News & Reviews:   U Mobile

Today, U Mobile announced that all of its unlimited U Prepaid plans - the U25, U35, U40 and U50 - have been upgraded with twice the speed. Not only that, the plans also feature higher Fair Usage Policy (FUP) limits at the same price.

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As announced this morning, the precedent for the Share Subscription Agreements (SSAs) with CelcomDigi, Maxis, U Mobile and YTL Communications to hold shares in Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) will be completed soon. Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil welcomes the announcement but also released another statement on his social media.

Today, Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) is pleased to announce that the Share Subscription Agreements (SSAs) are ready to be completed by the four mobile network operators (MNO) in Malaysia. Of course, this includes CelcomDigi Berhad through Information Sdn Bhd, Maxis Broadband Sdn Bhd, U Mobile Sdn Bhd and YTL Communications Sdn Bhd through YTL Power International Bhd.

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Finally after several years, U Mobile has launched its first store in East Malaysia. located at Imago Shopping Mall, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The full-service store will provide customers with the complete range of U Mobile’s offerings and mobile digital experiences, such as U Mobile 5G and its mobile plans.

To continue building on U Mobile's U Home 5G broadband plan, the company just announced a new U Home 5G CPE Bundle for RM78 per month. But in conjunction with the launch, the price will be just RM68 per month for a limited time.

Opensignal's latest Global Mobile Network Experience Awards 2024 report has some interesting key findings on Malaysia's telco 5G operations. According to the report, all six of Malaysia’s national operators are listed in the Global Rising Stars for Download Speed Experience. 

To enhance mobile connectivity further in Malaysia, CelcomDigi Berhad and U Mobile Sdn Bhd have announced a partnership agreement. With this initiative, both telcos will be sharing a total of 100 Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN) sites across Malaysia, with each party committing to 50 sites each.

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has asked telco service providers to take immediate action to improve their subpar network service quality in Melaka. This is after a Cellular Service Quality Test (voice calls) conducted on a river cruise along Sungai Melaka in Banda Hilir yielded many dropped call problems.