AI Weekly Malaysia

U Mobile has fully migrated all customers from DNB's wholesale 5G network to its own ULTRA5G network, achieving over 85% population coverage. This completes Malaysia's transition to a dual 5G network model, with U Mobile now operating independently.

Why: Developers and startups building mobile-dependent services, IoT, or edge applications now have a second nationwide 5G infrastructure to leverage, potentially improving reliability, latency, and opening doors for differentiated connectivity products.

Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) has activated an additional 100MHz of mid-band spectrum, doubling its 5G network capacity. Concurrently, U Mobile has officially offboarded from DNB's network as Malaysia transitions to a Dual 5G Network model.

Why: Increased 5G capacity and the shift to a dual-network model will likely improve connectivity speeds and reliability for end-users and businesses, creating opportunities for developers and startups building bandwidth-intensive or low-latency applications in Malaysia.

DNB is activating its new 3.3–3.4GHz spectrum, bringing total contiguous mid-band to 200MHz, which doubles network capacity to support AI, enterprise digitalisation, and data-intensive apps. With over 50 sites upgraded and 88% 5G adoption, the enhanced infrastructure aims to meet rising demand and power Malaysia's digital future.

Why: Faster, higher-capacity 5G directly benefits developers and startups building AI-powered, real-time, or IoT applications in Malaysia, enabling faster testing, better user experiences, and more reliable cloud connectivity.