Telekom Malaysia and Maxis ink RAN sharing deal

Telekom Malaysia has brokered a deal to share rival Maxis’ RAN infrastructure and thereby boost its 4G coverage as it looks to improve its position in the country’s mobile market.
The two operators talked up the benefit of the deal as being “to strengthen the nation’s digital ecosystem through industry collaboration,” which is fair enough, but really it’s more about giving Telekom Malaysia, or TM, as it is more commonly known, a leg up in mobile.
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