Asiaspace Plans To Open Concept-based Retail Outlets In Klang Valley

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- Asiaspace Sdn Bhd plans to open a concept-based retail outlets offering its products and services in major locations in the Klang Valley as well as in selected towns in Peninsular Malaysia next year.

The first outlet is expected to be located in Taman Tun Dr Ismail in Kuala Lumpur and is tentatively scheduled to be launched in October, the company said in a statement Monday.

"We will invest heavily into building the necessary infrastructure to support the delivery of our services," said Asiaspace's director Tengku Kamel Mahmud.

He said the launch of Asiaspace's new WiMAX service, which will be marketed under the brand name "amax", will enable the company to extend its reach while improving efficiency as it provides a central location to the best business applications, services and solutions.

For a start, Asiaspace will set up enough WiMAX base stations to cover 25 percent of the populated areas of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, Tengku Kamel said.

By 2010, the company expects to cover between 40 and 45 percent of the population, he said.

"We will tie up with our technology partner Huawei Technologies to help add value to the overall marketability of the outlet," he added.

Amax, which will be available on Aug 30, uses a 2.3 gigahertz WiMAX network.

Asiaspace said its new WiMAX service will initially be available in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, followed by Sungai Way, Subang Jaya, Bandar Kinrara, Taman Maluri, Bukit Anggerik, Sri Petaling and Technology Park Malaysia.

Sorry I don't get what do you mean by over the top. 

As you've mentioned that streamyx's best effort has given you 160kbps DL speed. Shouldn't it be 1.5Mbps as you've subscribe for 1.5Mbps?

Up to 1mbps is rm99 package while Up to 1.5mbps is rm13x package

IS there a Cap limit by Amax similar to P1's 20GB limit?

Malaysian broadband has to come down in price if we were to move forward. Streamyx' 1mbps for RM99 is a joke and it looks like P1's offering of 1.2mbps for RM99 is a half-baked attempt to get broadband subscribers away from Streamyx. There's a few problems for P1 (a consumer's perspective):

1. It's not cheap enough. Why stop at 1.2mbps? Try pricing 2mbps @RM99 and then we'll talk. Why? See below.

2. Wireless sucks. Its performance varies too much. Perhaps the bad service by various wireless broadband services by Maxis and Celcom has left a bad taste. I know WiMAX is a different technology but the general concensus is that Streamyx offers better consistent speed compared to current wireless solutions. So if this stigma is to be broken, a stronger reason is needed motivation to entice the common joe to try WiMAX. Price is the key.

3. Very little coverage. Even in KV, WiMAX by P1 covers on a few areas. This again makes it look like a half-baked attempt. It's freakin' wireless. How hard is it to have more base stations before you roll-out the damn thing? Are they testing the waters? Or banking on the monies of the current subscribers to fund future base stations? Either way, smells half-baked to me (again).

What P1 has going for it is the free modem. Not in the sense that they're throwing in freebies but in that they're making it easier for subscribers to hit the ground running with the service.

I'm still crossing my fingers and hoping that P1 can make a dent in Streamyx' monopoly.

Based on news reporting from all major newsgroup/ magazine, P1 is using ALU End to End, not sure where is your news on Nortel.
Show us the news reporting else it's hard to believe you since your track record of your claim is quite questionable.

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Added on March 11, 2009, 1:56 pm

Price is quite reasonable but what's the coverage?