Mobile Operators

Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (Digi) introduced its 4G LTE service in Johor Bahru for more Malaysians to enjoy the benefits of high-speed Internet connectivity. The Telco said that the launch comes as part of Digi’s commitment to fast track 4G LTE rollout nationwide, following recent launches in Sabah, Sarawak, and the Klang Valley with more areas to follow.

Celcom Axiata launched a new Xpax prepaid plan yesterday called Magic SIM. The new prepaid plan offers free Internet, calls and SMS when customers reload or subscribe to an Internet plan. At RM5, the Magic SIM prepaid starter pack comes with free basic Internet that could be used for unlimited messaging such as WhatsApp, WeChat, LINE, free high speed Internet ...

U Mobile has launched its new UMI 25 prepaid add on plan with 1GB of data. The new Unlimited Mobile Internet (UMI) plan is in response to the Ministry of Communication and Multimedia Malaysia’s (MCMC) call to make broadband plans more affordable and accessible to consumers, the Telco said. At RM25/month, the UMI 25 plan comes with 1GB high speed ...

U Mobile Sdn Bhd and Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) today signed an agreement for the provisioning of backhaul connectivity services through TM Next-Gen Backhaul (NGBH) services. The agreement is sealed for a period of nine (9) years. Under this collaborative deal, TM will be providing fibre mobile backhaul connectivity via its TM Next-Gen Backhaul Services (NGBH) of up to 1Gbps ...

Celcom Axiata Berhad, the first and foremost mobile telecommunications provider in the country recently introduced its new FIRST Basic 38 postpaid plan. Customers’ satisfaction has always been Celcom’s top priority and First is designed to pamper them in a world of exclusive privileges and personalised plans based on their individual needs, making them feel special and valued.

Axiata Group Berhad (Axiata), the parent company of Celcom Axiata Bhd announced its Quarter 1, 2015 financial results last week. As of Q1 2015, Celcom has 12,279 million subscribers. There are 9,540 million prepaid and 2,739 million postpaid subscribers.

At a media event yesterday, mobile operator Digi said that it planned to offer 4G LTE service using the 1800Mhz spectrum but did not share any specific details on deployment when asked at the press conference. Digi was announcing that its 4G LTE coverage in Klang Valley now stands at 79%.

Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (Digi) announced today that its 4G LTE coverage in Klang Valley now stands at 79%. The Telco, which launched its 4G LTE service in July 2013 claims that it is the fastest growing network in Malaysia. Its nationwide 4G LTE population coverage currently stands at 33% and it is targeting a 45% nationwide population coverage by ...

Telenor Group (Telenor) have announced the appointment of Sigve Brekke as the company’s new Group President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He will succeed Jon Fredrik Baksaas by 17 August 2015. Sigve Brekke (picture) is currently the Chairman of Digi. He is also the Executive Vice President and Head of Telenor Group’s Asia operations. According to the Digi website, some ...

Celcom Axiata Berhad announced that it has installed its M2M (machine-to-machine) solutions for 500 taxis and is expected to install them in another 1,000 taxis. The service will enable taxis to deliver targeted digital media content to its passengers through Smartaxiads. Smartaxiads is a mobile digital advertising provided through a tablet-size panels installed at the driver’s and front passenger’s headrests ...

As part of its 20th year anniversary celebrations in May, Digi Telecommunication Sdn Bhd is rewarding its prepaid customers with smartphones, tablets and cars throughout the month. Digi launched its service on 24 May 1995 according to its page on Wikipedia.

Prepaid reloads will continue to be sold with the additional 6% Government Service Tax (GST) despite the Customs Department have said today that it could revert to pre-GST pricing starting May 2015. Since April 1st, the Telcos (Maxis, Celcom Axiata, Digi, U Mobile, Tune Talk, Altel & others) have started imposing a 6% GST on top of prepaid reloads. The Malaysian ...

Maxis announced its Quarter 1, 2015 financial results on the 27 April 2015. In the quarter, Maxis added 328k new revenue generating subscriptions (RGS), bringing its total RGS base to 12 million.

LTE’s appeal and increased affordability means operators in developed markets have to refarm GSM or CDMA spectrum to accommodate this demand. The next step is to close down these legacy networks, but determining the “sweet spot” for network closure is challenging, according to a new report by market research firm, Ovum. “For operators in transition, there are key revenues – ...

Digi reported its Quarter 1, 2015 financial results today. The Telco has a total of 11.7 million subscribers as of the end of March 2015. It added 270k subscribers (233k prepaid & 37 postpaid) in Q1, 2015. There are now 9,933 million prepaid subscribers and 1,758 million postpaid subscribers. ARPU for postpaid is at RM81 (RM83 in 4Q14) while prepaid ...