Maxis begins 5G trials

Preparing for the future: Maxis commenced the first 5G live trials in the country earlier this week, following its recent announcement to accelerate 5G in Malaysia in collaboration with Huawei.

PETALING JAYA: 5G has now arrived on Malaysian shores and the introduction of this upgraded cellular mobile data connection is expected to open up new opportunities for telco players in the medium term.The technology is at the testing phase in Malaysia and a statement by Maxis Bhd said that these tests would be conducted over six months in Cyberjaya.

“Maxis commenced the first 5G live trials in the country earlier this week, following its recent announcement to accelerate 5G in Malaysia in collaboration with Huawei,” Maxis said.