YTL 4G service in Malaysia

Few years back, government had given WiMAX licences to few companies, they were P1, AMAX, REDtone and YTL. For the first three companies, they took the same strategy that was to provide the 4G service meanwhile expending their coverage gradually over time. But, YTL took a different approach by rolling out its coverage first before making their service available. So, YTL can be said that is late than its rivals about two years to public. But, by November 19 2010, YTL had launched YES 4G, and claiming that thier coverage in Peninsular Malaysia with more than 1000 sites. As comparison, P1 although they started their service earlier than YTL, it only current standing at 800 over sites over all Peninsular Malaysia except for Malacca. In the other words, YTL is standing a wider range and better position of market. This makes the 4G market more interesting.

The following diagrams showing available LTE service which is owned by YTL in specify states.

Selangor

Negeri Sembilan

Johor

Perak

Kedah

With continuous development, for those uncovered states, YTL also started to extend their network into them and increase coverage. For example, YTL Communications Sdn Bhd planed to add another 2000 to 3000 telecommunications tower sites throughout Peninsular Malaysia by end 2011. In Penang, YTLE also had invested over RM2 billion to build the 4G network and Yes would bring the power of mobile convergence to the people of Penang. For East Coast, YTL, had promised that, RM2 billion would be invested to increase the coverage of the 4G up to 80% by end of 2011. To claim the widest coverage in Malaysia, YTL also extended their network to Sarawak and Sabah in order to compete with other company like REDtone.

It is a healthy competition, every company thinking their own way and come out some plan thus benefit to public, that is giving us a high speed data transferring through 4G but enjoying the lowest price.