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KUALA LUMPUR: Augustus Ralph Marshall, the former boss of Maxis and Astro
, has been appointed CEO of Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB), confirming StarBiz’s previous report online today.
Treasury Secretary General Datuk Asri Hamidon has been appointed chairman of the government’s Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) tasked with implementing the country’s 5G network.
Also on the DNB board are Datuk Seri Yusof Ismail, Managing Director of Malaysia’s Administrative Modernization and Management Planning Unit (Mampu), Datuk Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi and Datuk Muthanna Abdullah.
“The combination of these designated professionals with specialization in sectors such as public finance, telecommunications regulation, telecommunications, information technology and legal provides the right combination of skills and experience to build, own and manage Malaysia’s 5G network for commercial deployment. throughout the country, “he added. the ministry said in a statement today.
“Members of DNB’s senior management team will be announced in due course,” he said.
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced on February 19 that a total of RM15bil will be invested over a 10-year period for 5G rollout across the country.
DNB will offer 5G services through a wholesale model that is regulated, the finance ministry reported.
“All telecommunications service providers will have open, fair and equitable access to obtain wholesale 5G network services for the development of retail services based on 5G technology,” he said.
Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Aziz said the government looks forward to working closely with private sector players in the national telecommunications industry.
“While DNB focuses on investments in 5G infrastructure, private sector players can focus on developing better products and services, without being burdened by heavy and duplicative capital expenditures,” he said.
“This is a win-win situation including telecom operators, businesses and consumers as we focus our efforts on being 5G ready by the end of 2021,” added Tengku Zafrul.
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