Mobile cellular penetration reaches 131.8%

Member of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Dr Fadhlullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek (second, left) at the launch and Press Conference of Malaysia FinTech Expo 2018 at MCMC yesterday.. Also present are president of Persatuan Usahawan Dinamik Datuk Rosthman Ibrahim (right).- Bernama

CYBERJAYA: Mobile cellular penetration in Malaysia has reached 131.8% while smartphone penetration stood at 70% in the third quarter of last year (3Q17).

Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chairman Tan Sri Dr Halim Shafie said Malaysia’s broadband had been keeping up with the demand from customers, with broadband penetration currently at 84.5%, as stated in the “3Q 2017 Communications and Multimedia: Facts and Figure” report.