KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 — The Communications Ministry expects an announcement in a few weeks about operators involved in developing the second 5G network.
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said the development of the second 5G network is in the final weeks before the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) finalises the tender process, which began August 1.
“We expect that within a few weeks, an announcement can be made on who will be involved in developing the second 5G network,” he said at a press conference after the launch of CIMB Bank Bhd’s “Kita Bagi Jadi” campaign here today.
Fahmi said several principles were highlighted by him and agreed upon by all telcos before they signed a shareholding deal with Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB), among which is that DNB must be sustainable.
He said the services provided by the second network should not be more expensive than that provided by DNB.
“The quality of service must also be as good as that provided by DNB, if not better,” he added.
On August 15, Fahmi said four mobile network operators had submitted their respective bids to MCMC to participate in the second 5G network — CelcomDigi Bhd, Maxis Bhd, Telekom Malaysia Bhd dan U Mobile Sdn Bhd.
— Bernama
