Star Business (13 May 2011)

KUALA LUMPUR: YTL Communications Sdn Bhd, a unit of YTL Power Bhd, is confident that a big chunk of the Apple iPhone Operating System (iOS) device users in Malaysia will sign up for its Yes Life packages.

Currently, it estimated that there are some 300,000 iOS device users in the country, using popular gadgets such as the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

"An iOS user appreciates good quality data, and who else can provide good data in this country, but us? So, as far as I'm concerned, I would like my team to go all out and ensure that all Apple iOS device users are on our network," said chief executive officer Wing K. Lee after the launch of the Yes Life application here yesterday.

The company currently has some 200,000 subscribers, of which 60,000 are using Yes Life voice and data plan.
Currently, customers can use YTL Communications' services either via "pay per use" method, where voice call and data are charged at 9 sen a minute and 3 sen per megabit.

Under the Yes Life packages, customers can opt for the valuepack RM68, comprising 3.5 gigabit (GB) of data, 150 minutes of voice and 150 text messages; or they can opt for the valuepack RM150, which offers 10GB of data, 250 minutes of voice and 250 text messages.

Over the next few months, YTL Communications will be launching its packages for Android device users as the company continues its aggressive customer acquisition campaign.

The company will also be beefing up its retail and distribution presence.

Next month, it will officially launch its retail network in Johor, followed by Malacca, Ipoh and the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

YTL Communications has about 1,700 base stations throughout West Malaysia, covering more than 70 per cent of the population.

"We are on track to expand to 2,500 base stations by year end. It will be a challenging target. Six months ago, we had only 1,200 base stations, and today, we have 1,700. But this is what we do, we set ourselves a high bar, and hope that at the end of the day, we can over achieve," said Wing.