At the official launch of iPhone 3GS in Kuala Lumpur on 31 Jul 09, Tan Lay Han, Maxis Vice President and Head of Consumer Marketing, said,

“Maxis is pleased to be among the first in Southeast Asia to offer this revolutionary phone, in keeping with our promise to always be first to offer our customers the most innovative and distinctive experiences. With this early launch and with these globally competitive packages, Malaysians now have every reason to visit their local store to purchase an iPhone.

“Since Maxis introduced iPhone 3G to Malaysia in March 2009, its functionality and offering of over 50,000 iPhone apps have changed the way Malaysians communicate at work and play. iPhone 3G keeps our customers connected and entertained with an attractive and easy browsing interface, and has increased Maxis customers’ mobile data usage. There is a very diverse range of iPhone users, from 12 years upwards.

The Maxis iPhone 3GS launch received overwhelming media support.

“Everyone has their own unique set of favourite applications. Some customers inform us that they love business applications such as Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal and Forbes Intelligent Investing, and Currency. Meanwhile, other customers use more lifestyle applications such a social networking through Facebook, MySpace, and entertainment applications like Now Playing for movies or buUuk for food and restaurants. iPhone 3GS, with its improved communications features and applications promises to further enhance and enrich our lives.” 

Having fun at the iPhone 3GS Roadshow at Mid Valley the Gardens, Kuala Lumpur

Tan added, “Maxis customers today do not need to go very far to get their hands on the revolutionary iPhone 3GS. With expanded iPhone 3GS distribution points, they may just walk into any of our 201 Maxis and Hotlink dealers; and Apple Premium Resellers to place their order for one. Meanwhile, iPhone 3GS will continue to be available at 28 Maxis centres nationwide from today onwards.”