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Maxis Communication Berhad (Maxis) is the leading mobile communications service provider in Malaysia with a subscriber base of 10.1 million as of Quarter 1 2008.
 Maxis was granted communications licences to operate a nationwide GSM900 mobile network, a domestic fixed network and an international gateway in 1993, and commenced mobile telecommunications operations in August 1995, and fixed line and international operations in early 1996. Maxis’ mobile service is offered under the Maxis brand for postpaid and Hotlink for prepaid. Maxis launched its 3G service Maxis3G in July 2005, and in September 2006 became among the world’s first to use HSDPA, a high-speed upgrade of the 3G network, for a large scale rollout of residential broadband services.
 Maxis’ growth story and track record of bringing innovation, excellent customer experience and value to stakeholders has won the company many awards over the years. Recently, Maxis was recognised by Frost & Sullivan as Service Provider of the Year (Malaysia) at the Malaysia Telecoms Awards 2008 and as Mobile Operator of the Year (Malaysia) at the Asian Mobile News Award 2008 in Singapore.
Maxis has significant investments in India and Indonesia, two of the most populous countries and fast-growing telecommunications markets in the world, via Aircel Limited (Aircel) and PT Natrindo Telepon Seluler (NTS) respectively.
Maxis completed the acquisition of its 74 percent interest in Aircel in March 2006.
Aircel is among the fastest growing GSM mobile operators in India with a total subscriber base of 12.5 million as of July 2008. Aircel currently operates in 10 of the 23 telecom circles in India with a collective population of approximately 370 million. Aircel has ambition to be a pan-India mobile player and services will be rolled out to the remaining 13 telecom circles in the coming months.
Aircel has licences and spectrum holdings to operate mobile GSM services in all telecom circles and it also holds licences to operate domestic and international long distance services in India. Aircel currently also provides WiMax services in the top 30 cities in India.
Maxis currently has a 44 percent interest in NTS.
NTS in Indonesia operates under the AXIS brand with the mission to provide quality, affordable and simple GSM and 3G mobile services to all Indonesians. Services were commercially launched in April 2008 and as of July 2008 AXIS had approximately one million subscribers. AXIS now has coverage in most main areas of Java and northern Sumatra. Going forward, AXIS will move rapidly to expand its network and services to the rest of Indonesia.
Maxis implemented an Initial Public Offering in 2002 and was listed on the Official List of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) on 8 July 2002. Following the conditional take-over offer by Binariang GSM Sdn Bhd (Binariang) to acquire all voting shares in Maxis, Maxis was officially de-listed from the Official List of Bursa Malaysia on 13 July 2007.
Maxis is a wholly owned subsidiary of Binariang, an investment holding company whose shareholders comprise Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd, Bumiputera foundations, Saudi Telecom Company (STC) and other companies affiliated to Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd. In addition to its indirect interest in Maxis, STC also has a 51 percent interest in NTS. | 
