MCMC dropped a surprise last Friday when it announced U Mobile as the winner of Malaysia's second 5G network tender. To recap, the transition to a dual 5G network was announced last year to ensure competition for 5G network deployment and establish redundancy for 5G infrastructure in Malaysia.
tender. To recap, the transition to a dual 5G network was announced last year to ensure competition for 5G network deployment and establish redundancy for 5G infrastructure in Malaysia.would have the highest chance of winning. To ensure a sustainable dual network model, the winner is expected to be strong in financial, experience and network infrastructure to roll out 5G effectively to match and exceed Digital Nasional Berhad’s 5G coverage in the shortest time possible.
, many questions were raised about MCMC’s selection. Critics also called upon the regulator to clarify how the second 5G winner was picked. The regulator released theon 1st July 2024 to invite telcos to submit their proposal for the second 5G network, however, the details were not made public. MCMC also announced that U Mobile can collaborate with other mobile network operators for the implementation of the second 5G network. This line was interesting as the regulator seems to imply that U Mobile would need help from other telcos to compete with DNB.However, in their latest response, U Mobile said it is excited to work with CelcomDigi and TM to implement the second 5G network.
Ultimately, the biggest question is how will MCMC ensure a sustainable dual 5G network model to achieve the government’s objective to accelerate 5G coverage and increase adoption?
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