Malaysian telco DiGi expands 3G network
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The HSDPA-enabled 3G network has been expanded by Malaysian mobile operator DiGi Telecommunications, offering theoretical downlink speeds of up to 14.4Mbps, in Sarawak, in line with its previously announced expansion plans.
68% of the population in Ipoh and 45% of those living in Kuching is covered by the launch and it is expected to reach 98% and 55% respectively by the end of March 2010. MYR100 million (USD29 million) investment has been further planned by DiGi to further enhance its footprint in Sarawak and Perak in the next three years.
According to DiGi CEO Johan Dennelind, DiGi was aiming to offer services in three further Malaysian states by the end of this year, with Johor Baharu said to be the next target and also added that DiGi’s existing 3G network already has coverage of almost 100% of Kota Kinabalu as well as 70% of both Penang and the Klang Valley, having inaugurated commercial services in March 2009 in the latter.
Taiwan Mobile Phone Maker Increases Presence In Malaysia
Taiwan’s listed High Tech Computer Corp (HTC), which makes and markets PDAs (personal digital assistants) and smartphones, is building on its presence in Malaysia with plans to open 20 more customer service centres, company official Jeffery Luo said Friday.
Luo, vice-president of smartphone maker Dopod International Corp which was acquired by HTC a month ago, said: “Among the locations already identified for the service centres are Penang, Ipoh, Melaka, Johor, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu.”
HTC already has a service centre at Low Yat Plaza here and 20 dealers, he told reporters after the launch of HTC Touch, the company’s first mobile phone featuring TouchGLO, the new touch screen technology developed by HTC.
Managing director Frank Teh of Sis Distribution (M) Sdn Bhd, the sole distributor of HTC products, said the company is targeting 30 percent of the PDA user market by year end with the launch of HTC Touch but did not elaborate.
HTC Touch’s features include Windows Mobile 6 Professional, Outlook Mobile, Office Mobile and Windows Live.
