News & Reviews:   Digital Nasional Bhd

Yesterday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced that his administration will be reviewing the plan for Digital Nasional Bhd’s (DNB) 5G network rollout, citing the lack of transparency. DNB has since responded, saying that it welcomes the review and pledged to give full cooperation.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today announced that his administration will be reviewing the plan for state-owned Digital Nasional Bhd’s (DNB) 5G network rollout. This is because the plan, which was introduced by the previous administration was not formulated transparently.

Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) has been recognised globally at the prestigious Global Telecoms Awards (Glotel), whereby its joint submission with Ericsson won the ‘Best Vendor 5G Innovation’ category. An award that acknowledges innovation and excellence in advancing and transforming telecommunications, DNB received the recognition during the global awards ceremony in London last Thursday (1 December 2022).

Maxis Bhd’s board of directors have announced that the company will be seeking shareholders’ approval to enter into the 5G access agreement with Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB). Moreover, the company intends to complete the approvals process by January 2023 and will only commercially launch 5G-related products and services afterwards.

Caretaker Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz has lauded the implementation of the Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) 5G access agreement, saying that it will enable mobile network operators (MNOs) in our country to save up to RM30 billion over the next decade. The agreement is the world’s first single wholesale 5G network and allows MNOs to save on infrastructure construction costs.

Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) has been working hard on deploying the 5G network in Malaysia. Today, it's announced that we will be the first country to use Ericsson's AIR 3268 ultra-lightweight radio for the 5G rollout. If you don't know what's good about the technology, read on to find out more!

The 5G network coverage in Malaysia has recently expanded to 56 more locations throughout the country, including in Perak for the first time ever. Consumers can connect to the readily available 5G network thanks to Yes, the first telco company in the country to support Digital Nasional Berhad’s (DNB) 5G single wholesale network.

Just over the weekend, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa made an announcement regarding the 5G state in Malaysia. He said that 1000 selected schools across the nation, including rural areas, are expected to be provided with a 5G network by the end of 2022.

Besides YES 5G, Telekom Malaysia (TM) already joined Digital Nasional Bhd's (DNB) 5G single wholesale network a long time ago. Despite that, there were no signs of any 5G package plans yet until today. Although nothing is official yet, a trip to the JENDELA map would say otherwise.

We were pretty sceptical of whether the remaining telcos (particularly Celcom, Digi, Maxis and U Mobile) would join and agree to Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB)'s stake today. As you should know, today (30th of June) is the last day of the offer and it seems that they have agreed to it.