The government invested RM2.4 billion and TM RM8.9 billion to reach 1.3 million premises by 2012 under Phase 1. Infrastructure for 5G could cost another RM7 billion to RM8 billion over the medium term, in addition to investments in 4G and LTE. “On top of our extensive experience in building the national network infrastructure, we are also well-versed with the proposed NetCo (wholesale) model and are well-equipped with vast resources to serve as an InfraCo. Tighter tiesIt remains to be seen if the advent of 5G will again nudge the players to marry. Ultimately, the end goal should be about delivering more value to customers and ensuring the robustness of the country’s network infrastructure, and we look forward to playing our part in achieving this goal,” Ogut says.

Source: The Edge Markets January 22, 2020 08:03 UTC