News & Reviews:   DiGi

Previously, we reported that Celcom, Digi, Maxis and U Mobile have accepted the offer to take an equity stake in Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB). If you were wondering if there's any update, the latest news that we got is that these MNOs have yet to agree on key terms in the Reference Access Offer (RAO) that was recently published by DNB.

As of 16 March 2022, the Malaysian government announced that Digital Nasional Berhad's (DNB) Single Wholesale Network (SWN) will remain as planned. However, the government also only retain a 30% equity stake in DNB and offered the rest of the 70% to Celcom, Digi, Maxis and U Mobile.

After waiting for more than two weeks, the Malaysian government has finally settled on what they were going to do with the Single Wholesale Network (SWN). From today's tweet as well as the press conference, the government has decided to maintain the implementation of the 5G network as an SWN.

Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister, Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin yesterday revealed in Parliament that two compounds have been issued to mobile service providers in Malaysia for not meeting the standard set by his ministry. As reported by national news agency Bernama, the two compounds include one amounting to RM60000 and the other compound amounting to RM20000 that is currently beng processed.

Zahidi further revealed that the two service providers compounded were Celcom, which failed to meet the standard in Sabah and the other one is Unifi Mobile, which failed to meet the standard in Melaka and Pahang. The Deputy Minister also confirmed that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has opened 20 investigation papers on mobile service providers in our country. 

Today, Digi is letting its customers play a special giveaway contest. Dubbed as “The Grandest Galaxy S22 Giveaway”, Digi customers can participate with no additional subscription or purchase required. The online contest has already begun and will end on 29 March 2022.

When the government first started talking about 5G a few years ago, it was clear that we consumers wouldn't be able to benefit anytime soon. But with the COVID-19 pandemic, industries and Malaysians quickly began using the Internet for things like video meetings, ecommerce, online events and more.

This explosive growth meant that there was a real need to expedite the growth of 5G in Malaysia. Today, we want to briefly walk you through how much 5G has progressed here in Malaysia exactly in the last few years. Where are we so far?

Today, Digi just introduced a new enhanced Digi Prepaid NEXT plan for new and existing users. Offering more value and flexibility, Prepaid users can now get additional quotas, unlimited access, automatic renewals with added benefits and new monthly boosters to choose from.

Today, Digi announced its enhanced Digi Postpaid portfolio with an additional Internet quota for new and existing customers. If you want more free add-on options, then you can consider the Digi Freedom Add-ons. Meanwhile, there's also a new Digi Postpaid Family Unlimited bundle. 

Today, Digi just launched its Hari Gaji Specials for both prepaid and postpaid users. What's Hari Gaji Specials, you asked? Apparently, it's a monthly promo that offers value-for-money data deals for those who may need additional Internet before the month ends.

Opensignal have recently announced the results for their Global Mobile Network Experience Awards 2022 and Netherlands is the best place for video, South Korea is the best for gaming and has fastest average download speeds (~143 Mbps) while Denmark wins it for uploading (~20.9 Mbps). Malaysia’s telcos on the other hand managed to score with improvements in 4G Availability - Global Rising Stars but after Malaysia shut down 3G mobile connectivity last year, this isn’t entirely unexpected.