News & Reviews:   Telekom

Today, U Mobile has signed a three-year 5G wholesale agreement with Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), marking a significant development in Malaysia’s evolving dual-network 5G landscape. The appointment follows a structured evaluation process, underscoring U Mobile’s technical expertise, service capabilities and ongoing nationwide 5G rollout. The company is targeting 80% Coverage of Population (COPA) by the second half of 2026, with deployment said to be progressing ahead of schedule.

Ever since the Next Generation Emergency Response Services 999 (NG MERS 999) was released earlier this week, the general reception towards the SaveME999 app has not been good due to the poor registration process. However, it seems that Malaysians were unable to reach the 999 emergency line and experienced slower response times.

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), in partnership with the Ministry of Communications, has officially rolled out the Next Generation Emergency Response Services 999 (NG MERS 999). The launch follows a 2024 agreement between TM and the Ministry, aimed at delivering smarter, faster, and more inclusive emergency services nationwide.

If you just got back from your Chinese New Year holiday, you might be surprised to learn that Telekom Malaysia (TM) will be phasing out its Streamyx/Unifi Lite services. The shutdown is scheduled from 28 February 2025 onwards, so if you happen to be a user, here is what it means for you.

In case you missed it, Fahmi was confident broadband internet prices would fall significantly after September. Well, it's now October and the first news that we got is Telekom Malaysia (TM)'s announcement on permanently reducing unifi broadband plans and a free speed upgrade. 

Right after the Malaysian government announced the new dual network model transition for Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) by the end of the year, there have been some changes in the equity stake. In case you didn't know, CelcomDigi has severed its stakes in DNB and Telekom is the latest to terminate its share too.

Starting July until 12th October 2022, all new and existing unifi TV Pack subscribers such as the Ultimate Pack, Varnam Plus Pack, Aneka Plus Pack and Ruby Plus Pack. They can enjoy 90-day access to Lionsgate Play for free when they activate it through the promotion page here.

It seems that Telekom Malaysia has recently sent out an update on their Facebook page, stating that some users might experience unstable or even loss of connection due to the breakage of the main cable. In terms of the location of the outage, it includes places such as Pantai Remis, Sitiawan, Tanjung Malim, as well as Tapah at the time of this writing.

Telekom Malaysia has recently announced the Unifi TV Free viewing campaign during MCO 2021 where you can watch selected channels for free, starting from 18 January until 1 February 2021. If you don’t have the unifi TV plugged in at home, you can still enjoy the via channels via the unifi playTV app, which can be downloaded via the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.

Telekom Malaysia has officially announced that they will be reactivating the “Work From Home” initiative in order to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This is due to the fact that Telekom Malaysia reported that there were 10 positive COVID-19 cases on 11 October 2020, which brings the total case up to 13 as of today.