Malaysia’s Communications Ministry has been busy lately. Yesterday, Alexander Nanta Linggi from Gabungan Parti Sarawak had a meeting with Communications Minister YB Fahmi Fadzil over the matter of unstable mobile signals and interrupted calls along major highways. It seems that the government is launching a focused initiative to improve connectivity nationwide.

It seems that a report by globaltimes.cn, it seems that Huawei is keen on launching a test satellite somewhere around July 2021 in order to perform 6G technology verification. With that in mind, Huawei plans to launch its 6G network somewhere around 2030 which was reported to be around 50 times faster than 5G.

Celcom, Digi, and Maxis signed a Definitive Agreement to work together to expedite the development of fibre backhaul to base stations which will then be shared by all the service providers. With that in mind, this ensures that there is no duplicated fibre infrastructure, driving down the cost of development which benefits both customers and providers.

Based on a statement by bloomberg, it seems that Apple is currently hiring engineers to develop 6G cellular technology. While there is no official information in regards to when the 6G cellular technology will be globally available, it does give us a better idea of what to expect from Apple in the coming years.

MCMC has recently posted a tweet on their Twitter account, stating that individuals who use unregistered and non-standard Cellular Booster and Repeater (CBR) will be fined up to RM500000 or imprisonment of no more than 5 years. This is because the usage of a non-standard CBR device lead to an increase in cellular disruption causing many users within the vicinity to lose reception.

During the launch event, Apple has also unveiled the Apple Watch 5 which comes with various new and upgraded features such as an Always-on Retina Display, Apple Hearing, Apple Women’s Health and more. The watch has two variants which are the GPS, as well as the GPS+Cellular for the price of USD399(~RM1662) and USD499(~RM2079) respectively.