Malaysia’s Maxis partners Huawei for 5G roll-out next year

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Maxis Bhd said it has signed an agreement with China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd to launch a fifth-generation (5G) telecommunications network in the Southeast Asian nation when the technology becomes available.

The Malaysian government has said it aims to establish the 5G spectrum as soon as the first quarter of 2020.

Maxis, Malaysia’s second-largest mobile network operator by subscribers, in a statement late on Thursday said Huawei will supply 4G or LTE and 5G radio equipment and services.