the reason why I won't get from Maxis/DG/Wimax is because of fair usage policy.

unless if this is changed, I will keep my 1mbps streamyx.

for nowadays usage and demand, peoples want a better bandwidth and high speed to fulfilled the increasing data contents. implementing this policy is like giving you a ferrari and ask you to drive below 100/kmh. I believe if more ppls is not subscribing to that service and they will begin to realise and adjusting their policy to suits our demand.

It's the power of consumer anyway.

Tags: Extiva | Francis Yeoh | GDP | Voice over Internet Protocol | VOIP |
World Bank | YTL Communications | YTL Corporation BhdWritten by Karamjit
Singh
Monday, 11 October 2010 14:36

KUALA LUMPUR: Saying that YTL is known for building world-class
infrastructure at third world prices, Tan Sri Francis Yeoh, managing
director, YTL CORPORATION BHD [] and executive chairman of YTL
Communications has thrown the gauntlet to the existing telco players with
his upcoming 4G launch of mobile voice and data services on Nov 18.

The service will immediate cover 65% of populated areas from 1,000 base
stations with close to RM1 billion invested thus far, he said. A triple play
service, it will morph into the world's first nationwide quad play service
by the end of next year with a mobile TV offering that will work across
devices and not be locked into any one proprietary platform.

"We will become the world's most advanced nation for communications services
by then," says Yeoh on Monday, Oct 11.


Yeoh: We have to give the power [of the Internet] to the people.
Firing a broadside at the established telcos, he says the telco model is not
sustainable. "Even their 3G is voice centric and they are hanging on with a
lot of profit and not innovating. That I think is to a certain extent,
irresponsible to the public."

He believes the Internet should be made available to all Malaysians. "That
is our vision. We have to give the power [of the Internet] to the people."

Not revealing pricing yet for next month's 4G launch, Yeoh gives a hint of
the prices to come when he says, "people forget that we were among the
pioneers in bringing the cost of voice calls [international] down by 93% in
the late 1990s with our Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) company Extiva.
Our pricing will be very competitive."

Yeoh believes the launch of the 4G service can quickly help Malaysia move
out of the middle income trap it is in. "Look at World Bank research which
points to every 10% increase in broadband subscription giving GDP a 1.35%
boost. Imagine when we boost broadband penetration to 70% in Malaysia."

Well, don't judge them yet as per now. I will be more than happily waiting for them to launch the service in this coming Nov and see what they can offer. Nevertheless, this will provide a stiff competition to other Wimax and 3g services provider as well as the Mr monopolise ™ in terms of quality of services and pricing. Myself been frustrated with the current bad services fm Streamyx and even the Unifi services is being launched at a slow pace although my house is located in the areas where the infrastructure is ready to be deploy the ftth services.

Good luck to YTL and hope you will not disappoint us as I'm one of the possible client that is eager to try it out.

well...its normal that many corporate MD will talk good about their own company. Consumers nowadays are smarter as they don't take the empty words easily without seeing the facts. Anyway I believe YTL should done better in terms of the new 4G offering and this all of us hope to see in the coming future. Between YTL and TM, which brand you have a better image?

try yes.my

you guys are comparing the existing lousy P1 with the new players from YTLE. If you know this company well, they will not roll out something which they do not have the confidence in. YTL is already proven to be the brand that you can trust as all the projects they bring out will be a quality one, unlike some company that give empty promises without caring their company goodwill. They will get my subscription for sure due to it's own branding, unlike TM or Unifi which is doomed to fail in the future as you're getting half of what you're paying.

well..guess my high hopes for this 4G has finally comes to the end. We are made to wait again for another true high speed at "real" affordable price.

Sorry "Yes", you're officially out fm my list.

YTL mentioned that price will be cheaper than other 3G providers but according to comparison it appears that Maxis is even cheaper than YTL? So where is the logic? As to the current understanding, they only targeted at a low bandwidth hoggers which is more on niche market rather than mass market? And how they gonna get the ROI fm nearly RM2B they invested into this projects?

My area is covered but I think this plan is not meant to replace the current broadband subscribers, nor for youtube surfers or websites with tons of graphics and flashes. So for regular users, just stick with what you current;y using, rather than having heart attack looking at your bills later.