CelcomDigi eyes network savings amid Malaysia’s 5G muddle

Recently-merged Malaysian telco CelcomDigi hopes to save as much as $1.4 billion over the next three years.
Alongside the publication of its first quarter financials, the operator shared its network integration and synergy targets. In the coming three years it aims to decommission around 7,000 sites and build 2,000 new ones, leaving it with 16,000-18,000 in total. At the same time, it aims to increase its 4G population coverage from 96% to more than 98%, and accelerate average download speed to