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☆ Malaysia's switch to dual 5G network can allow participation of China's Huawei - PM
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Wednesday a switch to having a dual 5G network would allow for more effective participation by China's Huawei, providing his country with a balance of both Western and Eastern technology. Anwar on Wednesday acknowledged concerns from some countries over the "security and capacity" of technology stemming from China, but said the decision to allow a second 5G network was made so that Malaysia could benefit from different technologies. "After extensive discussion... we made the decision to allow for a dual network, and thus the decision for more effective participation by Huawei." State-run DNB partnered with Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson to roll out Malaysia's 5G network. It is unclear how Malaysia's plan for a second network would affect DNB's agreement with Ericsson or other mobile operators.

Persons: Anwar Ibrahim, Anwar, Rozanna Latiff, Martin Petty Organizations: Malaysia, Huawei, European Union, U.S, Financial Times, Digital Nasional Berhad, Ericsson Locations: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, China, Kuala Lumpur

☆ Malaysia reverses plan to take legal action against Meta over harmful content
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Rozanna Latiff | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 (Reuters) - Malaysia may not go through with a plan to take legal action against Facebook parent Meta Platforms (META.O) following "positive" engagement with the firm on tackling harmful content on the social media platform, communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said in an interview on Friday. "I don't think MCMC needs at this point in time to initiate any legal action. I think this level of cooperation is very positive," he said, adding that the government was considering measures such as fines against social media platforms if they failed to tackle harmful content. Facebook is Malaysia's biggest social media platform, with an estimated 60% of the country's 33 million people having a registered account. The take-downs, he said, were likely to have been made in response to complaints made by ordinary users for violating social media guidelines.

Persons: Fahmi Fadzil, Fahmi, Meta, Anwar Ibrahim's, Rozanna Latiff, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Facebook, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, Meta, Malaysian, Digital Nasional Berhad, Thomson Locations: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Malay

☆ Malaysia telecoms firms complete talks to take up stakes in 5G agency
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 (Reuters) - Malaysia said on Friday telecommunications firms CelcomDigi, Maxis, Telekom Malaysia, U Mobile and YTL Communications will take up stakes in state 5G agency Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), following an agreement reached between the firms and the government on equity participation and 5G access. The announcement comes as mobile operators and the government look set to conclude protracted negotiations over Malaysia's 5G rollout plans. Malaysia had in 2021 announced that state-owned DNB would own the full 5G spectrum, with carriers using the infrastructure to provide mobile services. Mobile operators agreed in October last year to take up 70% of DNB's stake to resolve the impasse. Other carriers had signed the deal last year, paving the way for 5G services to be rolled out to customers.

Persons: Anwar Ibrahim's, Rozanna Latiff, Kanupriya Kapoor Organizations: CelcomDigi, Maxis, Telekom Malaysia, U Mobile, YTL Communications, Digital Nasional Berhad, Malaysia's, Mobile, Maxis Berhad, Thomson Locations: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia

☆ Malaysia's Maxis agrees to use state-run 5G network
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 (Reuters) - Malaysian mobile operator Maxis Bhd (MXSC.KL) said it will sign an agreement to access the country's state-run 5G network, the last major carrier to get on board a contentious rollout. "(As of today), there is no alternative wholesale network providers undertaking the deployment of 5G infrastructure and network," Maxis said. The company expects to incur operating expenses of about 360 million ringgit ($79.59 million) per year for the access agreement. Signing of the access agreement with DNB is a crucial step to deploy 5G. DNB has defended itself from criticism over pricing, saying it will charge operators less to access its 5G network than their costs for 4G.

Persons: Michael Perry Organizations: Maxis, Nasional Berhad, 4G, Thomson Locations: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysian, Malaysia

Malaysia has now decided to allow a second entity after DNB's coverage reaches 80% of populated areas, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said in a statement. The government's announcement confirmed a report by Reuters last month on a plan to introduce a second 5G network from January 2024. A recommendation by major carriers for a second 5G provider was rejected by the previous government in March last year. It has said a single network would reduce costs, improve efficiency and accelerate the building of infrastructure. It was not clear how the proposal for a second 5G network would affect DNB's existing agreements with its development partner, Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson (ERICb.ST), and other mobile operators.

KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE, April 16 (Reuters) - Malaysia plans to introduce a second 5G network from next year, four sources told Reuters, in the latest policy shake-up aimed at dismantling monopolies and promoting competition by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's six-month-old administration. A recommendation by major carriers for a second 5G provider was rejected by the previous government in March last year. Fahmi also said last week 5G network coverage had reached 55% in populated areas. It was not clear how the proposal for a second 5G network would affect DNB's existing agreements with its development partner Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson (ERICb.ST), and other mobile operators. U Mobile later joined other telco firms in signing up to access DNB's 5G network.

☆ New PM Anwar says Malaysia to review plans for 5G network
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Rozanna Latiff | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Malaysia's newly appointed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday his administration will review a plan for a state-owned 5G network introduced by a previous government, as it was not formulated transparently. The single-ownership of the 5G spectrum raised concerns from the country's major carriers over pricing, transparency and monopoly. Anwar said the 5G plans would be evaluated to ensure they strictly followed procedures, alleging that there had been "no proper tender process", without specifying details. Muhyiddin's government previously defended the 5G plan, saying it will reduce costs, improve efficiency and accelerate infrastructure development. Anwar was appointed premier by the king last month, after the election resulted in an unprecedented hung parliament.

☆ Four Malaysian telcos agree to use state 5G network
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] An advertisement of 5G network by U Mobile carrier is displayed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Hasnoor HussainKUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Four Malaysian mobile operators said on Monday they had agreed to use the government's state-owned 5G network, paving the way for 5G services to be rolled out to customers after months of delayed talks. Celcom Axiata (AXIA.KL), DiGi Telecommunications (DSOM.KL), Telekom Malaysia (DSOM.KL) and U Mobile said on Monday they had signed agreements to access the 5G network run by state agency Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) for 10 years. In its statement, U Mobile said it would begin making 5G services commercially available to its customers from Thursday. YTL started offering 5G services to its customers last year.

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