KUALA LUMPUR: Maxis Bhd has launched its most affordable fibre broadband plans for both consumers and businesses that are 36% - 65% lower than previous similar plans.“Both the new consumer and business fibre plans are available in speeds of up to 100Mbps, at prices 36% - 65% lower than previous similar plans. For consumers, the 100Mbps plan comes at RM129 per month, and 30Mbps at RM89 per month.“Business customers meanwhile can take up the 100Mbps plan for just RM139 per month, and 30Mbps for RM99 per month, inclusive of business grade service options of ‘Always On’ and ‘peace of mind’ benefits,” Maxis said in a statement.The telco said the new plans would be available from Sept 13. The underlying technology will be flexible enough to support them as their needs grow in the future,” McManus said.Meanwhile, Maxis CEO Robert Nason believes that broadband has a great future and see a significant growth potential in this market.“We welcome the Government’s initiative to enable the industry to offer more choices at competitive prices to consumers and businesses. Meanwhile, we will continue to invest in accessing available fibre networks in Malaysia and building our own where possible.“We expect to secure access to even higher speeds in the coming months and when we do, we will make new plans available to our customers,” he said.Consumer can pre-register immediately for these plans at www.maxis.com.my/fibrenation . Existing Maxis customers can also move to these new plans by filling in the webform.

Source: The Star August 20, 2018 08:48 UTC