News & Reviews:   pedi

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has announced that the government will be rebranding the Digital Economy Centre (PEDi) by the second quarter of this year. Moreover, the rebrand will include a new name and function. 

Previously, we reported on the new initiative by the Federal Government which would provide RM100 of e-Tunai or e-Wallet credits to Malaysians earning less than RM100000 annually. Now, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) has commented on the initiative, saying that it is ready to expedite the e-Tunai's rollout.

In early May this year, the Huawei Watch Ultimate was released in Malaysia at the price of RM3799. However, a new model just arrived on the market and it's slightly cheaper too.

The International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) has revealed that it would be discussing with national car manufacturers Proton and Perodua on expediting the production of electric vehicles (EVs). Its minister, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said that both companies would produce national EVs and introduce affordable EVs to Malaysians.

If you've been following the news on 5G in Malaysia, you're probably aware of the big players involved. Currently, Ericsson is the only company providing the core network infrastructure for implementing 5G in our country. But it seems like Nokia also wants to be involved this year.

Celcom, Digi, and Maxis signed a Definitive Agreement to work together to expedite the development of fibre backhaul to base stations which will then be shared by all the service providers. With that in mind, this ensures that there is no duplicated fibre infrastructure, driving down the cost of development which benefits both customers and providers.

Today, Maxis has become partners with one of the world’s largest full-service online travel sites, Expedia.com.my, to offer its postpaid customers a first-of-its-kind data roaming offer. With that, Maxis customers can now enjoy a FREE 1-day roaming pass on any hotel booking done via www.expedia.com.my/maxisroaming, as long as the destination of the hotel stay is within Maxis’s wide network of 117 roaming-pass enabled countries.