News & Reviews:   Maxis

With 5G technology heading our way this year, Maxis has just announced that they have made a new record of achieving 2.96Gbps for single-user peak speeds. This was recorded at two of their trial sites in Subang Jaya recently, where they have been testing 200MHz of the 3.5GHz C-band spectrum.

For this week's TechNave NewsByte 2019, we see a few brands offering gift guides for the holiday season, industry conferences from Cisco and OPPO, as well having Maxis being the most happening of the bunch with its startup pitching platform and Hotlink deals.

Finally after a few weeks, Maxis is the latest telco to launch the Apple Watch Series 5 starting today onwards (13 December 2019). Besides that, customers will be able to also order the iPad and Apple TV 4K through Maxis Zerolution with the usual monthly instalments, zero interest rate, zero upfront payment and zero credit card. 

The promotions keep coming and this time we have one from Maxis. A new promo from the telco gives you the chance to purchase two devices at the price of one and no upfront fee. This limited-time sale began on 28 November 2019 and will last till 31 January 2020.

Earlier today, ookyo recently updated their website stating that they will be "turning RED" on 21 January 2020. With that said, all existing ookyo subscribers will be ported over to Hotlink RED on the aforementioned date and they will also be given 8GB of free internet data with non-Stop Social worth RM45.

Maxis has collaborated with aquariaKLCC to showcase a 5G Augmented Reality exhibit regarding marine life. Part of the 5G Malaysia Demonstration Projects announced by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), the exhibit is meant to teach aquariaKLCC goers the importance and value in keeping our oceans clean while offering an engaging yet entertaining virtual experience.

Streaming shows is now one of the favourite things to do during our free time. With this, Maxis has announced a new service called Maxis TV for Malaysians and it can be accessed through MyMaxis, Hotlink RED and Flex apps from just RM3/day. Now every Maxis subscribers can access their favourite movies and TV shows.

In another collaboration, you can now purchase an OPPO Reno 2 smartphone on a Maxis Zerolution package plan. But here's the kicker - you can actually get two Reno 2 devices if you sign up and add a new Share Line on either MaxisONE Plan 158 and 188!

Today, the Apple iPhone 11 series are now available in Malaysia and it's that time of the year again on which telco plan is the best one for you. Well, we have round up the four telcos - Celcom, Digi, Maxis and U Mobile so without further ado, check out what they have to offer below!

Opensignal are back with their Mobile Network Experience Report for Malaysia September 2019 with the clear winner being Celcom with awards in the Latency Experience, 4G Availability and best Video Experience. Maxis maintained and solidified their position as "King of Speed" by getting awards in both Upload and Download speed while U Mobile improved leaps and bounds with 75% faster download speeds. Surprise contender Unifi stepped up offering Best Voice App experience (for when you make calls using apps like WhatsApp and so forth) but also improved in terms of video experience as well.