Maxis to spend another RM1.3b to expand LTE 4G network infra
Published on: Saturday, April 23, 2016
Kuala Lumpur: Maxis Bhd has allocated another RM1.3 billion this year to expand its long-term evolution (LTE) fourth-generation (4G) network infrastructure, which is about the same amount it spent last year.Chief Executive Officer, Morten Lundal, said Maxis, is currently the nationwide leader in terms of population coverage with 2.2 million users, or about 74 per cent of total 4G users nationwide.For the first quarter of this year, Maxis has spent about RM160 million on capital expenditure, with the biggest chunk towards improvement of the network infrastructure.
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"Our LTE network is strong in all the main cities in the country and we are also expanding to reach out to a smaller towns," he said at the launch of the upgraded plan for MaxisONE here Friday.At the event, Lundal announced new features which MaxisONE customers would enjoy, including the automatic upgrade plan with an additional 5 gigabytes (GB) free monthly for video streaming applications as well as 'New DataPools' feature.On DataPools, he said, this additional new feature would allow customers to share with anyone across all other devices and they would also be allowed to use while roaming overseas and enjoy unlimited international calls and short messaging services.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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"All these features we think have competitive value plan on Malaysia's 4G network. The customers came back to tell us by far they have better experience on Maxis and that by itself will let us grow our market share in the next year or so," he said.
