Maxis testing new devices for Malaysian market

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KUALA LUMPUR: Communications provider Maxis Bhd is testing new devices for possible roll-out in the Malaysian market, vice-president and head of enterprise and carrier business, Mohamed Fitri Abdullah, said yesterday.“We are doing the work and when we are comfortable that these devices are ready for the Malaysian market, we will bring them out.

Based on tradition, we have always been the first,” he said when asked if there were plans to bring new innovative devices such as the Android smartphone into the market this year.

“Currently, the team is conducting testing on some new devices. We need to make sure that all the devices are at a certain quality level to ensure that we can provide end-to-end management in terms of technical help and sales when we roll them out,” he said.

Maxis launched the Apple iPhone smartphone in the local market last year and was also the first to introduce the BlackBerry in Malaysia.

Mohamed Fitri said the Apple iPhone 3Gs launch in July 2009 received good response from the public.

“There is a shortage of iPhones globally.

If we can get more supply, we can do better,” he said after signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology here.

Under the MoU, Limkokwing students will be able to enjoy education on the go with the iPhone 3Gs from Maxis which is also offering special prepaid and postpaid plans for the students.

The company also planned to open a sales and service centre at the Limkokwing main campus in Cyberjaya to serve the students better, Mohamed Fitri said.

Limkokwing’s vice president of international development, Datuk Dr Jayles Yeoh, said it had developed a portal which would make it possible for the students to access their timetables, examinations and results through the iPhone.

“This is the mobile delivery that we intend to start and we have found a very good partner for it,” he said.

Yeoh said he expects a strong take-up rate for the Apple iPhone 3Gs from the students.

“We get almost 2,000 new students every year and we expect all of them to have this iPhone,” he said. — Bernama