Who Wins From Malaysia’s 5G Rollout?

Anthea Lai, Senior TMT Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence

01-Apr-21 09:15

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The Malaysian government has revealed that the RM15 billion cost of developing 5G infrastructure will be borne by the private sector, with an open tender expected to be held soon via the government’s special purpose vehicle, Digital Nasional Berhad. So who wins and loses from this arrangement, and what does this mean for consumers?

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