Malaysia Scraps 5G Permits After Backlash Over Lack of Tender
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Malaysia revoked an order to grant 5G airwaves to telecommunications companies including Telekom Malaysia Bhd. and Celcom Axiata Bhd., citing transparency as well as technical and legal issues.
Malaysia’s Communications Minister Saifuddin Abdullah ordered the Multimedia and Communications Commission to immediately review the matter, after news reports that he awarded the 5G spectrum on May 15 without tender. The companies that were set to gain also included Maxis Bhd., Digi.Com Bhd., and Altel Communications Sdn.