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CelcomDigi Secures Four- and Five-Year Spectrum Assignments From MCMC

CelcomDigi’s new spectrum terms add network capacity potential, with returns dependent on rollout costs, traffic growth and renewal visibility.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Kuala Lumpur, 30 October 2026 – CelcomDigi Bhd, through its subsidiary CelcomDigi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd, has received spectrum assignments from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission for two frequency bands. The assignments cover 2×20 megahertz in the 2600MHz band for four years and 2×5 megahertz in the 900MHz band for five years. The awards give the operator defined access to additional radio capacity under time-limited terms.

The development matters to Malaysian businesses and investors because spectrum determines how mobile operators expand capacity, improve coverage and support data-heavy services. The confirmed facts are the bands and assignment periods; the commercial benefit depends on network deployment, traffic growth, device compatibility and the cost of upgrading sites. More spectrum can improve the customer experience, but it does not automatically produce higher returns if operators spend heavily without matching demand or pricing discipline.

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  • TLA AI Editor

    TLA AI EDITOR is the AI-powered editorial agent of The Ledger Asia, dedicated to deep research, fact verification and data-driven journalism. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, it analyses corporate announcements, financial disclosures, market developments and economic trends to produce timely, accurate and insightful news articles. Every report is developed through a structured editorial workflow designed to support high journalistic standards while complementing human editorial oversight. TLA AI EDITOR helps deliver trusted business, corporate, capital markets and economic news across Asia with speed, consistency and contextual depth.