Green Packet Berhad in its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012 announced today that Packet One(P1) has 517,000 subscribers as of end of 2012.
In the 4Q12, P1 rolled out 77 new WiMAX sites increasing its total number of base station to about 1900 sites. The service provider posted a better than industry average churn rate of 4.9% while its ARPU increased to RM81. [...]
Malaysia 3G Telco, U Mobile has started offering the HTC Butterfly. By subscribing to U Mobile’s U88 postpaid plan, customers can now take home HTC’s smartphone darling from as low as RM1488.
The Telco said that the value-for-money plan provides the convenience of having both data plan and free voice and SMS services within a single package – eliminating the hassle of subscribing to two separate plans, which could be more costly. In addition to high-speed mobile Internet, U Mobile’s U88 postpaid plan includes 3GB mobile data, free calls and free SMS to all networks so subscribers can stay connected with their friends and families without qualms over pricy mobile expenses every month. [...]
DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd in collaboration with Twitter Inc and Opera Software are now offering free 1 hour Twitter usage via the DiGi-Opera Mini mobile browser.
In a media statement, DiGi said that the service is open to new and existing DiGi Easy Prepaid customers. This latest feature complements the existing social proposition of the plan that offers 24-hour free calls and SMS for customers to interact with their three (3) Buddyz, among others. [...]
Maxis Berhad is collaborating with local digital platform, Xentral Methods Sdn Bhd (e-Sentral) to organise an ebook writing competition. The competition aims to discover Malaysia’s next generation of writers and is open to all Malaysians aged 18 and above. Writers may submit their short fiction ebooks either in English or Bahasa Malaysia from 1 February to 15 March 2013 (one author per submission) to the official Ebook Competition Facebook page.
All submissions will be available on Maxis’ ebook service and e-Sentral for preview and download from 22 March. The authors of the five most downloaded ebooks will then be selected as the winners, and will receive an iPad each. In addition to this, the author of the most downloaded book will receive a Professional Editorial and Publishing Consultation on how to publish and commercialise their work on digital platforms. [...]
The BlackBerry Z10 was launched in Malaysia mid this week and it will be available first via Maxis at the retail price of RM2188 starting March 9. The Z10 smartphone will also be available via other mobile operators such as Celcom Axiata and DiGi on April 8 followed by U Mobile and Tune Talk.
As previously reported exclusively on MalaysianWireless, BlackBerry will be running a trade up program for current BlackBerry fans. Under this program, fans can get a rebate of up to RM480 per device when they trade in selected older BlackBerry smartphones and purchase a new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone.
Fans interested in benefiting from the Trade Up should first visit the BlackBerry Facebook page and provide the details required to obtain a voucher, which entitles them to participate in the program. With a printed copy of this voucher and their old BlackBerry smartphone, they can then attend any of the 21 roadshows being organized across Malaysia by Brightstar and Maxis starting March 9.
The trade up program will also be available via BrightPoint and Sunstrike.
Details/Terms and conditions of the “Trade-in” program as below: [...]
Leading online security vendor, McAfee Labs today released the results of its Mobile Security: McAfee Consumer Trends Report, documenting sophisticated and complex risky apps containing multi-faceted scams, black market crimes, drive-by downloads and near-field communication threats.
The report identifies a new wave of techniques hackers use to steal digital identities, commit financial fraud, and invade users’ privacy on mobile devices.
Key Findings:
In the report, McAfee Labs identifies the following threats as the most severe existing and new trends consumers will encounter in 2013: [...]
Telekom Malaysia Berhad’s (TM) private international submarine cable system, Cahaya Malaysia, has linked to Tseung Kwan O, its landing station in Hong Kong, completing the cable’s intended connectivity route.
Cahaya Malaysia, which began its construction back in January 2011 is TM’s wholly owned 2-fiber-pair system within the 6-fiber-pair Asia Submarine cable Express (ASE) system linking Malaysia to Japan, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Singapore. Spanning a distance over 7,800 km, the cable system which began its construction in January 2011 was meticulously developed to maximise reliability, able to withstand earthquake and typhoon damages as well as covering the shortest distance to Japan. It has been carrying Internet traffic between Malaysia and Japan since August 2012. The final leg of this cable system, completed early this month, is now fully operational and ready to serve connections between Malaysia to Hong Kong, and Hong Kong to Japan. [...]
In a press statement early this month, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said that it has served compounds to 12 companies for breaching their license conditions. The total amount of compound is RM260,000-00.
MCMC said that failure to comply with the Mandatory Standards for Mobile Content Services (MCS) is a breach of the licence conditions under article 2.2 of the standards set by the Application Service Provider Class Licence (ASP(C)).
The Malaysia regulator has previously issued numerous warnings to the license holders to improve their quality of service including those on the issue of dropped calls and promotional SMS messages. Unfortunately complaints from consumers regarding the quality of service kept on increasing as the telcos are still unable to satisfactorily resolve the problem. [...]
We’ve got word that the all-new BlackBerry Z10 will be price at RM2188 in Malaysia. The launch event is expected to take place on February 20 next Wednesday however availability of the Z10 in Malaysia will only happen sometime in the second week of March 2013.
More details brought to you by MalaysianWireless below. [...]
You can now trade in your old USB broadband modem and purchase a new Celcom PortaWiFi device at RM99.
With PortaWiFi, you can surf up to speeds of 21Mbps from your home, laptop and even your car, giving you MORE Internet like never before. And it’s not only you who gets to enjoy the best network with the PortaWiFi. You can share your connection on the PortaWiFi device up to 5 users so you and your friends can stay connected wherever you go.
Sign up for the PortaWiFi with any Celcom First Data plan with these 2 offers: [...]
Maxis made available two 4G LTE smartphones today – the Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC One XL. These will be the first two smartphones to be activated on Maxis’ 4G LTE network.
Suren J Amarasekera, Maxis’ Joint Chief Operating Officer, enthused. “We are delighted to offer customers the opportunity to enjoy the first in a series of advanced 4G smartphones hitting the market this weekend. Available at Maxis Centres in KLCC and Taman Tun Dr Ismail, customers can purchase the Nokia Lumia 920 from only RM1,099 with SurfMore 75 plan or TalkMore78 with 3GB Mobile Internet and HTC One XL from RM1,199 with SurfMore 75 or TalkMore78 Plan with 3GB Mobile Internet. We look forward to launch more smartphones and tablets this year on Maxis’ 4G LTE network, so customers can enjoy the most superior on-the-go experience.” [...]
The operator of Malaysia’s sole neutral Internet Exchange, MyIX – also known as ‘Persatuan Pengendali Internet Malaysia’, today announces that top international brands including Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft have recently joined the country’s national Internet exchange as part of its existing peering network.
The peering with Facebook was done back in May 2012 while it is believed that the peering with Amazon and Microsoft servers were completed in December 2012. [...]
DiGi.Com Berhad (DiGi) announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2012 today.
For the year under review, mobile internet customers increased from 5.2 million to 5.7 million, with mobile data revenues now accounting for 32.7% of the Group’s overall service revenues. DiGi’s customer base increased to 10.5 million as of the end of 2012.
By the numbers as of Quarter 4: [...]
Research in Motion(RIM), now known as BlackBerry unveiled the first BB10 smartphones yesterday after much anticipation. The BlackBerry Z10 is the company’s 1st touchscreen BB10 smartphone while the BlackBerry Q10 is the first QWERTY BB10 device.
Details below: [...]
TaxiMonger, a mobile app for booking taxis in Klang Valley(Malaysia) has recently made available its service on iPhone and other iOS 6 devices. TaxiMonger first launched its mobile app for Android in May last year.
Features of TaxiMonger for iPhone below: [...]
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