The Ministry of Communications and Digital is expected to announce the introduction and implementation of 5G by Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) with added features by end of March.
Minister Fahmi Fadzil said DNB is currently studying and evaluating the available options to ensure the implementation will not just achieve an 80 percent success but will be expanded throughout the country.
“We want to make sure there will be no negative effect on the nation’s finance and we hope by 2025, there will be at least 80 percent coverage in populated areas,” he said. Fahmi said the implementation of the 5G was to assist companies and factories to gain efficient and fast communication services because fast and efficient services can help improve productivity as well as offer efficient service to the public.
“I have seen how 5G is being used by local governments to assist in issues of traffic since data reaches the centre that manages the administration of traffic lights more efficiently and we can monitor the condition of the entire city in real time. The 5G offers added benefits, especially to factories, oil rigs (to communicate faster and more efficiently and to send big volumes of data, machine learning, as well as carry out Internet of Things (IoT), plus the Industry Revolution 4.0 (IR4.0),” he said.
The issue of 5G and DNB has been contentious since it was formulated, while the rest of the telecommunication service providers have subscribed to the model, Maxis with over 10 million users has been putting the decision on hold until the Ministry announces the new network implementation plan.
