News & Reviews:   Telekom Malaysia

After several delays, the Share Subscription Agreement (SSA) to hold equities in Digital National Berhad (DNB) has finally been signed by the 5 Malaysian mobile network operators (MNOs). As reported by Bernama, the SSA was signed today.

The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) has revealed that the Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) share subscription agreement (SSA) is expected to be inked sometime next week. Its Minister, Fahmi Fadzil confirmed the matter recently after the agreement was up in the air and delayed several times.

Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), TM and ZTE Corporation (ZTE) recently announced that they have formed a strategic alliance to unveil the world’s fastest 5G live trial which will deliver remarkable speeds up to 28Gbps. Considering that current 5G in Malaysia is anywhere from 300Mbps to 1.5Gbps, we can’t think of any use case for 28Gbps 5G. 

In light of the announcement by Fahmi Fadzil, Minister of Communication and Digital, regarding the new RAHMAH 5G package and RAHMAH Public Servant Postpaid Incentive yesterday, it's now confirmed that all our local telcos will be supporting the government's initiative. This includes CelcomDigi, Maxis, Telekom Malaysia (unifi mobile), U Mobile and YTL Communications (Yes). 

Based on today's report by The Star, TM (Telekom Malaysia) has issued a warning about a data breach for selected Unifi users.

After the recent sale of Menara TM, TM or Telekom Malaysia have officially launched their new HQ (Headquarters) and Campus in Cyberjaya. The campus houses a new TM Innovation Hub, TM Network Intelligence Centre and TM Core Data Centre. 

We'll all have to switch to 5G someday. Just like how 3G was phased out, 4G would eventually be phased out too. And of course, there are good reasons why you might want to upgrade. But that's not the case for all of us. Today, let's talk about 3 reasons why I have not switched to 5G yet and a few reasons why you might want to do so anyway.

The Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) is holding an engagement session with Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) and all local telco companies today to discuss the 5G coverage in Malaysia. Its Minister, Fahmi Fadzil said that among the discussions is for DNB to be managed in a more transparent manner.

For those unaware, Telekom Malaysia's Uni5G Prepaid has a monthly unlimited pass that allowed users to have unlimited 4G Internet. But in December 2022, the company decided to impose a FUP data cap of 100GB. Well, that cap is now even lower.

Caretaker Minister of Communications and Multimedia Tan Sri Annuar Musa has announced that approximately 12 million users in our country will enjoy 5G connectivity by the end of 2022. This is following the signing of the 5G access agreement with Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) by 5 out of 6 local telco companies.