The mobile operators were locked in close combat: Maxis Communications had a mobile subscriber base of 14 million, with Celcom in second place on 12 million, while DiGi was number three with 10 million subscribers. This report looks at the significant telecom operators across the Malaysian market. Key developments: DiGi's subscriber base has been growing strongly, with the operator steadily increasing market share; Telekom Malaysia's HSBB network build out was ahead of schedule and subscriber growth was good; mobile market leader Maxis was losing market share, although changed its changed method of counting subscribers may have contributed to this.