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DNB was set up by the Malaysian government in 2021 as a special purpose vehicle to develop the country’s 5G network The government of Malaysia will start to discuss the transition to a dual 5G network scheme next week, local press reported, citing the...

In May 2023, the government of Malaysia said it will allow a second 5G network in the country The deployment of a second 5G network in Malaysia could experience a delay, local press reported, citing the country’s Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil. The official said that the...

ZTE said that the collaboration will cover 5G field trials of live use case applications in Sarawak using 5G-A tech MWC Barcelona—Chinese vendor ZTE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Malaysian operators CelcomDigi and U Mobile to demo the capabilities of 5G Advanced (5G-A)...

The number of 5G subscribers in Malaysia reached eight million as of the end of last year The government of Malaysia confirmed that the special committee overseeing the implementation of the country’s 5G network will prepare a Cabinet memorandum soon to discuss and decide whether...

In May 2023, the government of Malaysia said it would allow the operation of a second 5G network in the country Malaysia’s communications minister, Fahmi Fadzil, said that the country has achieved its target of 80% 5G coverage in populated areas, paving the way for...

Communications and digital minister Fahmi Fadzil said that the Malaysian government will retain a golden share in DNB Malaysia’s five major mobile operators signed share subscription agreements to acquire a collective 70% equity stake in Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), the country’s 5G wholesale network supplier. Under...

Maxis said this agreement with DNB will enable the telco to start providing 5G services nationwide Malaysian telco Maxis has finally decided to execute the 5G access agreement with state-run network operator Digital Nasional (DNB), according to local press reports. Maxis said it will seek its...

The government expects this potential plan to boost competition in the domestic 5G market The government of Malaysia plans to introduce a second 5G network from January next year, in a move which seeks to boost competition in the local telecom market, Reuters reported, citing...

DNB is currently deploying 5G network infrastructure using equipment from Swedish vendor Ericsson Malaysia’s state-backed 5G wholesale provider Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) reached 5G coverage of 55% of the country’s populated areas as of the end of March, local press reported, citing the country’s Digital...

DNB recently said that its 5G network has achieved almost 50% coverage of populated areas with some 3,900 sites at the end of 2022 Malaysian operator Maxis said it will postpone seeking its shareholders’ approval on its entry into a 5G access agreement with state-backed...

DNB said its 5G network ended last year with a total of 3,900 sites across the country Malaysian company Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) announced that its 5G network has achieved almost 50% coverage of populated areas with some 3,900 sites at the end of 2022. In...

The 5G test, conducted over the 28 GHz millimeter wave frequency, achieved a peak throughput of 1 Gbps at a record distance of 11.18 km Ericsson and Malaysian state-run operator Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) claimed a world record distance for gigabit speeds over Malaysia’s 5G...

The new government said it will revise 5G plans due to the lack of transparency in the process Malaysia's newly appointed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that his administration will review a plan under which the previous government decided to move forward with the creation...

Axiata and Telenor now hold equal ownership in Celcom Digi at 33.1% each Axiata Group and Telenor Group have completed the merger of Malaysian operators Celcom and Digi, both companies said in a joint release. The boards of the composite companies gave final approval for the...

Celcom DiGi will become Malaysia's largest telco with over 20 million subscribers The proposed merger between Malaysian operators Celcom Axiata and DiGi Malaysia merger is now a step closer, after the boards of both companies gave their approval for the agreement. Once the two companies are...

5G coverage in Malaysia has already reached over 30% of populated areas and is on track to achieve the 80% target set by the government by 2024 Malaysia’s six major telecom operators have signed access agreements with state-run wholesale 5G network operator Digital Nasional Berhad...

Ericsson said that DNB is the first operator in Asia to use Ericsson’s latest radio which is 18% more energy-efficient than the previous generation radio Swedish vendor Ericsson said that Malaysia’s 5G network, which is currently being deployed by state-run wholesale 5G network operator Digital...

Switching to cloud-based BSS took two and a half years, but was seamless – U Mobile CIO Whale Cloud has announced the completion of its migration of Malaysian telco U Mobile’s Business Support Systems (BSS) to a cloud-native environment. The process took two and a half...

  ZTE and Nokia have announced deals with Malaysian telecommunications companies to carry out 5G trials in the country during 2019. ZTE inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with telecom operator Digi Telecommunications to carry out a 5G trial this year. Under the terms of the deal,...

  The Swedish vendor has been selected by Koran carrier KT, while ZTE inked a 5G MoU with Malaysian telco U Mobile Korean carrier KT has awarded Ericsson a 5G commercial contract to enable the nationwide launch of commercial 5G services in Korea. Korean operators are expecting...