The Telecommunications in Malaysia
- In 1968, the SEACOM cable line was introduced, connecting the Peninsula Malaysia to Sarawak via the South China Sea.
- In 1983, the Data Telecommunications System (Datel) was introduced.
- In 1985, the ATUR, first wireless telephone system was introduced by Jabatan Telekom Malaysia (JTM).
- In 1987, JTM was incorporated as Syarikat Telekom Malaysia Berhad (STMB) or Telekom Malaysia (TM) following the National Corporatization Policy, which was launched in the 1980s.
- In 1988, Celcom Malaysia Sdn Bhd was founded under its name STM Cellular Communications Sdn Bhd. The first to provide GSM based mobile services.
- In 1992, Celcom was controlled by Technology Resource Berhad (TRI)
- In 1997, Telekom Malaysia introduced CDMA based mobile homeline services
- In 2003, Celcom Malaysia Sdn Bhd became the first provider to introduce video call base on 3G WCDMA technology.
- In 2008, Packet One Networks Malaysia Sdn Bhd became the first provider to introduce Wireless Wimax Service on 802.16e spectrum technology.
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