News & Reviews:   5g network

Update: U Mobile's PR agency has reached out to us and confirmed that the company has not signed on to anything.

Just last night, U Mobile seemingly just went live with its 5G promotion page. Yes, it's past tense because the page is no longer available this morning but this caught our attention enough.

The Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (K-KOMM) has revealed that negotiations are still ongoing between telco companies and Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) on the 5G network service agreement in Malaysia. This is according to its minister, Tan Sri Annuar Musa.

Today, Samsung Malaysia invited us to Putrajaya to test out the 5G network performance with the Galaxy S21 Ultra. If we are being honest, we weren't expecting anything too mindblowing since the 5G network is still at its infant stage. Nevertheless, we did a couple of tests to see the speed performance so here's what you need to know.

If you've been following the news on 5G in Malaysia, you're probably aware of the big players involved. Currently, Ericsson is the only company providing the core network infrastructure for implementing 5G in our country. But it seems like Nokia also wants to be involved this year.

Some of you might still be wondering "is 5G worth upgrading to?" The answer is a resounding "Yes!" 5G networks have better connectivity, which is great for industries like the Internet of Things. It's also significantly faster than 4G, and DNB gives us an idea of just how much.

As the Malaysian government slowly rolls out 5G services across the nation, Ericsson just announced that there is a newly established Network Operations Centre (NOC). This is in line with assisting Digital Nasional Berhad's (DNB) single wholesale 5G network and Ericsson will monitor, maintain and manage it.

Today, we have already reported that Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) has officially launched 5G services commercially. In case you didn't know, the coverage areas will begin in Putrajaya, Cyberjaya and a few spots in Kuala Lumpur. In case you're wondering which 5G smartphones are currently supported by DNB, read on below.

You may have asked, "All these 5G phones, but where are the 5G networks?" If you recall, it was previously announced that 5G would be available in the federal areas by end of 2021. Now, we also have news on which state could be the first to get 5G access.

Although most corners of the world are still in the early development phase for 5G or even haven't started, Xiaomi still managed to push the sale of its 5G devices by becoming the world's no. 1 5G Android smartphone brand. The news came from Xiaomi India through a Twitter post celebrating the achievement.

To kick off the year 2020, the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has released an official final report about the expected rollout period for 2020 and allocation of spectrum bands for mobile broadband services in Malaysia. From the report, the organization has identified 700MHz, 3.5GHz and 26/28GHz band as the necessary foundation as we head towards 5G. But what does this really mean?