P1 Launches First WiMAX Service in Malaysia

(Business News & Technology News, 26 Aug 2008)

Packet One Networks (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (P1), the first Malaysian WiMAX converged telco and subsidiary of Green Packet Berhad, is now offering WiMAX services, branded as P1 W1MAX, to Malaysians.

"We are indeed proud of the fact that we have put Malaysia on the world map of WiMAX. Not only is P1 the first WiMAX operator in Malaysia to open for subscriptions, but we are also one of the first in the world to offer WiMAX service commercially. We believe that WiMAX will change the Malaysian broadband landscape and the way we live, learn, work and play, and lay the foundation towards achieving Malaysia's National Broadband Plan and MyICMS 886 objectives because of the very strong proposition of the WiMAX ecosystem known as the DNA—Device, Network and Applications—are all in place." says P1's CEO Michael Lai.

P1 introduced two promotional packages, running from 20 August to 30 September 2008, to meet consumer and business
needs.

P1 W1MAX broadband is now available immediately in the following areas: KLCC, Golden Triangle, Pekeliling, Setapak, Gombak, Seri Rampai, Sentul, Pudu, selected areas in Subang Jaya, USJ 1, USJ 7 and Subang Hi©\Tech area. P1's deployment is supported by Intel, which recently invested RM50 million (approx. $15 million) in P1's parent company, Green Packet Berhad.

In addition, by the end of 2008, P1 targets to extend its WiMAX broadband coverage to Petaling Jaya, Damansara, Klang and Port Klang and others within the Klang Valley; Johor Bahru; Kedah; Perak; Negeri Sembilan; Melaka and all major towns and cities in the West Coast of Peninsula Malaysia.

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