As of 16 March 2022, the Malaysian government announced that Digital Nasional Berhad's (DNB) Single Wholesale Network (SWN) will remain as planned. However, the government also only retain a 30% equity stake in DNB and offered the rest of the 70% to Celcom, Digi, Maxis and U Mobile.

Following the announcement of the Malaysian government's decision to main the Single Wholesale Network (SWN) for Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), DNB released a statement not too long after. Basically, the announcement was about DNB welcoming the decision and also encouraging telecommunications companies to subscribe for the equity stakes.

After waiting for more than two weeks, the Malaysian government has finally settled on what they were going to do with the Single Wholesale Network (SWN). From today's tweet as well as the press conference, the government has decided to maintain the implementation of the 5G network as an SWN.

Samsung is expected to launch a slew of smartphones within its A Series during the Galaxy A Event tomorrow, with the Galaxy A33, A53 and A73 all expected to make their debut. Rumours have been floating about regarding the processors of these devices, with many suggesting that two of the devices will feature a new Exynos 1280 chip by Samsung.

Now, a new leak regarding the chip points to it being more powerful than first suspected. This is after the Galaxy A53 5G was spotted in a Google Play listing that shows the device sporting an Exynos 1280 chip with the codename ‘S5E8825’ accompanied with 6GB of RAM.

With the recent announcement by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob that our country’s border will reopen this 1 April 2022, now's the perfect time for us Malaysians to plan for a trip overseas. In fact, most airline companies are currently offering discounts and other promotions to attract people to use their services again following the announcement.

One of those companies is national carrier Malaysia Airlines, which today announced a special partnership with hoolah that allows for travellers to pay for flight tickets by spreading the cost over 3 monthly interest-free instalments. In case you didn’t know, hoolah is Asia’s leading omnichannel Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platform which makes the whole thing possible.

Back in July 2021, a JENDELA map web portal was released in Malaysia for Malaysians to check their internet area coverage. On top of that, they may also submit a report on how each telco's mobile service performs in a particular area. Today, a new JENDELA app is now available on the Google Play and Apple App Store.

Today, our Minister of Health Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar just announced a new website about travelling protocols amid the pandemic. Launched as covidprotocol.moh.gov.my, the web portal's purpose is to facilitate Malaysians and travellers entering in and out of the country.

At the moment, 5G connectivity is only exclusive to Putrajaya, Cyberjaya and some parts of Kuala Lumpur. That being said, Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) is also planning to install several more 5G sites across the nation apart from the areas mentioned earlier. 

If you had been on social media, you must have noticed that many areas around Kuala Lumpur are flooded due to pouring rain. For that reason, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has announced the closure of the power substations in these affected areas to ensure the safety of the people.

Ookla, the global leader in mobile and broadband network intelligence has announced that Celcom Axiata Bhd (Celcom) is the recipient of the Ookla’s Speedtest Award for Best Mobile Coverage in Malaysia. The recognition was given to Celcom during the recent Ookla Speedtest Awards ceremony at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2022 in Barcelona, Spain.