Celcom targets revenue growth of MYR6 billion for 2008

The Borneo Post is reporting that Malaysian cellco Celcom expects to see revenues climb by MYR6 billion (USD1.74 billion) in 2008. Celcom’s Enterprise Services Senior Vice-President, Farid Yunis, revealed the target at the launch of a new Blackberry device, also stating, ‘We currently have the widest network coverage covering 98% of the populated areas in the country, as well as having the widest 2G, 3G and 3.5G coverage.’ Financial results for the operator for the first six month of 2008 show a 23% rise in total revenues year-on-year, to MYR2.4 billion (USD696.3 million).