Celcom - Celcom 3G

Celcom 3G

Celcom, as one of four 3G service providers currently operating in Malaysia (The others being Maxis Communications, DiGi Telecommunications, U Mobile)( Note: XOX, TuneTalk, are Virtual Operators), used to have the widest 3G & HSDPA coverage in the country of 25 million people (since overtaken by Maxis Communications). Celcom's 3G service was launched on May 17, 2005, in conjunction with the World Telecommunications Day, and has covered major towns such as Klang Valley, Penang, Melaka, Johor Bahru, Genting Highlands and Kulim Hi-Tech Industrial Park at initial roll out.

Its 3G service continued to expand to various parts of the country in 2006. As of April 1, 2006, Celcom already has 3G network in areas such as Kuching, Seremban, Alor Star, Sungai Petani, Tanjung Malim, Ipoh, Bukit Merah, Taiping, Kota Bharu, Kuantan, Perlis and Kota Kinabalu. Recently Celcom launched their broadband service at Klang Valley with 42 Mbit/s HSPA+ speed, an upgrade from the older 3.6 Mbit/s speed.

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