Sharjah24 - Reuters: Malaysia's newly appointed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday his administration will review a plan for a state-owned 5G network introduced by a previous government, as it was not formulated transparently.
Under the premiership of Muhyiddin Yassin in 2021, Malaysia unveiled a plan for a state-owned agency, Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), to own the full 5G spectrum, with various carriers using the infrastructure to provide mobile services.
The single-ownership of the 5G spectrum raised concerns from the country's major carriers over pricing, transparency and monopoly.
Anwar said the 5G plans would be evaluated to ensure they strictly followed procedures, alleging that there had been "no proper tender process", without specifying details.
"It needs to be reviewed because it was not done in a transparent manner," Anwar said at a news conference following his first cabinet meeting.
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