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As the year-end travel season approaches, Maxis is enhancing its roaming offerings by bundling Maxis Travel Care. It is a complimentary travel insurance plan, with selected Maxis Roaming Passes and added protection complementing Maxis’s unlimited 5G and 4G roaming data.

Today, Maxis unveiled Explore with Maxis, a new initiative designed to connect Malaysians with meaningful, immersive experiences centred on discovery and exploration. The programme kicks off with an interactive heritage bus tour in collaboration with Think City, spotlighting the culture, stories, and hidden gems of Downtown Kuala Lumpur.

Maxis has rolled out its new Yearly Upgrade programme, giving customers a faster and more flexible way to switch to the latest iPhone without waiting for their current instalment plan to finish. The initiative aims to modernise the device ownership experience and provide greater convenience for Malaysians who want to stay updated with Apple’s newest releases.

Maxis has announced a new strategic partnership with Globe Teleservices Pte. Ltd. (GTS), a global telecom solutions provider, to deploy an AI-powered firewall designed to secure messaging and voice traffic across its network in Malaysia. This end-to-end, fully managed service aims to enhance network security, improve service quality, and safeguard millions of Maxis subscribers from fraud and spam.

Maxis today introduced Miya (Maxis Intelligence, Your Assistant), a conversation-based in-app assistant powered by generative AI (Gen AI). So, what should you know about it?

Pre-orders for the new iPhone 17 lineup (iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max) and the iPhone Air began a week ago. Today, 19 September 2025, the local set is officially available. As usual, all the telcos will be offering the lineup with their own special deals. But which one is best suited for you?

Malaysia’s 5G rollout is entering a new phase. Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo has confirmed that all liabilities of Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) will be fully absorbed by its telco shareholders once the government completes its divestment from the company—a move that marks a major shift in the country’s digital infrastructure strategy.

Today, Maxis announces good news for entertainment lovers. Postpaid 139, 169, and 199 customers will be granted six months of complimentary sooka Premium access, which is a limited-time offering of live sports, Asian entertainment, kids’ shows, and local originals streamable on up to three devices at once, including one TV.

Following the launch of the HONOR Magic V5 in mid-July, the foldable flagship device is now available through Malaysia’s leading telcos, offering flexible postpaid plans that make this premium device more accessible than ever. This includes CelcomDigi, Maxis, U Mobile and Yes, for as low as RM70 per month.

From 9 to 31 July 2025, Malaysian customers can pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 and Galaxy Z Flip7, not just from Samsung Malaysia but also from our local telcos. Whether through U Mobile, Maxis, CelcomDigi, or YES 5G, you will find different offerings. In this article, we will be comparing each telco's pre-order promotion.