Malaysia's mobile networks, and the one your eSIM uses
Malaysia's three networks, compared from their own publications: Maxis, CelcomDigi and U Mobile, and how to tell which network is carrying your eSIM.
- Three networks
- Maxis, CelcomDigi and U Mobile
- Celcom and Digi merged in 2022
- U Mobile runs its own 5G network
The short answer
Malaysia has three mobile networks: Maxis, CelcomDigi and U Mobile. CelcomDigi was formed when Celcom and Digi merged in December 2022; U Mobile runs its own 5G network, and MCMC, the regulator, selected it as the country's second 5G network provider. The plans on this site run on U Mobile, named before you pay.
Checked October 2, 2026
Malaysia’s networks, compared
Maxis: the network, its 5G and its coverage map
Maxis is one of Malaysia's three networks. Its own pages cover its 4G and 5G network, its coverage map, and the 5G plans it sells.
Read moreCelcomDigi: the network, its 5G and the 2022 merger
CelcomDigi was formed when Celcom and Digi merged in December 2022. Its own pages cover the merged network, its 5G, and its coverage checker.
Read moreU Mobile: the network, its own 5G and the DNB exit
U Mobile runs its own 5G network. Its own pages cover its 5G rollout, and its move off the shared network, DNB, on 1 July 2026.
Read more
What the networks say about themselves
What follows is drawn from the three networks’ own sites. Maxis keeps its 5G network pages, its network map and its prepaid and postpaid lines on maxis.com.my. CelcomDigi, formed when Celcom and Digi merged in December 2022, keeps its corporate pages, its 5G explainer and its network checker on celcomdigi.com. U Mobile publishes its network pages and its newsroom on u.com.my: it left the shared 5G network, Digital Nasional Berhad, on 1 July 2026 and completed the move to its own nationwide 5G network.
How to see the network on your phone
The network carrying your eSIM is written beside that line in your phone’s settings: on an iPhone in Cellular (or Mobile service), on Android in the SIM settings. Both lines show on that screen: your usual SIM and the eSIM.
Check the operator’s own pages for your route
Each network keeps its own pages, and the details are theirs to state: Maxis on its 5G and coverage pages, CelcomDigi on its 5G pages and its coverage checker, and U Mobile on its network pages. The plans on this site run on U Mobile, named before you pay, so read the right operator’s pages for the places you are going, then choose the plan that fits.
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Which network will my eSIM connect to?
The one named on your plan before you pay: the plans on this site run on U Mobile, and the regional plans name the countries they cover. Your phone shows that network's name next to the eSIM line once it connects.
Do all three networks have 5G?
Each one publishes 5G on its own site: Maxis keeps its 5G network pages and its coverage map online, CelcomDigi publishes its 5G pages and a coverage checker, and U Mobile runs its own nationwide 5G network, completed on 1 July 2026. Whether a future plan for Malaysia uses 5G is not confirmed yet, so this site says nothing about it.
Where can I check which network my eSIM is on?
Your phone prints the network beside the eSIM line: in Cellular or Mobile service on an iPhone, in the SIM settings on Android. Both lines, the usual SIM and the eSIM, are listed there.
Sources
Where the facts on this page come from.
- Maxis, 5G network
- Maxis, network map
- CelcomDigi, 5G
- CelcomDigi, merger of Celcom and Digi completed in December 2022
- U Mobile, completes transition to its own nationwide 5G network (1 July 2026)
- U Mobile, our network
- U Mobile, selected for the second 5G network (2 November 2024)
- MCMC, selection of U Mobile as the second 5G network provider
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