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Maxis Berhad
Annual Report 2014
Chairman’s
Statement
With these developments, our high
speed mobile networks remain the most
comprehensive, and we have scored
high on all aspects of customer network
experience through independent testing.
While we have made efficient use of
spectrum allocated to us, the ever-
growing demand for data will drive
continued need for spectrum. In this
regard, we are requesting approval from
the regulator, MCMC to utilise our 1800
MHz spectrum to further improve the
quality of our 4G LTE services across
the nation. We will continue to work with
the regulator on spectrum availability,
including lower frequency bands such as
the 700 MHz and 800 MHz bands.
We are building an organisation with
a high performance culture. The
organisational structure is now simplified
and our workspace has been revamped
to reflect an open, fun and collaborative
culture which is our new way of working.
The transformation exercise that we are
undertaking is on a positive momentum
and I am proud to say that our people
are energised. With these changes, I am
confident that we are on the right path
to excellence.
THE BOARD’S COMMITMENT
The Board continues to uphold and
implement the highest standards of
corporate governance throughout the
Company. Details of our corporate
governance initiatives and internal control
policies are in the relevant sections of this
Annual Report. We value the benefits of
diversity on the Board and will continue
to promote diversity in all its aspects.
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
We always place high importance on
sustainability in our business. Aimed
at creating a positive impact for the
communities in which we operate, our
own community flagship initiative is
focused primarily on education and
technology. I am proud to note that our
Maxis Cyberkids programme continued
to reach out to underserved, rural and
isolated communities, educating students
and teachers about basic IT knowledge.
More than 8,600 teachers and students in
1,515 schools nationwide have benefitted
from the programme since 2002.
We plan to move into a new dimension
of our community programme in 2015,
where we want to make a direct impact
on teaching and learning by incorporating
digitalised syllabus into the classroom
for students and teachers. This will be
targeted to both the urban and rural
poor. With this plan, we aim to support
the government’s aspiration to use ICT
to scale up the quality of learning across
schools in the country.
Also on the education front, our Maxis
Scholarships for Excellence Awards
(MSEA) programme continued to
offer scholarship opportunities to all
Malaysians to pursue undergraduate
studies in the fields of Engineering,
Technology, and Social Sciences in top
institutions overseas. During the year,
10 scholarships were awarded to
deserving students.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
On behalf of the Board, I would like to
thank KKMM and MCMC, our customers,
business partners, associates and our
shareholders, to whom we remain
grateful for their support and confidence.
I have benefited from the shared wisdom
of my colleagues on the Board and would
like to thank them for their guidance and
contribution.
I would like to express my gratitude to the
CEO, Morten Lundal, and Management
for their leadership and to all the staff for
their positive support and commitment.
I remain excited to work together with
the Board and the Maxis team in the
transformation journey which we have
embarked and I look forward to a better
year ahead.
RAJA TAN SRI DATO’ SERI ARSHAD
BIN RAJA TUN UDA
