Is the 5G Plan in the Air Again?

Alexander Wong, Managing Editor, SoyaCincau

10-Mar-22 07:45

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It was reported in the press, that the Government may be considering a U-turn over its proposed SWN (Single Wholesale Network) model. Alexander Wong, Managing Editor at SoyaCincau chimes in on which model will be better for Malaysian consumers and does a U-turn delay a rollout of 5G services in the country? Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Philip See, Tan Chen Li

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Categories: technology, tech

Tags: Malaysia 5g rollout, single wholesale network, dual wholesale network, digital national berhad, soyacincau, 5g network, 5g, dnb, telco, telecommunications, mobile network operators, mno, mobile network, infrastructure,

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