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MAXIS PARTNERS LOTUS RACING
Committed to 1Malaysia and to giving customers the best of Lotus Racing on mobile and beyond
Malaysia’s leading integrated communications company, Maxis Berhad (“Maxis”), recently announced its sponsorship of Lotus Racing. The Formula One™ regularly attracts more than 400 to 600 million television fans around the world, making it the third largest viewed global sports event after the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games.
Sandip Das, Maxis Chief Executive Officer said, “Maxis is pleased to broaden its sports involvement through the sponsorship of Lotus Racing in Formula One™. This is the pride of the nation and as the leading and most innovative Malaysian Telco, which is also globally respected, we wanted to be a part of this wonderful Malaysia moment.”
Jean-Pascal Van Overbeke, Maxis Chief Operating Officer added, “Formula One™ racing depends on reaching consistent and surpassing speeds, from a combination of latest engineering, human teamwork, individual talent, and the winning spirit. This has created an F1™ local and global culture which shows only further signs of growth. For Maxis, being the official sponsor of Lotus Racing is about doing more together, in order to go further, with a better finish each and every time. We are pleased to add that since 2009, Maxis has been the official provider to the Sepang International Circuit, of a speed, reliability, large bandwidth and real-time connectivity which enables smooth communication between members of race teams.”
Dato’ Seri Tony Fernandes, Lotus Racing Team Principal said ”I am absolutely delighted to welcome Maxis into the Lotus Racing family. It’s an honour to see our home country’s leading telco featured on our cars and as an integral part of our team, and we are very excited about the opportunities this partnership provides. Lotus Racing fans in Malaysia and around the world will now have even more access to our team through the fantastic range of mobile and internet platforms we’re already working on, and as an avid user of my own phone, I can’t wait to start using everything we create together.”
Together with its partners, Maxis is committing to share this weekend’s Grand Prix experience with Malaysians here and around the world, as well as with all F1™ fans. Journalists will be filing their stories using Maxis’ customised fixed lines for this event, bringing sound and image and instant reportage across distances.
Maxis customers will have immediate access to the latest Lotus Racing news and information and of course the team’s performance, on their mobile devices and computers. They will experience this anytime, anywhere, through SMS/MMS alerts, broadband, and at Maxis’ dedicated Malaysian GP Wap Portal.
For the up-close experience, Maxis is giving away hundreds of tickets over radio, providing opportunities to catch all the tremors and triumphs from the grandstand.
For the enriched, on-the-go, fast and furious experience of this weekend’s race, Maxis has also developed customised Malaysian Grand Prix mobile content including racing themes, games, and True Tunes – and to keep F1™ Fever warm beyond the weekend, Maxis customers will be able to download the Maxis Lotus Racing App to their iPhones.
About Maxis Berhad
Maxis Berhad with its consolidated subsidiaries (together, ‘Maxis’) is the leading communications service provider in Malaysia with over 12.3 million mobile subscriptions as of 31 December 2009. Since the establishment of its parent company, Maxis Communications Berhad, in 1995, Maxis’ Malaysian business has been providing a full suite of communication services on multiple platforms to satisfy the needs of individual consumers, small and medium enterprises, and large corporations in Malaysia.
Maxis has pioneered and led the Malaysian market in providing innovative mobile products and services. It was the first to launch 3G services, Maxis3G, in July 2005. In September 2006 it was among the world’s first to use HSDPA, a high-speed upgrade of the 3G network. Then in December 2009 it was first to introduce to Malaysia, HSPA+, the latest advancement in 3G/HSPA network capabilities, to further enhance its wireless broadband services. It was also the first telecommunication service provider to bring the BlackBerry™ and Apple iPhone™ smart phones to Malaysia. The company in April 2009 unveiled the first commercial near field communication service in Malaysia, which enables customers to use their phones for wave and pay transactions.
Maxis’ growth and strong track record of enabling innovation, excellent customer experience and value to stakeholders have won the company numerous awards over the years which include Asian Mobile Operator of the Year by the Asian Mobile News Award in 2008 and Mobile Data Service Provider of the Year (Malaysia) by Frost & Sullivan in 2009. Maxis Berhad listed in late 2009 in a successful IPO that was ranked as the largest ever in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, raising RM11.2 billion. The IPO was awarded Deal of the Year for 2009 by Finance Asia.
Maxis’ vision is to bring advanced communications services to enrich its customers’ lives and businesses, in a manner that is simple and personalised, by efficiently and creatively harnessing leading edge technology, and delivering a brand of service experience that is reliable and enchanting.
