Malaysia’s 5G network fees will cost telcos less, says finance minister


Zafrul said each telco will pay to DNB RM350mil to RM400mil a year for 5G, compared with the RM1bil that telcos invest as capital expenditure for 4G every year. — Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian state agency Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) will charge telecom firms far less for 5G network than the cost operators have incurred for 4G, the finance minister said in parliament on Nov 25.

DNB, an agency under the finance ministry, is the sole licensee for 5G spectrum in Malaysia to build and maintain the entire network.

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