Celcom, MiTV formalise domestic roaming deal

Celcom (Malaysia) Bhd has inked the country's first interoperator nationwide domestic roaming agreement with MiTV Corporation Sdn Bhd, two months after the parties signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU).

In a statement yesterday, Celcom's parent, Telekom Malaysia Bhd, said the agreement would allow MiTV's 018 mobile customers to enjoy coverage via Celcom's nationwide mobile network.

It said since the MoU, their engineers had been conducting tests enabling mobile phones equipped with MiTV's 018 USIMs to roam in Celcom's network successfully, making and receiving calls and SMS.

MiTV chairman Datuk Rosman Ridzwan said it was on target to commercially launch the 018 service with a host of revolutionary products and services within the second half of this year.

Celcom chief executive officer Datuk Seri Shazalli Ramly said its networks now covered 97% of the populated areas in Malaysia, effectively making it the widest mobile network operator in the country for both 2G and 3G coverage.