CelcomDigi
Type | Public |
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MYX: 6947 | |
ISIN | MYL6947OO005 |
Industry | Telecommunication |
Predecessors |
Celcom, Digi (original) |
Founded | 30 November 2022 |
Headquarters | CelcomDigi Tower Persiaran Barat, Seksyen 52 Petaling Jaya, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. CelcomDigi Hub 10, Jalan Delima 1/1,Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. |
Key people |
Datuk Idham Nawawi (CEO) Albern Murty (Deputy CEO) |
Products |
Telecommunications service Internet services |
Brands |
Celcom Digi Xpax |
Number of employees |
5,473 (2023) |
Parent |
Axiata (33.1%) Telenor Group (33.1%) Public funds (33.8%) |
Subsidiaries | Celcom Berhad Digi Telecommunications Sdn. Bhd. Pay By Mobile Sdn. Bhd. |
Website | www |
CelcomDigi Berhad (d.b.a. celcomdigi; MYX: 6947), formerly known as Digi.Com Berhad (d.b.a. digi), is a communications conglomerate and mobile service provider in Malaysia. Axiata and Telenor hold equal ownership in CelcomDigi at 33.1% each. CelcomDigi is the largest wireless carrier in the Malaysia, with 20.3 million subscribers at the end of Q4 2022.
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 Digi 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.
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. Digi.com Berhad was later renamed to CelcomDigi Berhad on 27 February 2023.
Coverage, Products and Services
Digi operates 2G EDGE, 4G LTE, 4G LTE-A and 5G NR networks.
As of December 2017, Digi has 4G LTE coverage of 90% on populated areas,. LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) population coverage was at 70% nationwide, likely measured at the lowest signal quality at -110dBm.
Digi Telecommunications Sdn. Bhd. 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.
Band | Frequency | Frequency Width | Protocol | Notes |
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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 x2
5 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-A | lease 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.