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.

Malaysia’s 5G network has grown significantly since its commercial rollout, reflecting widespread adoption and strong user growth. However, Ookla's latest analysis reported that Malaysia’s median 5G download speed had declined in late 2023 by the third quarter of 2025.

Today, Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 Mobile Platform, targeting users who want performance-focused multimedia smartphones. At the same time, there is also an accessible 5G lineup with the Snapdragon 4 Gen 4 Mobile Platform for mainstream and entry-level smartphones.

Today, Yes 5G has officially launched the country’s first-ever 5G Advanced prepaid product, introducing the Yes 5G Advanced Starter Pack priced at just RM10. Positioned as the most accessible 5G entry point, the starter pack includes 20GB of data, uncapped speeds, and 30 days validity, making it the longest-valid RM10 prepaid plan currently available in the market.

Hotlink has significantly enhanced its Hotlink Travel SIM by unlocking unlimited data speed (previously capped at 12Mbps) across Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Indonesia. Travellers can now take full advantage of high-speed 5G connectivity without any throttling, ensuring smoother streaming, navigation, and social sharing on the go.

Entry-level devices are more than capable for the average Malaysian in 2025. Of course, some are better than most, like the Samsung Galaxy A series. And for this shopping season, here are some Galaxy A series smartphones you might want to check out.

It has been a while since we got a report from Opensignal about Malaysia's Mobile Network Experience performance. According to the latest Opensignal Global Network Excellence Index, Malaysia’s mobile network experience slipped two spots, from 36th to 38th globally. Despite the drop, Malaysia still ranks in the top 10 across the Asia?Pacific region.

As you should know, U Mobile is Malaysia's second 5G network provider. Recently, the company successfully secured a RM4.3 billion syndicated financing to fund the nationwide deployment of its next-generation 5G network.

According to a written parliamentary reply by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and cited by the Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil, U Mobile is required to secure 80% 5G population coverage in its first year of operation, This will increase to 95% by the third year under the company’s Detailed Business Plan (DBP) for Malaysia’s second 5G network.

U Mobile, Malaysia’s newest 5G network provider, has inked a five-year wholesale access agreement with Eastel, a new Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) under Anchor Communications, set to debut in Q1 2026. This landmark partnership marks U Mobile’s first-ever 5G and 4G wholesale deal, paving the way for more collaborative opportunities in Malaysia’s fast-evolving telecommunications sector.