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U Mobile Introduces Lowest Unlimited Internet Roaming Services

Kuala Lumpur, 1 November 2013 – According to a recent survey by TripAdvisor’s Trip Barometer Mobile and Social Survey , Malaysians are known to be tapping away on their smartphones, and are addicted to staying connected online via their mobile devices while travelling, be it for business or leisure.

To satisfy consumers’ needs to be in-touch and document their journeys on their own social media networks, U Mobile - Malaysia’s most dynamic and innovative 3G mobile operator – unveils lowest unlimited internet roaming for existing and new postpaid  customers.

U Mobile postpaid plan customers can now rejoice as they are able to stay connected with their friends, family, colleagues and business partners at market’s lowest unlimited internet roaming rate as they travel Singapore, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. With a maximum rate of RM30 daily, customer can now travel without worries and enjoy unlimited internet surfing while they are travelling abroad.

The new internet roaming service by U Mobile enables its postpaid customers to check business emails, connect with their circle of contacts via social networking and instant messaging applications such as WeChat, KakaoTalk and WhatsApp; and share their travel moments and discoveries on Facebook, Instagram and other social sharing sites of their choice.

As the internet roaming rate caps at RM30 per day, U Mobile postpaid customers can bury qualms over costly charges and bill-shock at the end of the month; and continue to stay connected and share their precious travel moments with their friends and family. In addition, the telco’s new unlimited internet roaming service does not require any sign up or pre-activation, hence making it more convenient for customers to enjoy unlimited internet access while travelling abroad.  

“Mobile users today are glued to their smartphones, even while they are travelling. Either they are snapping pictures of interesting discoveries and sharing them on social networking platforms, or simply updating their loved ones on their whereabouts; internet is a necessity for their escapades.

U Mobile’s new unlimited internet roaming service allows customers to enjoy limitless possibilities of documenting their travel experiences and still receive updates on what is happening back home while they are away,” said Jasmine Lee, U Mobile’s Director of Marketing.

“This offering comes just in time for the year-end holiday season, where many people usually go for holidays. Our new unlimited internet roaming service will be a great complement to our customers’ smartphones to stay connected. We are looking to expand the list of countries soon, so that they can enjoy similar internet roaming rates during their trips,” she added.

Frequent travellers to these regions can also bid farewell to tedious manual set-up procedures as U Mobile postpaid plan subscribers will be prompted to roam with the telco’s preferred roaming partner in each region upon arrival at the mentioned destinations via SMS. Consumers can enjoy all the great deals and offerings by simply switching to U Mobile to enjoy unlimited internet roaming, and many other attractive and value-for-money services.

U Mobile has partnered with China Unicom, PCCW in Hong Kong, Taiwan Mobile and Singapore’s StarHub as roaming partners in those regions. Should users choose to roam with other operators, the standard Pay As You Use (PAYU) rates will apply. This special rate of RM30 per day is valid until 28 February 2014.

Yes wins “Best new Service” in prestigious global 2011 Infovision Awards

Barely a year old, Yes earns a prodigious place amongst global leaders in the broadband industry in innovation and value

Kuala lumpur — October 3, 2011 — YTL Communications, a global frontrunner in mobile 4G, earned a prodigious place amongst global leaders in the broadband industry recently by winning the “Best New Service” in the prestigious Global 2011 InfoVision Awards with its innovative Yes 4G service – Malaysia’s fastest mobile internet with voice.

Almost a year into its operations, the win comes as a clear acknowledgement that Malaysia is at the forefront of the world when it comes to the adoption of next-generation wireless technologies, thanks to one of the most advanced and innovative 4G networks in the world – Yes 4G.
World’s best 4G service: YTL Communications received "Best New Service" at the Broadband InfoVision Awards 2011 gala dinner awards ceremony that was held at the Bateau Diamant on the river Seine in Paris recently. Receiving the award on behalf of YTL Communications is Executive Director and Deputy CEO, Jacob Yeoh (right) pictured here with Gavin Whitechurch, Director of Broadband World Forum 2011.

YTL Communications’ novel approach in operating its mobile internet platform, with the use of the Yes ID, unified communications and cloud-based offerings, won over an elite panel of judges comprising senior industry executives and experts including Dr. Zhao Huiling (Vice-President of Beijing Research Institute at China Telecom), Dr. Yoon-Young Park (Senior Vice President, Head of Technology Development Office at Korea Telecom), Daniel Brower (EVP Convergence Technology at Deutsche Telekom Group) and Amaru Chavez (Group Chief Technology Officer at Etisalat).

The Yes 4G service impressed the judges among a distinguished list of finalists including Etisalat from Saudi Arabia and telecommunications giant, Huawei, from China. With the win, YTL Communications joins an elite list of operators from around the world including, British Telecoms, Australia’s Telstra and Hong Kong’s PCCW who have all been bestowed such honour in the history of InfoVision Award.

The Yes 4G service is a mobile internet platform that facilitates rapid and continuous innovation unlike any other in the world, offering a ground breaking architecture that gives users unmatched performance, convenience and cost savings by bringing together mobile broadband, mobile telephony (voice and SMS) and cloud-based services across multiple devices, all in a single account.

“Identity-based architecture is a key Internet precept. We engineered our network to be identity driven, where every account is defined by a single user ID (the Yes ID) that comes with Internet access plus a mobile number and a set of cloud-based services such as push email, synchronised address book and content services that can be used across multiple devices. No other operator in the world offers such an innovation,” said an elated Wing K. Lee, CEO of YTL Communications.

“The award is another validation of the vision and dedication that went hand-in-hand in the creation of Yes 4G and our drive to bring positive change to Malaysia. We are honoured and humbled by this distinction at a global level. I salute my teammates at YTL Communications – amazing things happen when you say Yes!” Wing concluded.

The Broadband InfoVision Awards have long been established as the industry’s most prestigious recognition of excellence in the broadband industry. The Gala Dinner Awards ceremony was held at the Bateau Diamant on the river Seine in Paris recently.

Informa Telecoms & Media reveals world broadband

Released 19th March
Informa Telecoms & Media announces the results of itslatest research into broadband and multichannel TVsubscription numbers. Fibre-to-the-x subscriptionsapproach 50 million; IPTV nudges 20 million.

According to research being concluded this month, globalfixed broadband subscriptions stood at 422 million atthe end of 2008, adding nearly 68 million subscriptionsin the year and 16 million in the final quarter.

The biggest access technology remains DSL (65% of thetotal), but FTTx (11%) registered its biggest in yeargain to date, adding over 11 million subscriptions -almost exactly the same number as cable broadband (21%)- now stands over 48 million.

The growth of FTTx is part explained by robust growthin Asia-Pacific: the region added 20% more subscriptionsin 2008 than in 2007. In addition, nine of the world's10 largest FTTx operators are in the region.

Western Europe has seen broadband growth stagnate, asall but five of its 30 countries now exceed a householdpenetration level of 50% and 20 countries enjoypenetration of over 60%.

China, where broadband subscriptions grew by 21% over2008 to reach 82 million subscriptions, passed the USAmid-year to become the world's largest fixed broadbandmarket, though it still has a household penetrationlevel of below 20%.

The IPTV total stood at 19.96 million at the end of 2008.Even by the standard of its own past record, growth wassteady but not spectacular, registering net additions of7.5 million. What is significant is the fact that of thefour main multichannel TV platforms, IPTV and digitalterrestrial (DTT) are increasing their share of the marketand now hold 10% and 3% of the global market, respectively.

Speaking ahead of next week's IPTV World Forum, JulianHerbert, Principal Analyst at Informa Telecoms & Mediasaid, "It is a fair observation that IPTV has not made thesort of inroads into broadband homes which operators mighthave expected, but it is wrong to declare that the conceptis doomed to fail. In markets where the bandwidth isavailable and the marketing and pricing are attractive,IPTV is attracting big volumes of new customers and helpingoperators to improve retention rates and increase fixedline ARPU. Look at operators like AT&T - over 800,000 netadds in 2008 - or Free and France Telecom in France, PWCC in Hong Kong or Portugal Telecom: all are growing theirmarket shares strongly in competitive TV markets".

The research, based on a continuous programme of researchcovering 730 fixed broadband (xDSL, cable broadband, FTTx,LAN, satellite and fixed wireless) operators in 160countries and nearly 100 IPTV operators in 50 countries,will be presented in an opening address at the IPTV WorldForum at Olympia, London, next week.