Telco Talk Malaysia

Changing Blog Theme

2009-11-08T20:47:00.002+08:00

I know this blog theme is too old. I am working on changing it to a new theme, but it will take some time.If you wish to contribute to the design, send me an email-malaysianwireless@gmail.comHope to make the changes soon, wish me luck!

P1's Michael Lai Sings

2009-11-06T19:09:00.006+08:00

I know there are too many P1 related post on this blog recently, but I just wanted to post this video up so that this man could be an example to the other CEOs.Here's Michael Lai singing Robbie Williams- Better Man & "To be a superman" during P1's Quarterly Team Meet Up last week. The guitarist beside him is COO Idham Nawawi.

Potong Now & Get a Free Prepaid WiGGY

2009-11-05T10:02:00.002+08:00

I only have one question for P1...."Are you crazy!?" Although I find the prepaid WiGGY expensive, I still think it is a good deal over time, if they plan to reduce the price of prepaid packages. This officially makes P1 the first to offer WiMAX prepaid packages in Malaysia and probably in the world.P1 has very good packages, but their major network problem recently is a big issue. I think they

Maxis Year End Offer

2009-11-04T06:11:00.003+08:00

Not sure how BIG are these deals, but I did not find anything that is interesting in a BIG way. Click above image for more details.

P1 WiMAX Potong Campaign could be in trouble

2009-11-03T02:51:00.004+08:00

What's wrong with Wanita MCA? They are claiming that the P1's Cut Already "advertisement is insulting and it discriminates against women."If that is the case, then there are a number of TV ads "involving womens" and should be banned, example this one(via KLUE).As for P1, this is their 1st TV commercial, I hope they have learnt something from this and improve further in the future.Again,

Maxis to Borrow 5 Billion Ringgit

2009-10-29T01:21:00.003+08:00

Maxis Bhd., the mobile-phone company conducting Malaysia’s biggest initial public offering, plans to borrow 5 billion ringgit ($1.5 billion) to repay loans to its parent and fund expansion of broadband networks.A debt level of 1.75 times to 2 times earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization is “optimal” for Maxis Bhd., versus 1.1 times now, Chief Financial Officer Rossana

New U Broadband Plans

2009-10-28T20:10:00.002+08:00

U Mobile Broadband Team has come up with additional 3 new broadband plans.One of the plan UB40 cost RM40 per month and comes with a 2GB of monthly data cap, not bad at all.If you visit their roadshow at Sg. Wang Plaza within the next four days, you can sign up for the UB68 plan(RM68 per month) and take home a Huawei E220 modem for free.Official story here or you can check out the U Broadband site.

Green Packet to secure WiMAX license in Singapore

2009-10-28T06:00:00.006+08:00

It seems never good enough for Green Packet, it wants more when it comes to WiMAX. The company is securing a WiMAX license in Singapore soon. I believe Malaysia is now famous in the WiMAX world, thanks to Green Packet and P1 WiMAX.Official news over here.If you had been following me on Twitter, I broke this news last week.

DiGi Prepaid Unlimited Data Package at RM5

2009-10-27T18:47:00.007+08:00

I would like to thank DiGi again for offering unlimited daily data package for its prepaid users. Now DiGi Prepaid users can enjoy daily unlimited data at a maximum cap of RM5(Internet Unlimited Max5 data plan) without the need for subscription.The unlimited usage only applies between 12am-11.59pm daily and there is a daily usage quota of 100MB. Users who exceed this usage quota will then

Malaysia’s Maxis Said to Set I.P.O. Price Range

2009-10-26T20:28:00.000+08:00

Maxis, Malaysia’s biggest mobile service provider, aims to raise as much as $3.65 billion in the biggest initial public offering in the country, despite a cooling off in demand for Asian listings following China’s flurry of offerings.Maxis, which will sell 30 percent of its existing share capital in the I.P.O., has set an indicative price range of between 4.80 ringgit to 5.50 ringgit a share, or

Poll: Are you subscribed to a Data Plan on your mobile phone?

2009-10-26T19:56:00.007+08:00

I am doing this survey for a mobile related company that I cannot name here.Please do me a favour by taking the poll on the top right sidebar of this blog.Poll ends next month on the 27th.Thanks.P.s: I have included the poll within this post, please refresh if it doesn't appear.

P1 to offer WiMAX service in Sabah, Sarawak by Q1

2009-10-24T20:08:00.000+08:00

Packet One Networks (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (P1) is expected to roll out its P1 W1MAX service, which provides wireless broadband Internet access, in Sarawak and Sabah by the first quarter of next year.P1 chief executive officer Michael Lai today said the company has received the necessary approvals to deploy its WiMAX broadband, seen as crucial in achieving the national household broadband peneration

GoMobile09 EXPO opens TODAY

2009-10-23T05:42:00.006+08:00

Don't forget to visit GoMobile EXPO starting today till this Sunday.Details: 23-25 October 2009Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre23 – 24 October (Fri & Sat): 11 am - 9 pm, 25 October (Sun) : 11 am - 8 pmSome of the happenings:Great offers on mobile phones, devices and accessories. All brands will be exhibiting! Catch the latest smartphones there. Up to 300 phones & gadgets will be given away in

High-speed broadband to be deployed by June

2009-10-23T05:38:00.000+08:00

The country’s high-speed broadband is expected to be deployed by the middle of next year, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.Deputy Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum said the system is being tested at four exchanges in the Klang Valley — Bangsar, Shah Alam, Subang Jaya and Taman Tun Dr Ismail.Telekom Malaysia, he said, has also started physical work at 22

Adv: Rural areas troubled by slow connections

2009-10-22T17:29:00.003+08:00

A team of experts from Broadbandsuppliers.co.uk leading UK broadband comparison site recently conducted a survey amidst broadband users in rural areas of the UK posing questions such as: "Are you happy with the speed of your broadband connection?" and "Do you wish for a faster connection?" The results of which indicated that 87% of the respondents were "Unhappy" with their broadband connection's

GoMobile09 Twitter contest

2009-10-21T17:51:00.006+08:00

GoMobile 2009, the ultimate mobile lifestyle event of the year, will be held from 23 to 25 October, 2009 at KL Convention Centre. Mobile World, on behalf of GoMobile 2009 will be holding a Twitter contest with two great phones to be won!