February 22, 2006 21:01 PM

Celcom To Introduce New 3G-Related Content


CYBERJAYA, Feb 22 (Bernama) -- Celcom (Malaysia) Bhd, which currently offers 88 types of content to its 3G subscribers, will develop and introduce new 3G-related content based on consumer behaviour to attract the mass market.

"We want to get close to the consumer behaviour and lifestyle which would make 3G relevant," Celcom's chief executive officer Datuk Mohammed Shazalli Ramly told a media workshop here Tuesday.

He said the company was working towards finding the behaviour content that would be a "hit" to increase the 3G take up rate but declined to disclose further.

Currently, Celcom has about 60,000 3G customers since its launch of 3G in May last year.

Its streaming TV content was a hit with between 7,000 and 10,000 end-users and "Bulletin Utama" being the widely-watched programme.

When asked on any new 3G offerings for the FIFA World Cup competition in June, Mohammed Shazalli said Celcom would be launching "something big" but declined to reveal further.

Meanwhile, Celcom's head of marketing Zalman Aefendy Zainal Abidin said that the company would widen its 3G coverage to include Sabah and Sarawak soon.

It has already offered the 3G service, which includes among others video telephony, video call, streaming TV and music, to areas such as the Klang Valley, Penang, Johor Baharu, Melaka, Kedah and Genting Highlands.

In his presentation at the workshop, he said the future growth of the mobile market was Asia and the data services and multimedia applications have yet to be exploited.

The number of mobile subscribers in Asia is expected to grow from 820 million to 1.2 billion within five years, he said, adding that by 2010, 37 percent of 3G through WCDMA (wideband code division multiple access) will come from Asia.

Another speaker, Stephen J. Jones who is the consultant and founder of the 3G Portal.com, said there are currently about 100 million customers worldwide since 3G was launched three-and-a-half years ago.

3G has a good chance of success with analysts predicting 3G revenue to reach US$450 billion by 2010, he said.

As for the content, he said: "We should make new services that fits easily with people and the current modus operandi should solve problems. Blog is a big word last year and MOSOSO or mobile social software is (the in-thing) for 2006."

MOSOSO is an application that helps advanced personal interest and make social interactions more diverse by portable wireless device, Jones said.

Currently, 3G/WCDMA has 100 networks in 42 countries and by 2010, penetration of 3G worldwide is expected at 25 percent.

-- BERNAMA

celcom just sent me colour sms.. service message.. any 1 recieve?? stated free trial.. never bother about it..

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May 15, 2006 19:32 PM

Celcom To Launch Most Powerful Postpaid Plan


KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (Bernama) -- Celcom (M) Bhd is confident of dominating the postpaid market with the launch of its most powerful postpaid plan, said its chief executive officer.

"The plan, which is expected to be launched May 17, will provide users with a more tailored product that would appeal to various cross-segments of the market.

"I am quite sure we will dominate the postpaid segment... bearing in mind we can be flexible with our data, third-generation, general packet radio service and roaming," Celcom chief executive officer, Datuk Shazalli Ramli, told reporters after a media conference on the new plan here Monday.

Celcom's current market share for postpaid is about the same as rival Maxis' market share.

The new postpaid plan comprises three different packages -- normal postpaid, minutes postpaid and family postpaid.

The normal postpaid package requires no monthly commitment and users only need to pay as they use and pay a low access fee.

Under the minutes postpaid, users can expect more minutes, lower rates and greater savings, with free short messaging services (SMS) and voice calls as low as 14.3 sen per minute to any mobile or fixed number.

The family postpaid offers 3,000 free minutes, free 200 SMS, unlimited free calls to 'family lines' and one flat rate to all numbers.

It also offers the lowest rate of 13.3 sen per minute, and has up to three free additional lines with RM1,400 credit limit with no access fee and no deposits.

-- BERNAMA

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_bus...s.php?id=197513

wat the ?? more expensive now ?? Usage exceeded monthly allotment (20 sen/min and 8sen/SMS) wahh..

btw.. after i check around.. nahh.. i dun think it's a competitive price..

for minutes and access fees plan.. they trying to go back to the old price.. which is 20sen per min and 8sen per sms.. how can.. prepaid already 1 sen per sms.. i remember my RM 80 minutes plan exceed close less thn that.. and it doesnt benefit lower end users like me..

the data package.. RM 80 for streamyx user is still expensive.. i would like to get 1.. but RM 80 per month... have to think of it again.. why cant they have data package like singapore.. haih...

i guess most of u got misunderstood

i think this is their strategy..

they offer more minutes for existing plans.. yup.. it's a good move..

BUT.. after the minutes bundled with the plan, each minute is 20sen/min.. which is actually high..

comparing RM 80 plans.. last time extra minutes cost 15sen/min only.. it means actually it's more expensive to make EXTRA MINUTES..

http://applications.celcom.com.my/NewPostpaid/index.html

new website is up by celcom.. let me check

i just found a correction

there 250minutes plan is RM 30 only.. not RM 50... but.. extra minutes cost 30sen!!!! extra sms cost 10sen!!!!!!

!#@$!@$#@!$#!@$#@!$@!#

C250 = RM 50.. 250minutes.. free 20sms.. extra minutes RM 0.20, extra sms RM 0.08 (confirmed by celcom careline.. dunno can trust or not)

C500 = RM 80.. free 500 minutes..free 30 sms.. extra minutes RM 0.20, extra sms RM 0.08
C800 = RM 120..free 800minutes..free 50 sms.. extra minutes RM 0.20, extra sms RM 0.08
C1400 = RM 200..free 1400minutes.. free 100 sms.. extra minutes RM 0.20, extra sms RM 0.08


Normal Postpaid = call RM 0.30/min... sms RM 0.10

Family Plan = RM 400, 3000 share minutes, 200 share sms.. extra minutes RM 0.20, extra sms RM 0.08



just called up careline.. they told me C250 plan is the same.. no changes.. means.. no cheaper nor more expensive.. sigh..

This post has been edited by lkm51: May 18 2006, 03:51 PM

it's actually not affortable anymore.. yup.. u say u can choose the right plan.. they give u extra minutes.. good.. as u call more.. the extra charge eventually cover back the free minutes they give u..

so it's actually more expensive.. they introduce back Monthly Access Fees.. which is %!@#$#@!%@!#%@!$.. no more RM 50 plan.. now i have to move to RM 80 plan.. shit!

im inside the website now.. too bad.. C250 there is no minutes.. it's mention ACCESS FEES!!!!!!!! MONTHLY ACCESS FEES!!! IT'S A SCAM BY CELCOM!!!!

sigh...

just called careline.. they say RM 50 package remain.. no changes.. dunno good or bad news.. not RM 30.. it's RM 50..

overall they say as low as RM 0.14/min.. is that.. that extra minutes at RM 0.20 will charge back to the free minutes.. u get the whole total.. average back.. ALL minutes will cost RM 0.14/min.. for me i think it's more expensive now...

website down... wat a shame.. i thought the website should be fully upgraded when they launch that new package..

unlimited 3G package at RM 80.. is still expensive... sigh..

nahh.. streamyx is streamyx.. 3g is 3g.. 3g speed is not as fast as streamyx.. i dun think u wanna use 3g at home... u'll only use 3g when ur outisde..

package is expensive.. and still.. celcom had yet to update their page regarding the new package..

yup..50sens

celcom always lack of promotions.. damn disappointed..

bring ur simpack and give IC only ma..

need 5 numbers u call the most liao ha...

no new news from celcom ??

their bill come very late ler.. no new package.. sad..

there is an intergrated credit card with celcom privellege by citibank.. any 1 applied it ?