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This award recognises U Mobile’s innovative use of geospatial technology in addressing real-world challenges in the industry." }, { "img": "/content/dam/u-mobile/about-us/awards-milestone/meta-images/silver_in_direct_marketing-2018.png/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1200.630.webp", "month": "October", "title": "Marketing Excellence Awards 2018", "description": "Marketing Excellence Awards recognises excellence across the marketing communications services industry. U Mobile is proud to have won Silver in Direct Marketing." }, { "img": "/content/dam/u-mobile/about-us/awards-milestone/meta-images/bronze_in_experential_marketing-2018.png/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1200.630.webp", "month": "October", "title": "Marketing Excellence Awards 2018", "description": "Marketing Excellence Awards recognises excellence across the marketing communications services industry. 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", "description": "U Mobile signed an agreement with United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd (UOB Malaysia) for a term loan facility of RM1 billion to fund its various capital expenditure (CAPEX) programmes for three years with the amount of RM1 billion term loan credit facility." }, { "month": "", "title": "U Mobile started its refarming of 2100MHz spectrum from 3G to 4G", "description": "U Mobile started its refarming of 2100MHz spectrum from 3G to 4G deployment for better customer experience and efficiency" }, { "month": "", "title": "U Mobile received its e-money license from BNM ", "description": "We received our e-money license from BNM " }, { "month": "", "title": "U Mobile received WeChat Pay Cross-Border Payment merchant acquiring license ", "description": "Received WeChat Pay Cross-Border Payment merchant acquiring license from Tenpay Payment Technology Co. Ltd to further expand our financial services to Chinese travellers" }, { "img": "/content/dam/u-mobile/about-us/awards-milestone/meta-images/malaysia_mobile_data_service_provider_of_the_year.png/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1200.630.webp", "month": "June", "title": "2018 Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Excellence Awards", "description": "U Mobile won big once again at the 2018 Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Excellence Awards with a total tally of four awards. The awards won are Malaysia’s Mobile Data Service Provider of the Year, Excellence in Customer Experience Award - Online Experience in Telecommunications Industry, Excellence in Customer Experience Award - Mobile Experience in Telecommunications Industry, Excellence in Customer Experience Award - Overall Experience in Telecommunications Industry." } ] }, { "year": "2017", "childPageProperties": [ { "month": "", "title": "U Mobile is the first MNO to obtain a merchant acquiring licence from BNM", "description": "We're the first MNO to obtain a merchant acquiring licence from BNM" }, { "img": "/content/dam/u-mobile/about-us/awards-milestone/meta-images/most_improved_telco-lowyat-2017-1.png/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1200.630.webp", "month": "", "title": "Lowyat.net 2017 Community Choice Awards", "description": "U Mobile won Best Prepaid Plan and Most Improved Telco at Lowyat.NET 2017 Community Choice Awards, proving yet again customers’ satisfaction on our product and service offerings." }, { "img": "/content/dam/u-mobile/about-us/awards-milestone/meta-images/silver_in_mobile_marketing-2017.png/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1200.630.webp", "month": "", "title": "Marketing Excellence Awards 2017", "description": "U Mobile bagged silver for Mobile Marketing at Marketing Excellence Awards 2017. Its focus on data service innovation targeting the youth segment has achieved a remarkable success, leading to this win." }, { "img": "/content/dam/u-mobile/about-us/awards-milestone/meta-images/malaysia_mobile_data_service_provider_of_the_year-2017.png/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1200.630.webp", "month": "", "title": "2017 Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Excellence Awards", "description": "U Mobile clinched double honours at the 13th Annual Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Excellence Awards. The awards include Mobile Data Service Provider of the Year and Mobile Service Provider of the Year." }, { "month": "December", "title": "U Mobile announced a partnership with WeChat to launch the new U Mobile WeChat Go SIM.", "description": "U Mobile announced a partnership with WeChat to launch the new U Mobile WeChat Go SIM. This prepaid SIM is specially designed to meet the connectivity demands of China tourists with attractive benefits, such as unlimited data to enjoy social messaging on WeChat and free Lingcod TV subscription." }, { "month": "July", "title": "U Mobile unveiled revamped flagship store in Berjaya Times Square.", "description": "U Mobile unveiled its revamped flagship store on the Ground Floor of Berjaya Times Square." }, { "month": "June", "title": "U Mobile has officially notified Maxis on the termination of RAN Share Agreement that will be completed by December 2018.", "description": "U Mobile has officially notified Maxis on the termination of RAN Share Agreement that will be completed by December 2018. This termination aims to foster U Mobile’s independence in the provision of enhanced network experience and coverage with the ongoing network investment program." }, { "month": "May", "title": "U Mobile became the first telco to commercially launch 4.5G service on 1800 MHz and 2600 MHz in Malaysia.", "description": "U Mobile became the first telco to commercially launch 4.5G service on 1800 MHz and 2600 MHz in Malaysia, starting with Johor Bahru. Customers with smartphone devices that supports 4.5G service would be able to enjoy up to twice the speeds of 4G." }, { "month": "May", "title": "U Mobile and Sun Life Malaysia announced their partnership to be the first to provide telco-assurance to U Mobile’s customers in Malaysia. ", "description": "U Mobile and Sun Life Malaysia announced their partnership to be the first to provide telco-assurance to U Mobile’s customers in Malaysia. This collaboration aims to broaden the services offered to be inclusive of insurance coverage, increasing the accessibility for customers to purchase insurance." } ] }, { "year": "2016", "childPageProperties": [ { "img": "/content/dam/u-mobile/about-us/awards-milestone/meta-images/most_improved_telco-lowyat-2017.png/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1200.630.webp", "month": "", "title": "Lowyat.net 2016 Community Choice Awards", "description": "U Mobile swept four wins at Lowyat.NET 2016 Community Choice Awards. This includes the title of Best Telco 2016, Most Improved Telco, Best Prepaid and Best Postpaid. These awards are especially meaningful as they are voted in by customers and recognises U Mobile’s continuous efforts to offer value added products and services to the market." }, { "img": "/content/dam/u-mobile/about-us/awards-milestone/meta-images/putra_most_enterprising_brand_of_the_year_2016.png/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1200.630.webp", "month": "", "title": "Putra Brand Awards 2016", "description": "U Mobile was awarded with Putra Most Enterprising Brand of The Year at 2016 Putra Brand Awards. This award acknowledges U Mobile as a young and innovative telco that is capable of constantly introducing new value added initiatives to all customers." }, { "img": "/content/dam/u-mobile/about-us/awards-milestone/meta-images/telecommunication_category-2016.png/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1200.630.webp", "month": "", "title": "Malaysia's Strongest Brand 2016", "description": "U Mobile was awarded with 2016 Malaysia’s Strongest Brands under telecommunications category. This achievement shows that U Mobile is able to shine in a competitive marketplace despite being the youngest telco in the telecommunications industry." }, { "img": "/content/dam/u-mobile/about-us/awards-milestone/meta-images/malaysia_mobile_data_service_provider_of_the_year-2016.png/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1200.630.webp", "month": "", "title": "2016 Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Excellence Awards", "description": "U Mobile picked up the Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Excellence Award in 2016 for Malaysia’s Data Service Provider of The Year. This is a significant award that recognises U Mobile’s ongoing efforts in overcoming customers’ data usage concerns with best value data plans." }, { "month": "September", "title": "U Mobile announced that it has received a Letter of Offer regarding the spectrum allocation of 2x5MHz of 900MHz and 2x15MHz of 1800MHz bands.", "description": "U Mobile announced that it has received a Letter of Offer regarding the spectrum allocation of 2x5MHz of 900MHz and 2x15MHz of 1800MHz bands from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, which will be effective on 1 July 2017." }, { "month": "August", "title": "U Mobile rolled out the latest 4G LTE Advanced network at Kota Belud, Sabah.", "description": "U Mobile rolled out the latest 4G LTE Advanced network at Kota Belud, Sabah which made the internet speed of over 100Mbps possible through the deployment of over 20 4G LTE- Advanced site." }, { "month": "May", "title": "U Mobile partnered with SACOFA Sdn Bhd, to expedite the expansion of U Mobile network in Sarawak.", "description": "U Mobile has partnered with SACOFA Sdn Bhd, the leading telecommunications infrastructure provider in Sarawak to expedite the expansion of U Mobile network in Sarawak by leveraging on SACOFA’s telecoms infrastructure footprint of over 700 sites state-wide. The partnership aims to offer quality and affordable communications and multimedia services to everyone." }, { "month": "April", "title": "U Mobile became the first telco in Malaysia to offer unlimited free video streaming.", "description": "U Mobile became the first telco in Malaysia to offer unlimited free video streaming, 24/7 via Video Onz." } ] }, { "year": "2015", "childPageProperties": [ { "img": "/content/dam/u-mobile/about-us/awards-milestone/meta-images/15th_pc_com_readers_choice_awards.png/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1200.630.webp", "month": "", "title": "15th PC.com Readers' Choice Awards 2015", "description": "U Mobile won the Best New Performer award at the 15th PC.com Readers’ Choice Awards 2015. This is a prestigious award for us as it connotes that our efforts were recognised by the readers themselves." }, { "img": "/content/dam/u-mobile/about-us/awards-milestone/meta-images/malaysia_faster_mobile_network-2015.png/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1200.630.webp", "month": "", "title": "Speedtest Awards By Ookla 2015", "description": "U Mobile was honoured with the Speedtest Award by Ookla for having the fastest mobile network in Malaysia. This award is a testament that U Mobile is providing the best mobile customer experience to all Malaysians." }, { "img": "/content/dam/u-mobile/about-us/awards-milestone/meta-images/mbea_2015.png/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1200.630.webp", "month": "", "title": "Mobile Business Excellence Award 2015", "description": "U Mobile won Best Data Package for Business Plan at the Mobile Business Excellence Award 2015. This award recognises U Mobile’s innovative offerings to companies in Malaysia." }, { "img": "/content/dam/u-mobile/about-us/awards-milestone/meta-images/putra-bands-award-2015.png/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1200.630.webp", "month": "", "title": "Putra Brand Awards 2015", "description": "U Mobile is delighted to receive our very first Putra Brand Awards for Communication Networks. This recognition reaffirms our position as a customer-centric telco, one that is constantly innovating to bring trendsetting marketing initiatives and product propositions to our customers." }, { "month": "September", "title": "U Mobile launched its Hero Postpaid P70 plan ", "description": "Launched “Hero Postpaid P70” plan, the best-value postpaid plan in the market with the highest data allocation, unlimited calls and the first free data roaming in a plan" }, { "month": "August", "title": "U Mobile partnered with ZTE Corporation to drive the development of pre-5G and future implementation of 5G.", "description": "U Mobile partnered with ZTE Corporation to drive the development of pre-5G and future implementation of 5G locally which has the potential to offer up to 10 times faster speed as compared to 4G LTE network." }, { "month": "July", "title": "U Mobile is the first MNO in Malaysia to offer high speed data to prepaid customers", "description": "First MNO in Malaysia to offer free high speed data to Prepaid customers with launch of the “Power Prepaid SIM” pack offering free 1GB high speed data every month for life" }, { "month": "May", "title": "U Mobile partnered with Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) to provide fibre mobile backhaul connectivity.", "description": "U Mobile and Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) has partnered to provide fibre mobile backhaul connectivity by leveraging on TM Next Gen Backhaul™ Services. The collaboration aims to strengthen network capabilities that covers Central, Southern, Eastern & Northern Malaysia." }, { "img": "/content/dam/u-mobile/about-us/awards-milestone/meta-images/malaysia_mobile_data_service_provider_of_the_year-2015.png/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1200.630.webp", "month": "April", "title": "2015 Frost & Sullivan Customer Experience Award", "description": "U Mobile has won the 2015 Frost & Sullivan Customer Experience Award for the Overall Experience in telecommunication sector as well as the Best Contact Centre Experience, Best Mobile Experience and Best Net Promoter Score. These awards recognise U Mobile in offering its customers the best experience possible at all touch points when purchasing U Mobile products and services." }, { "month": "March", "title": "U Mobile is the first MNO to offer iPhone to prepaid subscribers ", "description": "First MNO in Malaysia to offer iPhone to prepaid subscribers and first MNO in Asia to offer Micro Credit instalment payment smartphones   " } ] }, { "year": "2014", "childPageProperties": [ { "img": "/content/dam/u-mobile/about-us/awards-milestone/meta-images/marketing_excellence_awards_2014_excellence_in_data_driven_marketing.png/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1200.630.webp", "month": "", "title": "Marketing Excellence Award 2014", "description": "U Mobile is proud to have gained recognition from industry leaders and being honoured with bronze for Excellence in Data Driven Marketing at the Marketing Excellence Award 2014." }, { "month": "December", "title": "U Mobile launched “Vision 2 Million” campaign and achieved 2 million new customers ahead of target.", "description": "U Mobile launched “Vision 2 Million” campaign in early Sept 2014 with the objective of adding 2,000,000 new customers by 31 Dec 2014 with the aggressive marketing campaign tactics coupled with innovative products services and promotions, U Mobile has achieved its 2,000,000 new customers two weeks ahead of the targeted date." }, { "month": "September", "title": "U Mobile has partnered with ZTE Corporation and Huawei Technologies for its 3G and 4G LTE network expansion and rollout initiative.", "description": "U Mobile has partnered with ZTE Corporation and Huawei Technologies for its 3G and 4G LTE network expansion and rollout initiative. The major rollout plan which aimed at providing high quality nationwide connectivity will involve 1,000 3G and 1,000 4G LTE sites, targeted to complete by the end of 2015." }, { "month": "June", "title": "U Mobile launched “Roam for Free in Asia”", "description": "U Mobile launched “Roam for Free in Asia”, the first in Asia to offer free data roaming to postpaid subscribers  to tap into tourism needs. " }, { "month": "May", "title": "U Mobile launched “Free Prepaid Internet Roaming”", "description": "U Mobile launched “Free Prepaid Internet Roaming”, first in Malaysia to offer free high-speed data roaming to prepaid subscribers . " }, { "img": "/content/dam/u-mobile/about-us/awards-milestone/meta-images/best-data-service-provider-13th.png/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1200.630.webp", "month": "March", "title": "13th PC.com Readers' Choice Awards", "description": "This award recognises U Mobile’s commitment in providing its customers with affordable, unique and exciting data offerings – giving them the best customer experience for high quality mobile Internet service priced at market-best value." }, { "month": "March", "title": "U Mobile expanded its reach to East Malaysia.", "description": "U Mobile expanded its reach to East Malaysia, with the opening of its new U Mobile service centre in Kuching and Kota Kinabalu respectively. Upon the opening of the new branches, U Mobile has a total of 16 outlets to bring its products and services closer to consumers in the region as well as providing convenience and accessibility to its customers." } ] }, { "year": "2013", "childPageProperties": [ { "month": "December", "title": "U Mobile officially announced the availability of 4G internet service.", "description": "U Mobile officially announced the availability of the Long Term Evolution (LTE)/4G internet service, offering customers high speed mobile internet of up to 75 megabits per second (Mbps) at best value rates for prepaid, postpaid and broadband plan. U Mobile was among the firsts in Malaysia to offer 4G LTE services to prepaid subscribers." }, { "month": "October", "title": "U Mobile partnered with ZTE Corporation, to provide more reliable and resilient network through disaster recovery (DR) system.", "description": "U Mobile partnered with ZTE Corporation to provide more reliable and resilient network to its subscribers as the telco inked a disaster recovery (DR) system in the presence of the Prime Minister of Malaysia and the Chinese President." }, { "month": "July", "title": "U Mobile introduced U Card.", "description": "U Mobile introduced U Card, a new reward programme in partnership with BLoyalty Sdn Bhd. This reward programme also positioned U Mobile as the First mobile operator in Malaysia that allowed its customers to collect points to redeem discounts, rewards and merchandises, from over 700 participating merchant partners’ outlets ranging from food and beverages, holiday packages, shopping and many more or redeem exclusive items online." }, { "month": "May", "title": "U Mobile entered into a strategic partnership with Enabling Asia (EA).", "description": "U Mobile entered into a strategic partnership with Enabling Asia (EA), Asia’s first Mobile Virtual Network Aggregator (MVNA), to strengthen its position in the competitive mobile telecommunications industry by penetrating into the target market segments through MVNOs." }, { "img": "/content/dam/u-mobile/about-us/awards-milestone/meta-images/awards-GLA2013.png/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1200.630.webp", "month": "March", "title": "Global Leadership Awards 2013", "description": "This award recognises the outstanding achievements and implementation of business strategies to expand U Mobile’s network and distribution channels in moving the company forward.\r\n\r\nOur aim to ‘Live Connected’ not only with our customers but also with our key distribution partners who are committed to building the business with us is a clear demonstration of our commitment and passion in securing this coveted title." } ] }, { "year": "2012", "childPageProperties": [ { "month": "", "title": "Awarded 2 x 10MHz of 2600 MHz spectrum for 4G LTE technology deployment by MCMC", "description": "Awarded 2 x 10MHz of 2600 MHz spectrum for 4G Long Term Evolution (“LTE”) technology deployment by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (\"MCMC\") in December 2012 . 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The company’s Unlimited Mobile Internet (UMI) for prepaid subscribers too caught the panel’s attention as U Mobile boasts to be the first in the market to offer this attractive offer, allowing users to surf the Internet at less than RM1 per day. All these unique services and offerings have made U Mobile bagged the “Best New Service” award under the GoMobile Innovation Awards 2012 category." }, { "month": "May", "title": "U Mobile achieved over 2 million subscribers.", "description": "U Mobile subscriber base reached above the 2 million mark. The result was another significant milestone as the news came only nine months after U Mobile made the first announcement of securing one million subscribers in 2011." }, { "img": "/content/dam/u-mobile/about-us/awards-milestone/meta-images/awards-fns2012.png/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1200.630.webp", "month": "April", "title": "2012 Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Excellence Awards", "description": "The award recognizes the company for its outstanding performance, rising above the competition and has demonstrated clear leadership through its outstanding subscriber growth rate and disruptive service innovation which has outranked other contenders in the field. U Mobile’s bold business and marketing strategies manifested in the string of many “firsts in the market” and through its well-defined three-pronged strategy – expanding network infrastructure, strengthening its brand through innovative product offerings and widening distribution channels that won it the title of Most Promising Service Provider of the Year." }, { "img": "/content/dam/u-mobile/about-us/awards-milestone/meta-images/awards-pcCom2011.png/jcr:content/renditions/cq5dam.web.1200.630.webp", "month": "March", "title": "PC.com 12th Readers Choice Awards 2011", "description": "The award recognizes the company’s zealous transformation and positive disruption in the market through its revolutionary product and service offerings. U Mobile’s effort in creating a niche within the ever-competitive telco space through the company’s three-pronged strategy – expanding network infrastructure, strengthening its brand through innovative product offerings and widening distribution channels – helped secure this coveted title." } ] }, { "year": "2011", "childPageProperties": [ { "month": "October", "title": "U Mobile entered a landmark agreement to share Maxis’ 3G radio access networks (RAN).", "description": "U Mobile entered a landmark agreement to share Maxis’ 3G radio access networks (RAN), making the partnership to be the first active 3G RAN sharing arrangement to be deployed in Malaysia. The agreement will be for an initial period of 10 years." }, { "month": "August", "title": "U Mobile achieved over 1 million subscribers.", "description": "U Mobile marked a major milestone in achieving over 1 million subscribers. 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