YTLE won't be meeting WiMAX deadline

Looks like YTL e-Solutions (YTLE) won't be meeting the deadline by the end of this year to launch the WiMAX service commercially and make it available to 25% of the human population in Peninsular Malaysia.

2 months back, SKMM was already taking about one WiMAX player who is not meeting their expectation. Could that be YTLE?

According to Tan Sri Dr. Francis Yeoh, Executive Chairman and MD of YTLE, they have "experimented" WiMAX last August in Bukit Bintang(for selected corporate customers). Can this be counted as a commercially launch?

There is a commercial pricing and packages from P1, Asiaspace and a business package from REDtone.

I am still waiting for YTL's packages(and pricing) if they claim that they have already launch WiMAX in August 2008.

Read this, "YTLE confident to launch WiMAX service nationwide next year".

As Tan Sri Dr. Francis Yeoh said "We are engineers and we can make it happen", for a nationwide WiMAX coverage in Peninsular Malaysia.

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A Round Table Discussion with MPC

I attended a round table discussion (RTD) yesterday in MPC(Malaysia Productivity Corporation).

The objective of the RTD is to discuss the latest developments in the telecom sector and to identify the issues and challenges face by the industry.

We discussed a wide range of topics including broadband penetration, challenges faced by the industry players, Mobile Number Portability (MNP), challenges faced by the WiMAX players, mobile wallet, HSBB, Regulatory, Broadband as need/guarantee, USP fund, spectrum, contents...etc

The RTD was attended by more than 15 representative from the industry including MCMC, Asiaspace, Celcom, Felda, Sirim, KTAK, Dapat and more. Although being invited, TM did not send any representative to this RTD.

All suggestion and ideas from this RTD will be forwarded to the relevant department and the management of MCMC for action.

There will definitely be a second RTD and certainly a bigger one.

Telco Talk Malaysia would like to thank MPC for recognizing this site as a blog that could play a role in the development of the local telecom industry.

MOL Zone- Mobile Payment Application

MOL has launched MOL Zone in Go Mobile 2008.

There are 6 main services in this mobile application- Mobile Payments, Mobile Shopping, Mobile Videos, Mobile Downloads, Mobile News and Mobile Games.

You can even chat using your YM or MSN account with this java software.

Requires MOLePoints or MOL Freedom Master Card for purchasing via this application.

Send "MOLZ" to 36600 to download. Application is free but requires data connection to use.

See you @ Go Mobile 2008

That's right!! See you at Go Mobile 2008!!!

The 2nd Mobile Learning & Edutaintment Conference 2008 and Mobile Learning & Edutaintment Conference 2008 will take place tomorrow. So expect to see Go Mobile 2008 in the papers on the following day.

The exhibition starts Friday till Sunday from 11am to 9pm. I will be at the exhibition most of the time, covering all the latest launches and happening. The Hitz.Fm Cruiser will also be there.

Make sure that you say "HI!!" to me. See you @ Go Mobile 2008.

Debate: HSBB in Parliamen

The High Speed Broadband (HSBB) project was questioned by Lim Kit Siang in parliament.

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In the mean time, I found this funny video on YouTube.