Latest Telecoms News from Malaysia
Malaysian WiMAX Operators Fined for Missing Coverage Requirements
Malaysia's telecoms regulator has fined three of the country's four WiMAX license holders for missing their network rollout targets. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is reported to have issued the fines last week,...
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Maxis Publishes Plans to Float on the Malaysian Stock Exchange
Malaysia's Maxis has launched the prospectus for its planned floatation on the Malaysian equity markets. This IPO will see the sale of 30% of the company to new investors....
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Malaysia's Maxis Names New Chairman
Malaysian mobile network operator, Maxis has announced the appointment of Raja Tan Sri Dato' Seri Arshad Bin Raja Tun Uda as its Chairman....
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Packet One Gets Permission to Expand WiMAX Coverage
Malaysian WiMAX network operator, Packet One (P1) says that it has received the necessary approvals to also roll out its WiMAX service in East Malaysia....
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Western Union, Maxis to Launch Mobile Money Transfer Service in Malaysia
Malaysian mobile network operator, Maxis has teamed up with Western Union to launch a service that would allow Maxis subscribers to send cross-border remittances directly from their mobile phones. The service is expected to be rolled out in early 2010....
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Maxis Plans Malaysian Stock Market Listing
Malaysia's Maxis Communications is floating 30% of its shares on the local stock market in a move that should raise around US$2.5 billion for its shareholders....
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DoCoMo Sells Stake in Malaysian 3G Operator
Japan's NTT DoCoMo announced today that it will sell its shareholding in U Mobile, a Malaysian 3G mobile operator, for US$100 million - the same amount DoCoMo originally invested for the shares....
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Malaysian Mobile Market Reaching the Maturity Stage
A research note from IDC notes that with Malaysia's mobile services market reaching a maturity stage, mobile phone vendors will have a challenging time increasing the mobile unit shipments in the country and will need to be flexible while executing their business strategies....
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Malaysian WiMAX operator Passes 80,000th Subscriber
Intel backed Malaysian WiMAX operator, Packet One Networks says that it has surpassed the 80,000 subscriber mark, after one year of rolling out its P1 W1MAX wireless broadband service....
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Malaysian Operator Offers Unlimited Mobile Music Downloads
Malaysian mobile network operator, Digi has announced an unlimited mobile music download service aimed at the youth market. ...
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