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Korea Republic of,Malaysia : CELCOM AXIATA signs deal with SOUTH KOREA's SK PLANET [TendersInfo (India)](TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Celcom Axiata Bhd has inked a deal with South Korea's SK Planet establishing a joint venture, named Celcom Planet. Main objective of this JV is to explore e-commerce business opportunities in Malaysia. According to Celcom's statement, the agreement was signed on October 31, which would allow further participation of the company in the digital industry and build long-term capabilities in the digital space. Celcom CEO Datuk Seri Shazalli Ramly, said, We strongly believe that this latest initiative can spearhead Celcom's advancement in the digital space as SK Planet, part of Korea's leading mobile operator (SK Telecom), has successfully ventured into the e-commerce domain and has a strong background in this field as well as digital content. Leveraging on SK Planet's platform and operations know-how, coupled with Celcom's experience and knowledge of the local market, we are confident that this collaboration will be very successful. By the second half of 2015, Celcom Planet would launch an optimised e-commerce platform. (c) 2014 Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |