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CelcomDigi Berhad
Formerly	Digi.Com Berhad (1997–2023)
Company type	Public
Traded as	MYX: 6947
ISIN	MYL6947OO005
Industry	Telecommunication
Predecessors	Celcom; Digi; (original);
Founded	28 March 1997; 27 years ago (as Digi.Com); 30 November 2022; 23 months ago (as CelcomDigi)
Founder	Tun Dr. Abdul Daim Zainuddin; Tan Sri Vincent Tan
Headquarters	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)
Products	Telecommunications service; Internet services
Brands	Celcom; Digi; Yoodo (discontinued);
Owners	Axiata (33.1%); Telenor (33.1%); Public funds (33.8%);
Number of employees	5,473 (2023)
Subsidiaries	Celcom Berhad ; Digi Telecommunications Sdn. Bhd.; Pay By Mobile Sdn. Bhd.
Website	www.celcomdigi.com

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CelcomDigi Berhad (d.b.a. CelcomDigi) formerly known as Digi.Com Berhad (d.b.a. Digi) is a communications conglomerate and mobile service provider in Malaysia. Its largest shareholders are 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.^{[citation needed]}

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)	25 MHz or 210 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)	*220 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: 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.

References

^ "CelcomDigi | We are now ONE - Find Out More". corporate.celcomdigi.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ "Axiata, Telenor and Digi Sign Transaction Agreements for the Proposed Merger of Celcom and Digi". Axiata. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
^ "Axiata and Telenor in Advanced Discussions to Merge Celcom and Digi". Axiata. 8 April 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
^ "Axiata, Telenor, Digi sign agreements to merge Malaysian mobile ops". The Star. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
^ "Axiata shareholders approve proposed Celcom-Digi merger". Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ "Digi gets shareholders' green light for proposed merger with Celcom". Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ "Axiata, Telenor complete Celcom-Digi merger". December 2022. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
^ "Axiata, Telenor announce completion of Celcom-Digi merger". Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
^ "Axiata and Telenor Announce the Successful Completion of the Celcom and Digi Merger". 30 November 2022. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
^ "Historic merger marks new chapter in Malaysia's digitalisation journey: "We are in pole position."". Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
^ Kugan (17 July 2018). "Digi lost 182k prepaid subscribers in 2Q18, total mobile subs at 11.66 million". MalaysianWireless. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^ "Digi Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) now available, limited to iPhones". 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

External links

[1] "CelcomDigi | We are now ONE - Find Out More". corporate.celcomdigi.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[2] "Axiata, Telenor and Digi Sign Transaction Agreements for the Proposed Merger of Celcom and Digi". Axiata. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[3] "Axiata and Telenor in Advanced Discussions to Merge Celcom and Digi". Axiata. 8 April 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[4] "Axiata, Telenor, Digi sign agreements to merge Malaysian mobile ops". The Star. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[5] "Axiata shareholders approve proposed Celcom-Digi merger". Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

[6] "Digi gets shareholders' green light for proposed merger with Celcom". Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

[7] "Axiata, Telenor complete Celcom-Digi merger". December 2022. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

[8] "Axiata, Telenor announce completion of Celcom-Digi merger". Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

[9] "Axiata and Telenor Announce the Successful Completion of the Celcom and Digi Merger". 30 November 2022. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

[10] "Historic merger marks new chapter in Malaysia's digitalisation journey: "We are in pole position."". Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

[Kugan-11] Kugan (17 July 2018). "Digi lost 182k prepaid subscribers in 2Q18, total mobile subs at 11.66 million". MalaysianWireless. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.

[Digi_volte-12] "Digi Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) now available, limited to iPhones". 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

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+'''CelcomDigi Berhad''' ([[Trade name|d.b.a.]] '''CelcomDigi''') formerly known as '''Digi.Com Berhad''' ([[Trade name|d.b.a.]] '''Digi''') is a communications conglomerate and mobile service provider in Malaysia. Its largest shareholders are [[Axiata]] and Norwegian-based [[Telenor]], who hold equal ownership in CelcomDigi at 33.1% each. CelcomDigi is the [[List of mobile network operators of the Asia Pacific region|largest wireless carrier in Malaysia]], with 20.3 million subscribers at the end of Q4 2022. <ref>{{Cite web |title=CelcomDigi {{!}} We are now ONE - Find Out More |url=https://corporate.celcomdigi.com/ |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=corporate.celcomdigi.com |language=en |archive-date=22 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522110539/https://corporate.celcomdigi.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 CelcomDigi is listed on the [[Bursa Malaysia]] under the Infrastructure category act via the stock ticker symbol "'''CDB'''".

v t e Telecommunications in Malaysia
PSTN operators	TM Jaring Maxis Time dotCom
Mobile network operators (MNO)	CelcomDigi Maxis U Mobile Unifi Mobile Yes
Mobile network virtual operators (MVNO)	ALTEL Tron redONE Tunetalk ookyo Yoodo Buzzme mCalls XOX

v t e Telenor
Mobile	CelcomDigi (Malaysia) (33.1%) Djuice DNA Oyj Grameenphone (Bangladesh) (55%) Telenor Denmark Telenor Mobil (Norway) Telenor Pakistan Telenor Bank Easypaisa Telenor Sverige True Corporation (Thailand) (30%)
Fixed	Svalbard Undersea Cable System
Broadcasting	Allente (50%) Norges Televisjon (33%) Norkring RiksTV (33%) Thor satellites
Other	Telenor Arena Karlskrona Telenor Arena Telenor Kystradio
Former	AeroMobile Bredbandsbolaget Canal Digital Evry Glocalnet Kyivstar (Ukraine) (43%) One Montenegro Yettel Bulgaria Telenor Cinclus (66%) Yettel Hungary Telenor India Telenor Myanmar Yettel Serbia vcash Veon (33%)