Axiata Group Berhad
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Axiata Group Berhad DBA
Axiata (formerly known as TM International Berhad), is one of the leading telecommunication companies in Asia.
Formerly known as TM International Bhd(TMI), the company was incorporated in 12 June 1992, and was the mobile and international operations arm of Telekom Malaysia Bhd(TM).Following the de-merger of TMI from TM, the company was listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in 2008. On 2 April 2009, TMI underwent a rebranding exercise, launching its new name, Axiata, and a new logo.
Their new tagline, Advancing Asia, was also launched, reflecting the direction of the company in focusing their expansion within Asia The president and Group CEO, Datuk Seri Jamaludin Ibrahim commented to reporters of Malaysian newspapers, The Star, that this was to leverage on their strength as they knew the region well.
Axiata has controlling interests in mobile operators in Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Cambodia, with significant strategic stakes in India, Singapore and Iran. The Group also has stakes in non-mobile telecommunication operations in Thailand and Pakistan.
Axiata’s mobile subsidiaries and associates operate under the brand name ‘Celcom’ in Malaysia, ‘XL’ in Indonesia, ‘Dialog’ in Sri Lanka, ‘Robi’ in Bangladesh, ‘HELLO’ in Cambodia, ‘Idea’ in India, ‘M1’ in Singapore and ‘MTCE’ in Iran (Esfahan).
Axiata also has minority stakes in:
Doing business as
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Axiata (formerly known as TM International Berhad), is one of the leading telecommunication companies in Asia.
The Group
Axiata’s primary business is in investment holding and the provision of telecommunication and consultancy services on an international scale. Their main focus being emerging markets in Asia, some with low mobile penetration in South and Southeast Asia.Formerly known as TM International Bhd(TMI), the company was incorporated in 12 June 1992, and was the mobile and international operations arm of Telekom Malaysia Bhd(TM).Following the de-merger of TMI from TM, the company was listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in 2008. On 2 April 2009, TMI underwent a rebranding exercise, launching its new name, Axiata, and a new logo.
Their new tagline, Advancing Asia, was also launched, reflecting the direction of the company in focusing their expansion within Asia The president and Group CEO, Datuk Seri Jamaludin Ibrahim commented to reporters of Malaysian newspapers, The Star, that this was to leverage on their strength as they knew the region well.
Axiata has controlling interests in mobile operators in Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Cambodia, with significant strategic stakes in India, Singapore and Iran. The Group also has stakes in non-mobile telecommunication operations in Thailand and Pakistan.
Subsidiary Holdings
In their media release in 2010, it was announced that Axiata had subscriber in Asia and Group revenue of RM13.1 billion in 2009. It was also reported that the company provided employment to 25,000 people in 10 countries.Axiata’s mobile subsidiaries and associates operate under the brand name ‘Celcom’ in Malaysia, ‘XL’ in Indonesia, ‘Dialog’ in Sri Lanka, ‘Robi’ in Bangladesh, ‘HELLO’ in Cambodia, ‘Idea’ in India, ‘M1’ in Singapore and ‘MTCE’ in Iran (Esfahan).
- Celcom(100%)- Malaysia
- XL(83.8%)- IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
- Dialog TelekomDialog TelekomDialog Axiata PLC is Sri Lanka's largest telecommunications service provider, which operates Dialog Mobile, the country's largest mobile phone network with over 6 million subscribers...
(85%)- Sri LankaSri LankaSri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the... - Robi (70%)- BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
- HELLO http://www.hello.com.kh(100%)- CambodiaCambodiaCambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
Axiata also has minority stakes in:
- Idea CellularIdea cellularIdea Cellular, usually referred to as Idea, is an Indian wireless telecom company based in Mumbai, India. Idea is the 3rd largest mobile services operator in India, in revenue terms, and recorded of over 98.4 million customers as of August 2011....
(19.1%)- IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... - M1(29.7%)- SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
Global Offices
Axiata has operations in Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Singapore, Iran, Pakistan and Thailand.External links
- Axiata Group Site (Malaysia)
- PT XL Axiata Tbk (Indonesia)
- Dialog Telekom PLC (Sri Lanka)
- Axiata (Bangladesh) Limited
- Hello Axiata Company Limited (Cambodia)
- IDEA Cellular Limited (India)
- M1 LIMITED (Singapore)
- Mobile Telecommunications Company of Esfahan (MTCE, Iran)
- Multinet Pakistan (Private) Limited (Pakistan)
- Samart Corporation Public Company Limited (Thailand)