Digital Nasional Bhd should open up 5G rollout to more players


“The design, build and maintenance of the nation’s 5G network managed by Ericsson is estimated to cost RM11bil, around RM700mil lower than the total cost of ownership of the next closest bid, ’’ DNB said in the statement.

MALAYSIANS deserve more answers when a massive billion-dollar contract is awarded to a single vendor for a crucial network infrastructure.

This is, after all, the biggest project that has been given out to the private sector in a long time.

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