of WiMAX subscribers currently using GCT’s technology.


“Today’s announcement marks another important milestone for YTL Communications,” said its CEO Wing K. Lee. “Central to our ecosystem building effort is to drive economy of scale through our effort to build the world’s first nationwide 4G network. This significant order – amongst the largest in WiMAX history – ensures our future customers will have the best price-performance in 4G products and solutions. GCT is a key player in the 4G chipset ecosystem with its WiMAX solution that offers world-class leading power consumption and mobility performance. We are confident that with GCT’s market-proven solution and expertise, we will achieve our goal to leapfrog Malaysia into a Broadband Nation”, added Lee.


“We are pleased to further participate and contribute to YTL Communications’ 4G deployment with this strong commitment,” said Dr. Kyeongho “KH” Lee, President and CEO of GCT Semiconductor. “This one million-unit commitment from YTL Communications will firmly secure GCT’s undisputed leading market share position, and allow the company to maintain more than 60 percent market share this year, with design wins from over 40 countries, including Malaysia, Korea, Japan, Russia and USA.”

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Tuesday February 23, 2010
YTL Comms set to launch nationwide 4G network

KUALA LUMPUR: YTL Communications Sdn Bhd is poised to become the first in the world to launch a nationwide 4G network, offering state-of-the-art mobile Internet connectivity to Malaysia.

The communications utility of YTL Power International Bhd said it is committed to purchasing one million units of WiMAX single chips from GCT Semiconductor.

“This purchase agreement demonstrates YTL Communications’ commitment and marks GCT’s dedication to fully support YTL Communications with its deployment of a nationwide 4G service in the country.

“GCT will share technical expertise and provide YTL Communications with the most advanced and lowest power WiMAX chips available on the market today, making YTL Communications’ vision of creating a complete ecosystem with nationwide mobile Internet service using 4G a reality,” it said.

The one million units purchased will be consigned to key original design manufacturers selected to provide innovative 4G devices to YTL Communications this year.

GCT is the market leader in providing WiMAX single-chip solutions worldwide, holding the largest market share based on WiMAX chipsets sold and number of WiMAX subscribers currently using GCT’s technology.

YTL Communications chief executive officer Wing K. Lee said the announcement marks another important milestone for the company.

“Driving economies of scale is central to our ecosystem building effort as we develop the world’s first nationwide 4G network,” he said. “This significant order — amongst the largest in WiMAX history — ensures our future customers will have the best price-performance in 4G products and solutions.”

GCT president and chief executive officer Dr Kyeongho K.H. Lee said the one million-unit commitment by YTL Communications will firmly secure GCT’s leading market share position.

He said it will also allow the company to maintain more than 60% market share this year with design wins from over 40 countries, including Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, Russia and the United States.

i thought YTL is WiMAX?

sabah got?

Let me put it this way, as long as BN is still our government, TM will NEVER going to R.I.P, right ?

There is no way a wireless network can perform better than a wired network, latency wise & eventually speed wise, if TM decides to roll out 100Mbps home package HSBB.

do YTL & samsung have external cable that skipped the entire TMNut backbone that is entirely made of fish food (i mean, connection issue = underline cable putus... wat else is underwater? dinosaur?) and route themselves to the port in sg/ thai for the new undersea cables that is going to be installed?

Bandwidth is not cheap..... if all of u hopping all the bandwidth 24/7 will cost more more to ISP.... to get better profit margin they do not upgrade their existing bandwidth but to cap your internet line.

Let me put it this way, as long as BN is still our government, TM will NEVER going to R.I.P, right ?

sabah got?

P1 and YTL have WiMAX licenses only. Both offers their own products.

therefore > Post #1 = moot!

YTL haven't introduce their pacakges/plans and you're saying YTL's service is better?

what YTL's services that u referring? u know their pricing/plans? u know they dont throttle? u know they wont cap? u know it's cheaper? u know their coverage is better?

R.I.P streamyx? what is this another wimax? no chance la. streamyx>this even without its hsbb going yet.

How much Francis Yeoh pay you to post this?

okay..lets hope for the best..

TS termakan dengan kata-kata manis broadband provider....

TS mayb too positive... think about that time when P1 is coming, whole malaysia was like.... YES! finally! a high speed nice broadband coming!!!!
then? we ended up disappointed..... same thing happen to tis i think.... sad

  YES, WE ALL MAY BE DISAPPOINTED JUST LIKE WHEN P1 WIMAX LAUNCHES IT'S BROADBAND. AS LEAST WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE......THAT MEANS NO MORE MONOPOLY.  

whatever ISP in MY... the backbone is still TMNUT!!!

sabah got?

P1, Digi 3G, Maxis FTTH, Maxis 3G all have their own domestic network, and have their own international transits.

We’re currently deploying over 2,400 WiMAX base stations nationwide plus additional 2,000 micro stations (picocells) for in-building coverage. These are for superior 4G indoor coverage and to cover at least 65% of the nation’s population. Besides that, we procured 1 million WiMAX single chips to be embedded in our varieties of devices such as mobile phones, netbooks, laptops, etc.

Our value proposition from day one is to provide seamless mobile Internet coverage and complete 4G experience for consumers and businesses alike. We will do this by making the coverage nationwide at one go. We plan for Q3 soft launch whereby we will make the 4G services, rich contents and applications and some devices available for live trials in selected areas. By Q4, once we have sufficiently cover the populated areas, we shall commercially launch the 4G service.

We can’t disclose the pricing or the actual speed just yet but it will be for sure significantly faster than what we have at the moment in the wireless broadband space.

YTL has a good reputation as an infrastructure builder. It builds power stations, office buildings, bridges, highways, high end properties, townships, hotels / resorts and ERL railway. The world’s first nationwide 4G network right here in Malaysia is the next testimony for YTL’s building expertise. With this tradition of excellence, an able leadership from a wireless veteran from the US, supported by a team of experience telecommunications / IT specialists, sound financial backings from the YTL Group, and technological know-how from Clearwire, Cisco, Samsung and GCT, we have the right ingredients to make it happen!

Tell your friends that they will hear more from us comes this July-August!

Best regards,


Corporate Communications,
CEO’s Office 

  JUST RECEIVE THIS FROM THE CEO'S OFFICE....

As for latency, wireless network will definitely have a much higher latency than wired no matter how quick the speed can be. Games should stay away from wireless internet as there will be spikes in ping times and it will be affected by environmental factors. (Eg, temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure) as this technology uses wavelength over air, those factors will affect the performance. Try going to USA and use a satallite based internet connection, the latency is high (at least 100ms) but the speed is great.

WE DEMAND BB 100MBps, NO CAPPING, NO LIMIT, RM45!!! 

hmmm i hope it comes faster...ytl family are well to do and involved in many other businesses...

maybe this is like a pet project to give back to the community, not so much profit oriented, make enough to break even and give quality service...

I don't really mind about the high latency

Any wireless broadband internet with price over RM100 is a rip-off.

WE DEMAND BB 100MBps, NO CAPPING, NO LIMIT, RM45!!! 

No matter which ISP you use, everyone in Malaysia is using TM internet cable.

So-called competition is nothing since P1, Maxis, Digi etc all pay TM to rent the internet cable - TM holds the only internet cable license for this country.

No matter which ISP you use, everyone in Malaysia is using TM internet cable.

So-called competition is nothing since P1, Maxis, Digi etc all pay TM to rent the internet cable - TM holds the only internet cable license for this country.

Yeah...im guessing they couldnt the sudden huge amount of subscribers pouring in. but i guess now things are much more stable and better. My P1 ONE plan is working very well...not much problems. Just that when raining is a little bit slower but still quite okay. P1 is back on its feet in delivering service...i hope they'll improve more.