Archive for 'Yes4G'

Yes Go 4G Installer for Ubuntu(Linux)

The world’s fastest 4G service with voice, Yes4G does not support the Linux operating system. Its Yes Go dongle works only on Windows-based PCs and Mac OS. In January last year, the company that company behind Yes 4G, YTL Communications Sdn Bhd announced the YTL mYprize Global Developer Challenge with up to USD$1 million for [...]

YTL Comms might get the RM1.5bil 1Bestarinet project to wire up Schools

YTL Communications Sdn Bhd (YTL Comms) might get the RM1.5bil 1Bestarinet project from the Malaysia Education Ministry. According to a recent media report, YTL Comms is the frontrunner for the project which involves in wiring up schools in the country. Sources said on Tuesday at about 1pm the YTL Comms’ name appeared as the winner [...]

Yes4G to expand to Sabah & Sarawak

YTL Communications Sdn Bhd (or better known as Yes4G) said that it has submitted its business plan to Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to secure spectrum licences to roll out its WiMAX service in Sabah and Sarawak. ((L-R): Wing K Lee, CEO of Yes4G, En Mohd Shafie Harun, MCMC Director for Eastern Region, and [...]

[Opinion] Yes4G reinvented the mobile phone with an app, still requires a device to make call

YTL does it again- this time it “reinvented” the mobile phone with the Yes Life Apps for iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. A little of history of YTL Yes 4G- it was the first in the world to launch a “nationwide” 4G network(LTE upgrade will be called 5G) and probably the 1st broadband operator in [...]

[Press Release] Malaysia’s WiMAX operators make their mark in broadband market

Melbourne, 9th May 2011. Malaysia’s aggressive WiMAX operators – P1 4G and Yes – are shaking up Malaysia’s broadband market. These operators offer valuable insights for the rest of Asia about how WiMAX operators can be strong broadband competitors, according to a new report* from research firm Ovum. “Incumbent TM’s slow ADSL service is under [...]

[Opinion] RE: By the numbers: P1 4G vs Yes 4G

This post is my personal opinion in response to an article called “By the numbers: P1 4G vs Yes 4G” published by SoyaCincau over here. I am writing this post to educate the writer behind that blog. Let’s talk about Packet One(P1) and WiMAX. P1 is probably the only WiMAX operator in the region to [...]

[Opinion] SoyaCincau = YTL Communications

I still remember writing about this blog called SoyaCincau in December last year which is probably related to YTL, and I was right about it. SoyaCincau was seen in a number of media events including Sony Ericsson, HTC and a couple of mobile operator events too. The person attending the event has been identified as [...]

[Comment] YES!- It is expensive

Thinking that he had a good deal by signing up for YES 4G broadband, LIM HONG CHONG from Kuala Lumpur got a shock instead when he received a sky-high first bill. “I signed up for the broadband last December after learning of its supposed affordability and stable connection from their promotion. “In fact, I recalled [...]

Opinion: YES 4G lost 50k subscribers within 2 days, targets 14m subscribers

YTL Communications’s Yes 4G service HAD around 150,000 subscribers, Tan Sri Francis Yeoh, YTL’s managing director told The Wall Street Journal in a news report dated March 3, 2011 . However it is believed that YTL Communications lost about 50,000 subscribers within two days as its Chief Executive Officer Wing K. Lee told TheStar that [...]

YTL’s “700Mhz license” belongs to the Malaysia Government

In a latest development, the Malaysian Government has said “NO” to the 700MHz that YTL Comms claims to have. As a recap, back in October-November 2010, the media reported that YTL has been allocated 80MHz in the 700MHz band by SKMM which was later confirmed by YTL Communications executive director Datuk Yeoh Seok Hong. However [...]

Opinion: Still no billing from YES4G!

YTL’s super fast YES4G is now 2-months old and it broke what was promised, again- YTL YES FAILED to issue monthly bill on Jan 19. I’m not surprised! It is funny that the big bosses talk about how they plan to change our broadband service,  promising true 4G broadband and the way we pay for [...]

YTL YES to issue monthly bill on Jan 19

There has been more update since YTL YES enabled the “summary billing” just after my blog post. In an official response to me via SKMM, YTL said that I will receive a bill between 19 December 2010 to 19 Jan 2011 on the 19 Jan 2011. However the response gave no further details such as [...]