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Telco Deep Dive: How Malaysia’s industry fared in Q1 2015
Continuing our Telco Deep Dive series, Goh Thean Eu looks at the leadership changes in Malaysia’s mobile space, with jostling over prepaid and postpaid customers, even as SMS revenue plunged.
GST: Prepaid reloads to cost more for now, MCMC clarifies
Prepaid reloads will continue to be sold with the GST (Goods and Services Tax) added to the reload amount, according to industry regulator the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
Celcom and TM in Phase 2 of infrastructure-sharing agreement
Celcom Axiata Bhd and Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) have signed an agreement for the provisioning of additional Long-Term Evolution (LTE) sites through TM’s ‘next-gen backhaul’ services.
Google ‘hack’: Malaysian domain register MYNIC breached again
Malaysian domain registrar MYNIC Bhd has confirmed that there were unauthorised modifications at its Domain Name Server (DNS) for several major websites, including Google Malaysia and Yahoo Malaysia, on April 14.
Arrests of journalists: Najib goes one better than Dr M
The arrest of three TMI editors sets a mark: Malaysia now has one of the most repressive regimes in South-East Asia, writes A. Asohan.
Malaysians need their MPs to be on the ball come Oct
A major announcement was made last week in Parliament that would have probably slipped the notice of most Malaysians, but which may have dire repercussions for freedom of expression on the Internet, writes A. Asohan.
Big 3 support call to lower broadband charges: MCMC
Service providers are supportive of Communications and Multimedia Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek’s call for more affordable broadband prices, according to Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chairman Dr Halim Shafie.
Domain wars: MYNIC gears up .my for competition from .ml
With the Feb 16 launch of the .ml domain in the country, Malaysian domain registrar MYNIC has come out to say that the .my domain name is the one and only Country-Code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) representing Malaysia.
Malaysia’s cyberlaws review to be tabled in Parliament before year-end
The review of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commissions Act 1998 (MCMCA 1998) and the Communications and Mulitmedia Act 1998 (CMA 1998) is expected to be completed by mid-year, and will be tabled in Parliament before the end of the year, said newly-appointed MCMC chairman Dr Halim Shafie.
Data, more spectrum drivers of Digi’s future
It may have introduced a brand refresh, with a new tagline and new brand pillars, but it is still data and the mobile Internet that is driving Digi forward.
