Celcom
Company No. 198801000113 (167469-A) The old Celcom logo, used from 28 December 2009 to 19 October 2023 | |
| Celcom Berhad (since 30 November 2022) | |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 5 January 1988 (as a company) 18 November 2022 (as a brand) |
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| Defunct | 30 November 2022 (as a company) |
| Fate | Merged with Digi into CelcomDigi |
| Successor | CelcomDigi |
| Headquarters | Petaling Jaya, , Malaysia |
Area served | Malaysia |
Key people | Mohamad Idham Nawawi (Chairman) |
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| Owner | Axiata |
| Capital ratio | Celcom |
Celcom Berhad, (commonly referred to as Celcom), company number 198801000113 (167469-A), was the oldest mobile telecommunications provider in Malaysia. Celcom is a subsidiary of the telecommunications company Axiata group of companies. Celcom was merged with Digi to form CelcomDigi on 1 December 2022.
Being one of the very few companies in Malaysia to originally obtain a cellular phone license, it successfully introduced mobile telephony in Malaysia through its ART-900 (Automatic Radio Telephone) service, using first-generation (analogue) ETACS (Extended Total Access Communication System) specifications of the United Kingdom, a derivative of the US-AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone System) technology. The ETACS ART-900 was started using the prefix "010".
Celcom now uses the dialling prefix identifier of "013" and "019" and offer digital GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications), an originally European standard, now largely a world standard for mobile communications. The original frequency band for GSM is 900 MHz and was soon extended to 1800 MHz to cater for much wider bandwidth requirements. The 2100 MHz band is used for their dual-channel HSPA+ network. Celcom is also licensed and has been operating FDD-LTE on 1800 MHz and 2600 MHz.
Through the Mobile Number Portability by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia, Celcom also provides Virtual Mobile Operator services. The company also provides rural communications services using CDMA Technology and Satellite Phone.