CelcomDigi explained

CelcomDigi
Type:Public
Foundation: (as Digi.Com
(as CelcomDigi)
Founder:Tan Sri Tajudin Ramli
Tan Sri Vincent Tan
Location:CelcomDigi Tower: Persiaran Barat, Seksyen 52, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
CelcomDigi Hub: Lot No. 10, Jalan Delima, Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
Key People:Datuk Idham Nawawi (CEO)
Albern Murty (Deputy CEO)
Num Employees:5,473 (2023)
Products:Telecommunications service
Internet services
Industry:Telecommunication
Owners:
Subsid:Celcom Berhad
Digi Telecommunications Sdn. Bhd.
Pay By Mobile Sdn. Bhd.

CelcomDigi Berhad (doing business as CelcomDigi, formerly known as Digi.Com, stylized as celcomdigi) is a communications conglomerate and mobile service provider in Malaysia. Its largest shareholders comprise Axiata and Norwegian-based Telenor, who hold equal ownership in CelcomDigi at 33.1% each. CelcomDigi is the largest wireless carrier in Malaysia, with 20.3 million subscribers at the end of Q4 2022. [1]

CelcomDigi is listed on the Bursa Malaysia under the Infrastructure category act via the stock ticker symbol "CDB".

History

On 21 June 2021, Axiata and Telenor agree to a potential merger of Celcom and "Digi" to create a stronger telco in Malaysia, coming after advanced discussions that took place two months earlier.[2] [3] [4]

The deal was approved by both Celcom and Digi shareholders on 18 November 2022. The merged company is named CelcomDigi. At completion, Axiata and Telenor will hold equal ownership of 33.1% each in the newly merged company. The merger was completed on 30 November 2022 and the company began its operation the next day.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Digi.Com Berhad was later renamed to CelcomDigi Berhad on 27 February 2023.

Coverage, products and services

CelcomDigi operates 2G EDGE, 4G LTE, 4G LTE-A and 5G NR networks.

As of December 2023, CelcomDigi has 4G LTE coverage of 97% on populated areas, LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) population coverage was at 91% nationwide, likely measured at the lowest signal quality at -110dBm.[11]

Digi Telecommunications Sdn. Bhd. (formerly known as Mutiara Telecommunications) provides a variety of mobile communication services. These services include voice under their prepaid plans & postpaid plans, SMS, data plans and services, international roaming, international calling card and WAP services.

Digi is the second operator in Malaysia to launch VoLTE, initially available to iPhones running iOS 10.1 and above.[12]

Frequencies used on Digi Network in Malaysia
Band Frequency Frequency Width Protocol Notes
8 900 MHz (885~890, 930~935)(890~900, 935~945)2*5 MHz
or
2*10 MHz 		EDGE / LTE / LTE-A(expiry June 2032)
3 1800 MHz (1745~1765, 1840~1860)(1765~1785, 1860~1880)2*20 MHz x2 EDGE / LTE / LTE-A(expiry June 2032)
1 2100 MHz (1950~1965, 2140~2155), (1965~1980, 2155~2170),TDD

(2010~2015), (2020~2025)

2*15 MHz x25 MHz x2 (TDD band, no live deployment)LTE / LTE-A(expiry April 2034)
7 2600 MHz (2540~2560, 2660~2680) 2*20 MHz LTE / LTE-Alease spectrum from ALTEL.
7 2600 MHz (2560~2570, 2680~2690), (2530~2540, 2650~2660)2*20 MHz LTE / LTE-A(until June 2027)

Subscribers

As of fourth quarter of 2022, CelcomDigi had 20.3 million subscribers, comprised 66.8% prepaid subscribers, 32.9% postpaid subscribers and a small, fast growing fibre base at 0.3%  

Blended ARPU for Digi and Celcom remained stable at RM40 and RM46 respectively, driven by steady demand for all mobile product offerings.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CelcomDigi We are now ONE - Find Out More . 2024-05-19 . corporate.celcomdigi.com . en . 22 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240522110539/https://corporate.celcomdigi.com/ . live .
  2. Web site: Axiata, Telenor and Digi Sign Transaction Agreements for the Proposed Merger of Celcom and Digi . Axiata . 21 June 2021 . 21 June 2021 . 21 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210621094950/https://www.axiata.com/media/news/axiata-telenor-and-digi-sign-transaction-agreements-proposed-merger-celcom-and-digi . live .
  3. Web site: Axiata and Telenor in Advanced Discussions to Merge Celcom and Digi . Axiata . 21 June 2021 . 8 April 2021 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203223/https://www.axiata.com/media/news/axiata-and-telenor-advanced-discussions-merge-celcom-and-digi . live .
  4. Web site: Axiata, Telenor, Digi sign agreements to merge Malaysian mobile ops . The Star . 21 June 2021 . 21 June 2021 . 21 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210621175119/https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2021/06/21/axiata-telenor-digi-sign-agreements-to-merge-malaysian-mobile-ops . live .
  5. Web site: Axiata shareholders approve proposed Celcom-Digi merger . 19 November 2022 . 19 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221119093908/https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2022/11/18/axiata-shareholders-approve-proposed-celcom-digi-merger . live .
  6. Web site: Digi gets shareholders' green light for proposed merger with Celcom . 19 November 2022 . 19 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221119073831/https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2022/11/18/digi-gets-shareholders039-green-light-for-proposed-merger-with-celcom . live .
  7. Web site: Axiata, Telenor complete Celcom-Digi merger . December 2022 . 17 December 2022 . 17 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221217124852/https://www.nst.com.my/business/2022/12/856517/axiata-telenor-complete-celcom-digi-merger . live .
  8. Web site: Axiata, Telenor announce completion of Celcom-Digi merger . 17 December 2022 . 17 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221217124900/https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/axiata-telenor-announce-completion-celcomdigi-merger . live .
  9. Web site: Axiata and Telenor Announce the Successful Completion of the Celcom and Digi Merger . 30 November 2022 . 17 December 2022 . 17 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221217124853/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/axiata-telenor-announce-successful-completion-101900485.html . live .
  10. Web site: Historic merger marks new chapter in Malaysia's digitalisation journey: "We are in pole position." . 17 December 2022 . 17 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221217124852/https://www.telenor.com/media/newsroom/announcement/historic-merger-marks-new-chapter-in-malaysias-digitalisation-journey-we-are-in-pole-position/ . live .
  11. Web site: Digi lost 182k prepaid subscribers in 2Q18, total mobile subs at 11.66 million. Kugan. MalaysianWireless. 17 July 2018. 17 July 2018. 20 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180720081459/https://www.malaysianwireless.com/2018/07/digi-million-mobile-subscribers-2q18/. live.
  12. Web site: Digi Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) now available, limited to iPhones. 26 October 2016. 27 October 2016. 26 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161026234749/http://www.malaysianwireless.com/2016/10/digi-volte-iphones/. live.

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