Big boys to combine their expertise

The collaboration would also allow the industry to extend 4G mobile backhaul to support 5G new sites and fibre to the home expansion.

KUALA LUMPUR: Celcom Axiata Bhd (Celcom) will be jointly developing fibre infrastructure in Malaysia with Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd and Maxis Bhd to improve widespread 4G connectivity, increase the country’s fibre infrastructure and prepare tower infrastructure for a 5G future.

This comes after Celcom, Digi and Maxis concluded a definitive agreement to jointly develop and share fibre infrastructure, allowing for faster and more efficient deployment of fibre backhaul to base stations and avoiding duplication of fibre infrastructure in the country.