On 22 February, 2010, YTL Comms announced a purchase commitment of one million units of WiMAX single-chips including GCT’s GDM7205 WiMAX single chips and GDM7215 WiMAX/WiFi dual-mode single chips from GCT® Semiconductor, a US based, leading supplier of Mobile WiMAX™ solutions to the global market.
The purchase agreement shows our commitment and marks GCT’s dedication to fully support YTL Comms with their deployment of a nationwide 4G service in Malaysia. GCT will share technical expertise and provide YTL Comms with the most advanced and lowest power WiMAX chips available on the market today, making YTL Comms’ vision of creating a complete ecosystem with nationwide mobile Internet service using 4G a reality. YTL Comms will consign the purchased one million units to key ODMs selected to provide innovative 4G devices to YTL Comms this year.
“Today’s announcement marks another important milestone for YTL Communications,” said its CEO Wing K. Lee. “Central to our ecosystem building effort is to drive economy of scale through our effort to build the world’s first nationwide 4G network. This significant order – amongst the largest in WiMAX history – ensures our future customers will have the best price-performance in 4G products and solutions. GCT is a key player in the 4G chipset ecosystem with its WiMAX solution that offers world-class leading power consumption and mobility performance. We are confident that with GCT’s market-proven solution and expertise, we will achieve our goal to leapfrog Malaysia into a Broadband Nation”, added Lee.
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