Jamaludin Ibrahim
MWC 2015: Axiata chief Jamaludin Ibrahim wins Chairman’s Award
Axiata Group Bhd president and group chief executive officer (CEO) Jamaludin Ibrahim has been honoured with the 2015 GSMA Chairman’s Award at the on-going Mobile World Congress (MWC 2015) in Barcelona.
Week in Review: Telcos aiming to be the hub of our digital lives
It was mainly telco news that caught the eye of Karamjit Singh, who also shares with readers news of a personal tech channel being introduced by DNA next week.
Axiata sees consolidation opportunities, eyeing M&As
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) may be on the cards for mobile telecommunications group Axiata Group Bhd this year, as some of the Asian markets are ripe for consolidation.
US-based Adknowledge and Axiata in pact to tap Asia’s mobile ad market
US-based advertising technology company Adknowledge Inc said it has entered into a strategic alliance with Axiata Digital Advertising, a subsidiary of telecom giant Axiata Group Bhd, one of Asia’s largest telecommunications companies.
Karamjit: My Fave 5 of 2014
DNA founder Karamjit Singh looks back at a fun-filled year and picks five of his articles that have left a deep impression on him … and he wants to pick the brains of DNA readers.
Axiata executes multi-pronged digital strategy
In his first interview on Axiata Group’s digital strategy, CEO Jamaludin Ibrahim shares that the telco is one year behind the pace he would have liked, and his relief that it has not committed ‘the worst sin.’
Week in Review: Tale of three ‘exits’
Mark Chang exits JobStreet.com, James Khoo of SecQ.me exits but under different circumstances, while MOL Global’s Ganesh Bangah Kumar has to deal with the fallout from his CFO quitting on the eve of his debut results announcement. It’s a tale of exits in the ecosystem this week!
Margins are misleading indicators, says Axiata CEO
A better way to measure telcos is ROCE or ROIC
This comes as Axiata sees EBITDA margin fall
Axiata gets into startup game via US$30mil fund with Mavcap
Axiata Group starts its journey investing into startups with the creation of the bumiputera-focused US$30-million (RM100-million) Axiata Digital Innovation Fund, together with Mavcap.
Week in Review: Competition and mitigation strategies
Heightened competition is a given and Karamjit Singh learned how to rephrase a standard question in the toolkit of journalists, thanks to his attending back-to-back press conferences by Axiata and Telekom Malaysia.
