Maxis

Maxis provides a variety of mobile communication products and services. They offer Prepaid data plans, call plans and SMS plans, Postpaid data plans, call plans and SMS plans, Devices, Wireless Broadband, Fibre Internet, International Roaming, MMS, WAP (over both GSM and GPRS) and Residential Fixed Line services

For business customers, Maxis offer Cloud Computing, Data Storage, Machine-to-Machine services, Fixed High Speed Internet, VSAT services (satellite based communications), Call Conferencing and a variety of mobile plans. Maxis also provides online Games and Music store for its customers to download multimedia content.

Maxis most popular service is its prepaid brand Hotlink, which currently serves over 8 million customers in Malaysia.

There are several high profile celebrities who have signed on as spokespersons for Maxis, including big names such as Siti Nurhaliza, all the Akademi Fantasia's stars, along with many other local celebrities including yen

Recent corporate history

In 1999, Maxis introduced the popular pre-paid brand "Hotlink", which currently has 10 Million customers.

In 2002, Maxis purchased Timecel, a rival mobile service provider, from TimedotCom Berhad. Prior to the purchase, Maxis offered phone numbers beginning with 012, and TimeCell 017. Now, subscribers can choose between the two.

On April 27, 2007, an offer was made to buy out Maxis and privatise the company in preparation for expansions into the Indonesian and Indian markets. The deal was offered by Ananda Krishnan, who pledged Maxis RM17.46 billion (US$5.1 billion) in exchange for all remaining shares of the company. The offer is to be formally made by Usaha Tegas, a company owned by Krishnan, on May 3, 2007, while the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange suspends trading of the company's shares until May 3.[1][2][3][4]

Under the urging of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Maxis announce that it will re-list the company in Bursa Malaysia on November 11, 2009. The initial public offering, which constitute 30% of the company and involve its Malaysian operations, will raise at least MYR 11.7 billion.[5]

Majority shareholders

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