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☆ 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

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.

☆ U.S. and China wage war beneath the waves – over internet cables
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +28 min

Three of China’s state-owned carriers – China Telecommunications Corporation (China Telecom), China Mobile Limited and China United Network Communications Group Co Ltd (China Unicom) – had committed funding as members of the consortium, which also included U.S.-based Microsoft Corp and French telecom firm Orange SA, according to six people involved in the deal. China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom and Orange did not respond to requests for comment. China Telecom, China Mobile and China Unicom were resolutely behind HMN Tech, which had come in with a bid of around $500 million. China Telecom and China Mobile threatened to walk off the project, taking tens of millions of dollars of investment with them. Among them is China Telecom, which had previously won authorization to provide services in the United States.

☆ 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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