U Mobile

U Mobile Sdn Bhd is Malaysia’s newest 3G service provider and was founded in 1998 as MiTV Networks Sdn Bhd. U Mobile is a wholly owned subsidiary of U Television Sdn Bhd which was formerly known as U Telecom Media Holdings Sdn Bhd and MiTV Corporation Sdn Bhd.

Utilising the 018 prefix allocated to the organisation by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) [1], U Mobile seeks to enrich the lives of consumers by making communication, entertainment and information easily accessible through advance technology via one convenient, ubiquitous platform.

In addition to offering mobile telephony and mobile data, U Mobile intends to be Malaysia’s first ever true mobile TV service provider with its Mobile LiveTV™ service that utilises internationally accepted Digital Video Broadcast – Handheld (DVB-H) technology [2]. U Mobile targets to commence its mobile service and Mobile LiveTV™ user trial before the end of 2007. [3]

U Mobile is headquartered in Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Friday, August 15, 2008

Malaysia's investment arm in India phone bid: report

The Malaysian government's investment arm is in talks to buy a stake in Idea Cellular, India's fifth-largest mobile operator, a financial weekly said.

Negotiations have been been under way for several months between Khazanah Nasional and India's Aditya Birla Group, which owns more than 98 percent of Idea, the Edge weekly said, quoting unnamed sources.


Birla, India's second largest conglomerate, this month said it would acquire the Indian Tata Group's 48.14 percent stake in Idea, bringing its holding to 98.3 percent in Idea.


Birla also said it would eventually reduce its shareholding to some 65 percent by placing out shares to financial investors, which the weekly said would benefit Khazanah.


"Birla would prefer not to sell to another (mobile) operator. Khazanah would be a good bet for Birla as it is a financial investor with government links," an industry analyst was quoted as saying.


Khazanah's bid would be Malaysia's second attempt at Idea Cellular. Telekom Malaysia, majority-owned by the government, tried to buy a stake in Idea last year but the deal fell through.

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