5G coverage surpasses target, says Fahmi

PUTRAJAYA: The 5G coverage has achieved 80.2% in populated areas, Fahmi Fadzil announces.

The Communications Minister said the achievement had surpassed the 80% target as of last month. Following this, he said the government would announce the proposed shift to a dual 5G network model soon.

Fahmi said the Special Task Force on 5G would meet tomorrow to decide on the road map and direction, and the decision would be forwarded to the Cabinet.

The meeting will be chaired by the Treasury secretary-general Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican and Communications Ministry’s secretary-general Datuk Mohamad Fauzi Md Isa, and attended by representatives from the Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB), Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission as well Telcos, who signed a share subscription agreement to acquire equity in DNB.

“The government will not take long to consider and make an announcement of a shift from single to dual 5G network coverage.

“After that the dual 5G can be implemented if the terms agreed by the Task Force are achieved,” Fahmi said, Bernama reported.

Last year, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reportedly said the government welcomed the implementation of the 5G network from single to dual network coverage based on several justifications, including breaking a monopoly held by a single-state run network.