if DiGi launch 3G and the rate is low.... it will grow stronger........ futhermore i don see many news regarding wimax and Time company isnt that famous rite? They bought over adam last time if i am not mistaken, then hotlink took over 017

Great to hear that DiGi finally got hold of 3G spectrum. Leaving the competition between Maxis and Celcom is not gonna benefit anyone. Hopefully soon i can use my 3G functional on my SE.

off track a little but when Time was awarded a 3G license, I have suspected that 1 fine day someone is gonna do something that involves a lot of money to get their license. Time's own track record is not very pretty.

i hope they give free 3G during the trial period XD

3g and EDGE, Digi rules!!!

3g is out thn no longer use edge anymore lol

that fiber-optic network is the key to dominate the broadband market...... but then also hard to utilised it...... TM did offer to buy it many times but they refuse to sell.....maybe in this case they might be also refusing to let digi touch the fiber-optic who knows?

Let say if 3G is RM66 unlimited usage while EDGE is RM33 unlimited usage, for user like me that only use PPC to check mail, MSN sometimes and browse certain website only, EDGE is sufficient for me and the main point is, cheaper than 3G.

P/S I dont use video call. Always think that video call is for couple only, what for 2 guys having a video call, sounds gay to me. Unless a gang of friend then that's different story. LOL

I receive sms from Digi saying start from 15 nov, talktime credit transfer will increase from 15 sen to 25 sen liaw.

THe fiber-optic network is underutilised , and even Time does not know how to utilize the infrastructure because it lacks connectivity and content.

However, linking up the last mile wireless broadband to wimax or 3G to Fiber optic trunk may prove interesting if it could boost up local seeders in bit torrent. (does it work this way anyway?)

So shouldn't someone take the responsibility (blame) for handing out 3G license to a company that can't deliver? Else this feels a bit like auto industry's AP liao.

I mean, if I get the 3G license, I can't do anything with it. So I 'sell' it to an interested party. Isn't that almost like free money?

DiGi offers RM700mil for TDC's 3G spectrum

Pact for proposed alliance expected to be signed today

PETALING JAYA: DiGi.Com Bhd has proposed to pay nearly RM700mil in cash and shares to buy Time dotCom Bhd's (TDC) 3G spectrum, a bandwidth which will turn this once smallish celco into an equally competitive player against its two rivals.

Besides that, DiGi's parent, Telenor ASA, has invited TDC to take part in the placement of DiGi shares to comply with the equity stake sell-down required of the Norwegian company by the Government.

This would be carried out via a book-building process, TDC said in a statement to Bursa Malaysia. Telenor has to sell 12% in DiGi to bring its current shareholding of 61% to 49% by year-end.

In a separate statement to Bursa, DiGi said it had extended an offer to TDC to enter into a heads of agreement, expected to be signed today, for a proposed alliance.

The alliance, among other things, involves DiGi issuing 27.5 million shares, equivalent to 3.5% stake in the company, valued at RM654mil, or RM23.80 a share, to TDC for the transfer of the 1965Mhz-1980Mhz, 2155Mhz-2170Mhz and 2010-2015Mhz or the IMT2000 3G spectrum that is valid till 2018.

DiGi would also issue a guarantee to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission in place of TDC unit TT dotCom's guarantee of RM50mil. TT dotCom was assigned the 3G spectrum last November by the Government along with MiTV Corp Bhd - the two winners of the last two 3G spectrum. DiGi then failed to win the spectrum.

Telekom Malaysia Bhd and Maxis Communications Bhd also have 3G spectrum.

Under the proposed alliance, DiGi also wants to review its international and domestic fibre leases and contracts with TDC so that its usage of the services totals between RM10mil and RM15mil a year for a three-year period.

DiGi would also explore ways to share telecommunications towers with TDC for the purpose of TDC's broadband service in the 2.5G spectrum band or WiMAX. Both parties would explore joint development of fixed mobile solutions packages and training in the WiMAX area.

DiGi said the proposed alliance aimed to allow both parties to collaborate for the purpose of consolidating their respective strengths in the telecoms market and to explore additional areas of cooperation with the objective of enhancing values of their respective businesses.

There is no denying that without a 3G spectrum, DiGi's long-term future is dim but that should change once the spectrum assignment is completed in due time. The parties are expected to enter into definitive agreements within 75 days.

For now, analysts said both parties are winners in different ways. DiGi gets the access to a bandwidth, which is a rare commodity, and that will give it access to new markets and earnings.

As for TDC, it will hopefully be able to move from its lethargic image to become a sizeable player in the broadband arena, riding on its fibre optic network, and tapping into the expertise and experience of DiGi and Telenor.

But these announcements are not the end of the whole DiGi-TDC tie-up plan. Analysts are expecting more announcements in the coming days, and they have their own scenarios, one of which should see Khazanah Nasional Bhd - which has nearly 65% share in TDC - ending up with some stake in DiGi.

URL: http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?f...37&sec=business

good sign of competition

I don't know abt khazanah getting involved in digi though. Political meddling is now possible?

Anyone of you using the DiGi IM ??

OT: one foreign company can squeeze 700m... if multiple 300 foreign company... this is how they grow

Not , really, 3G licence was given to non bumi as well, however I don deny that other opportunities were given to bumi, but for digi aspect, its because the Gov wana prevent our money from flowing out of the country

That's bullshit actually. They keep on asking foreign company come to Malaysia for investment but they don't want let them earn money (they earn means the money flow out), then who the hell are going to come here? That's ridiculous!

you cant hide it already everyone know the truth what's really is happening in malaysia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9zmRMoDt58

watch this and even outside malaysia ppl knows it

This post has been edited by aspire2oo6: Nov 14 2007, 04:00 PM

Seems like digi won 3 awards:
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=296218

Just hope with khazanah in digi, we as the end consumer will still get the competitive rates and promos.

This post has been edited by SweetPuff: Nov 14 2007, 07:54 PM