Local telcos to be given priority in 5G rollout

Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz stated Maxis Bhd and U Mobile Sdn Bhd are the latest to accept the terms offered by DNB, which has been assigned the rights to build and operate the nation’s 5G network.

PETALING JAYA: While all mobile telecommunications companies have agreed to take up equity stakes in Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB), not all of them have agreed to the finer terms to seal the deal as of yet.

Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz stated Maxis Bhd and U Mobile Sdn Bhd are the latest to accept the terms offered by DNB, which has been assigned the rights to build and operate the nation’s 5G network.