CELCOM AIMS 150,000 3G SUBSCRIBERS BY YEAR END

September 26, 2006

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(Bernama The Malaysian National News Agency Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) from BERNAMA, The Malaysian National News Agency KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- Celcom (Malaysia) Bhd is confident of achieving its target of 150,000 3G subscribers by end of this year

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As at July 31, 2006, the company had 90,000 3G subscribers

Its chief executive officer, Datuk Shazalli Ramly said the launch of its new 3G package for enterprise called "Power of Three" is expected to boost the company's enterprise customer division

He said the company has been receiving encouraging response for its enterprise products and managed to get a high number of customers in July this year for an earlier product "PowerTools"

"For a start, we will offer "Power of Three" package for our existing enterprise customers," he told reporters after the product was launched here today by Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis

"Power of Three" was developed by both Celcom and the world's mobile telecommunications company, Vodafone

Under the package, Celcom offers three new products and services such as Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G Broadband data card, access to Vodafone's vast international roaming footprint and the 'Blackberry by Vodafone" service powered by Celcom

"Through this alliance, Celcom customers can now stand to enjoy a complete "mobile working experience," Shazalli said

The Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G Broadband data card supports High-Speed Data Packed Access (HSDPA), known locally as Celcom 3GX and enables download speeds of up to 1.8 Mbps and upload speed of up to 384 Kbps

On the roaming partnership, Shazalli said the strategic alliance with Vodafone would enable Celcom customers to enjoy superior roaming services over 306 operators worldwide, with 34 operators fully equipped for 3G roaming

In near future, Celcom customers would also enjoy a Virtual Home Environment (VHE) when roaming on Vodafone networks, with the same short codes and services that they would use in Malaysia

Under the "Power of Three" package, Shazalli said the company has launching the latest Blackberry service, using the first 3G Blackberry device in Malaysian market - the Blackberry 8707v

Celcom, a Telekom Malaysia Bhd unit has 7.8 million mobile subscribers so far with network coverage covering 97 percent of the populated areas in Malaysia

Copyright 2006 Bernama

Copyright 2006 Bernama - Malaysian National News Agency Source: Financial Times Information Limited - Asia Intelligence Wire.

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