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celcom
Telecom
2 min read

Celcom-Digi Merger Granted Clearance By Malaysian Authorities

Malaysia’s communications regulator has given Celcom and Digi the greenlight to advance on their proposed joint venture. According to a statement released by Digi, Telenor Group’s Malaysian subsidiary, the two major telecom operators have “received a Notice…

5G
Telecom
2 min read

Malaysia confirms utilizing SWN model for 5G implementation

The Malaysian government is sticking to its plan of deploying 5G through a single wholesale network (SWN). In a joint statement from the ministries of finance and communications and multimedia, up to 70% equity in the wholly state-owned 5G company, Digital…

digital natives
Telecom
1 min read

New Digi partnership introduces VR experiential tourism using 5G

Visitors to the launch enjoyed a 360-degree view of Gunung Machinchang, one of the island’s most popular mountains and tourist destinations, using a cable car gondola and a virtual reality (VR) experiential zone. A camera that was installed at the Langkawi…

Citi Bank
Finance
3 min read

Legacy Banks Must Become Agile, Says Citi

New entrants and increased competition brought about by challenger banks could result in revenue losses of up to 30 percent among legacy banks over the next 10 years. While digitalization can lower costs for incumbent banks by 30 to 50 percent, new…

5G
Telecom
1 min read

211 operators globally investing in 5G

At least 211 operators across 87 countries are investing in 5G, according to statistics compiled by consultancy company Hadden Telecoms. Operators investing in 5G are at a variety of stages, ranging from network deployments, to technology testing,…

SingMeng
Telecom
1 min read

SingMeng to acquire Digi Cambodia

Cambodia’s SingMeng Telemedia has announced plans to acquire and merge with Digi to create an operator with a range of services including internet, entertainment, voice, and enterprise solutions. The planned merger is expected to complete in October, the…

digi
Telecom
1 min read

Digi adds Sage solutions to Digi Business Hub

Malaysia’s Digi Telecommunications has teamed up with cloud management business solutions provider Sage to add a number of new services to the operator’s newly-launched Digi Business Hub. Under the agreement, Sage will offer solutions including its Sage…

digi
Telecom
1 min read

Digi to spend $217.6m on capex in 2016

Malaysia’s Digi Telecommunications has allocated 904 million ringgit ($217.6 million) in capex for 2016, to pursue expansion projects including the rollout of VoLTE and VoWiFi. The operator has roughly maintained its capex budget at the same size as 2015.…