KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 (Bernama) - Celcom (Malaysia) Bhd eyeing a 120 percent growth in broadband subscribers this year with contribution from it�s newly launched prepaid mobile broadband service.

With about 270,000 broadband subscribers as of last month, Celcom recorded a 300 percent year-on-year subscriber growth in 2008, its chief operating officer Chee Pok Jin said today.

"We hope that we can do better. Looking at the momentum right now, I think the mobile broadband market is very vibrant and can still grow very fast. So, we hope to beat the number," he said after the launch of Celcom's new broadband prepaid starter pack.

Covering almost 70 percent of the populated area in Malaysia, Celcom is confident that introduction of the new prepaid package will reinforce its position as the country's top broadband provider.

Priced at RM25, the new prepaid starter pack comes with RM20 credit.

Chee said in line with the new service, a new Weekly Unlimited package would be made available for customers to enjoy unlimited Internet access for a week at RM20.

"This is on top of the existing Daily Unlimited package, priced at RM6 for 24 consecutive hours of broadband access," he said.

To further strengthen its position in broadband services, Celcom will also introduce a new all-in-one deal, with customers receiving a Hewlett-Packard notebook or netbook computer plus the Celcom broadband monthly data plan and Celcom-Vodafone USB (universal serial bus) stick.

Under the package, customers will pay RM159 a month (for notebook) or RM88 a month (for netbook), Chee said.

-- BERNAMA