YES ANNOUNCES MARKET’S FIRST WEB-BASED MOBILE VOICE AND SMS SERVICE
New Yes Life Web Puts Yes 018 Mobile Numbers on Web Browsers,
Makes Voice and SMS as Easy and Accessible as Email
Yes, one of the most advanced 4G networks in the world, today announced the release of Yes Life Web, a new service that makes mobile voice and SMS usable from any connected web browser.
Yes Life Web requires no software to download and install, and allows Yes customers to easily use their Yes 018 mobile number on any connected web browsers, locally or internationally, without incurring expensive international roaming charges.
“Yes is delighted to provide our customers with Yes Life Web, a one-stop communications solution that makes mobile voice and SMS as easy and accessible as checking email on the web. With the web browser now becoming the most important and used application on our computers, Yes Life Web’s seamless blend of mobile voice and SMS with email, synchronized contacts, and cloud-based storage will save our customers time and money, while allowing them to easily reach and be reached by the people important in their lives,†said Wing K. Lee, CEO of YTL Communications Sdn Bhd.
“Yes Life Web perfectly complements our innovative Yes Life apps for iPhones and iPads, Android handhelds and tablets, and Windows and Mac PCs, as well as the built-in telephony capabilities in our Eclipse 4G Smartphone and Zoom 4G Gateway. This remarkable innovation in real-time mobile voice and SMS communications demonstrates the power of our converged 4G network which is still the first and only in the world. Across the world, convergence has been embraced as the model for 4G evolution, and we are delighted the Yes 4G network has positioned Malaysia as a global leader in this arena ,†he added.
Yes Life Web is included with every Yes account. Yes customers can sign in with their Yes ID and password at http://web.yeslife.my/, and immediately access features including:
• Type an SMS as quickly and easily as instant messaging, from a full-sized keyboard
• Real-time notifications of incoming calls and SMS messages
• Quickly and easily dial or SMS address book contacts – or any telephone number
• Easy, fast uploads to Yes Life Web’s cloud storage
• Click to share links to cloud storage files via email or SMS, saving time and tonnage
• Yes’s market-leading low rates of 9 sen domestic calls and SMS, and the lowest IDD rates to the countries that Malaysians call most
• Never any voice or SMS roaming charges when using Yes Life from any internet-connected browser or device
The public is invited to visit the Yes 4G exhibition at the ground level of Low Yat Plaza through 7 October 2012, to experience Yes Life Web first-hand.
Yes Life Web is enhanced with technology solutions from Atmail, a leading provider of enterprise and consumer communication solutions, based in Australia.
Ben Duncan, CEO of Atmail said, “We’ve enjoyed working closely with YTL to develop a unique product offering and are looking forward to scaling up to a full rollout to the ‘yes’ customer base. We can’t wait to see how it’s used by real users – we think this will change people’s expectations of what telecommunication carriers should be providing their customers – a full anytime, anywhere, anyway communications solution.â€
Full details about Yes Life Web, iOS, Android, Windows and Mac are available at http://www.yeslife.my.
About Yes
Yes, a brand under YTL Communications, offers the fastest 4G mobile internet with voice. Winner of ‘Broadband InfoVision Awards 2011’ under ‘Best New Service’ category, and Frost & Sullivan’s ‘Most Innovative Service Provider of the Year 2012,’ Yes is a global frontrunner in mobile 4G and is the first mobile operator to bring the worlds of mobile internet and voice together in one plan. Yes offers the lowest mobile rate in the industry and currently covers over 70% of the population of peninsular Malaysia. With its robust 4G network as a backbone and a fully-converged mobile service, Yes is one of the most advanced wireless networks in the world.
About YTL Communications
YTL Communications Sdn Bhd is a subsidiary and the communications utility of YTL Power International Berhad and part of the YTL Corporation Berhad Group. The Company provides affordable, world-class services that improve the way people in Malaysia live, learn and play. For more information, please visit: www.yes.my or go to www.ytlcomms.my for the press release in soft copy.