News & Reviews: DNB
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Apr 25, 2024
In this short announcement, Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) finally announced the appointment of new Board members. Following the Share Subscription Agreements (SSAs) signed between DNB, the Ministry of Finance and our local Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) on 1 December 2023, the new Board members comprise senior leaders from our local telco and technology industry.
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Apr 22, 2024
Last week, we reported news coverage by an international source about the delay of the dual 5G network agreement. Long story short, the next phase seems to be in a status quo as there is a growing mistrust between government officials and telco executives. However, Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) stated that there are several misleading claims.
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Apr 19, 2024
So at the end of March, our Communications Minister, Fahmi Fadzil told the media that the Dual 5G network meeting was expected to be held in early April. There was no news regarding that until now, as ChannelNewsAsia.com just reported that the next phase is in a status quo.
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Apr 04, 2024
Despite the announcement that Malaysia will transition to a dual-5G network after reaching 80 per cent coverage in populated areas (which was achieved in December 2023), the policy has been delayed with no clear timeframe given by the Government. Well, if the Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB) is to be believed, the dual-5G network is expected to be announced by the government in the 2nd quarter of this year.
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Mar 13, 2024
While Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) has already achieved 80% coverage for 5G connectivity in Malaysia, a second 5G network is expected to roll out but there are still no signs of it. To refresh your memory, DNB will be overtaken by a private company after achieving its goal.
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Feb 26, 2024
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has announced today that Malaysia’s 5G network has been ranked first for consistency in the world. Scoring an impressive 97.29% by Ookla, read on to find out more.
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Feb 23, 2024
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has revealed that the number of 5G network users in Malaysia has increased significantly since when he became minister. Taking to Facebook, Fahmi said that there are over 10 million 5G network users in our country.
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Jan 10, 2024
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today announced that the 5G network in Malaysia has exceeded the target of 80% coverage by the end of 2023. Accordingly, a second 5G network will be announced soon as Malaysia moves to a dual 5G network.
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Dec 01, 2023
After several delays, the Share Subscription Agreement (SSA) to hold equities in Digital National Berhad (DNB) has finally been signed by the 5 Malaysian mobile network operators (MNOs). As reported by Bernama, the SSA was signed today.
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Nov 29, 2023
Previously, we reported that the DNB 5G share subscription agreement (SSA) with 5 local telcos has been delayed yet again. Now, the Ministry of Communications and Digital (KKD) has announced that should Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) fail to reach an agreement on ownership of the DNB 5G network and the upcoming second 5G network, the government would be stepping in.
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