Malaysia appoints Ericsson as 5G development partner

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Thursday said it has appointed Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson as its partner to develop its 5G network and ecosystem.

Under the deal, Ericsson will be responsible for end-to-end development of the network in Malaysia at a total cost of 11 billion ringgit ($2.65 billion), state owned Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) – which is responsible for the project – said in a statement.