Axiata Group Berhad

Axiata Group Berhad is a Malaysian multinational telecommunications group headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, formed in 2008 when Telekom Malaysia spun off its regional mobile operations as an independent listed company originally named TM International before adopting the Axiata name in 2009. The Malaysian government, through sovereign investment vehicles, remains a significant shareholder. Axiata operates or has held controlling and minority stakes in mobile operators across Asia under local brands including Celcom in Malaysia, XL Axiata in Indonesia, Robi in Bangladesh, Dialog Axiata in Sri Lanka, Smart Axiata in Cambodia and Ncell in Nepal, making it one of the largest pan-Asian mobile operator groups by combined subscriber base.