by Ekrem Duman | Jul 29, 2026 | Malaysia Company Stories, Telecom & Digital
⚡ TL;DRMalaysia’s digital economy ambitions center on next-generation connectivity and infrastructure — and the most distinctive, controversial element was its 5G strategy. Rather than let operators build competing networks, Malaysia rolled out 5G through a single,...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 29, 2026 | Malaysia Company Stories, Telecom & Digital
⚡ TL;DRThe CelcomDigi merger is the landmark consolidation of Malaysian telecom — the 2022–2023 combination of Celcom (owned by Axiata) and Digi (owned by Norway’s Telenor) into a single operator, CelcomDigi, creating the country’s largest mobile operator by...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 29, 2026 | Malaysia Company Stories, Telecom & Digital
⚡ TL;DRMaxis is Malaysia’s premium mobile operator — long the market leader in quality and value — and a jewel in the business empire of the late T. Ananda Krishnan, one of Malaysia’s wealthiest and most private tycoons. Ananda Krishnan built a sprawling empire...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 29, 2026 | Malaysia Company Stories, Telecom & Digital
⚡ TL;DRAxiata Group is one of Asia’s largest telecom groups — a Malaysian, Khazanah-linked champion that expanded across the region to become a pan-Asian operator. Beyond its Malaysian mobile business (Celcom, now merged into CelcomDigi), Axiata built or acquired...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 29, 2026 | Malaysia Company Stories, Telecom & Digital
⚡ TL;DRMalaysia’s telecom industry has evolved from a crowded field of mobile operators into a consolidated market dominated by a few large players: Maxis, CelcomDigi (the merged Celcom and Digi), U Mobile, and the fixed-line incumbent Telekom Malaysia (TM) with its...
