News & Reviews:   DiGi

Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz has revealed that the government is willing to consider fiscal incentives to assist local telco companies in transitioning to 5G. These incentives are meant to mitigate any short-term commercial consequences of providing 5G services to their customers.

The proposed merger between two of Malaysia’s biggest telco companies, Celcom and Digi has been in the works for quite some time now. Previously, we reported that the merger is set to be completed in the second half of 2022 but now, it seems that it may extend for a bit longer as the long stop date for their share purchase agreement (SPA) has been extended to 31 December 2022.

Today, Digi has launched another Juara Internet promotion and a new Prepaid NEXT20 plan for new and current Digi users. The Juara Internet Familiku is a limited-time campaign offering Malaysian families to enjoy free smartphones and tablets, as well as great savings across Digi's prepaid, postpaid and fibre packages. 

Celcom Axiata Bhd will do its best to meet the deadline with Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) on the 5G network service agreement in Malaysia. Previously, we reported that K-KOMM has given telco companies until 30 June 2022 to finalise the agreement with DNB.

It's been almost two months since the Malaysian government had offered the telcos (Celcom, Digi, Maxis and U Mobile) an equity stake in Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB). However, it has become clear that the discussions among themselves have not been going well.

The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (K-KOMM) has revealed that negotiations are still ongoing between telco companies and Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) on the 5G network service agreement in Malaysia. This is according to its minister, Tan Sri Annuar Musa.

Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (Digi) today announced another month of online deals through its 5.5 Digi Sale. Happening from 2 until 8 May 2022, this sale features offers across its Postpaid, Prepaid and Mobile Broadband products via Digi’s online platforms.

The parent company of Celcom, Axiata Group Bhd has revealed that the much anticipated merger between Celcom and Digi is expected to be completed in the second half of 2022. Furthermore. the proposed merger will form a new entity called 'MergeCo'.

Opensignal is back again and this time, it will be another Mobile Network Experience Report for Malaysia. As of April 2022, the data collection period began on 1 December 2021 until 28 February 2022. Without further ado, let's see what the report has to say.

The Communications and Multimedia Ministry (K-KOMM) has lauded Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB)’s single wholesale network model for enabling a cheaper 5G service rate in Malaysia. Its minister, Tan Sri Annuar Musa yesterday also assured the people that the model won't create a monopoly.