Communications and Multimedia Minister (MenKomm) Tan Sri Annuar Musa has revealed that Selangor will be prioritised for 5G services. He told Bernama that his Ministry will make Selangor a priority for the implementation and network upgrades to 5G.

He shared that under the JENDELA programme, Selangor has received the biggest allocation of RM5.34 billion to improve the existing 4G networks, increase fibre broadband access to homes and upgrade existing 3G towers to 4G. A total of 313 new mobile towers have been erected so far in the state with 35 more towers that are still under construction. Meanwhile, 7,197 transmitters have been upgraded to 4G and there are 652 more still in progress.

In terms of fibre connectivity, he shared that 419,896 new premises now have access to fibre and it’s coming soon to 196,422 more premises. Recently, the Minister shared that JENDELA is showing encouraging results in Q1 2022 with average mobile speeds now exceeding 40Mbps.

Besides giving priority to Selangor for 5G deployment, Annuar Musa had previously also promised that Melaka and Sarawak will be among the earliest states to get 5G services.

At the moment, Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB)'s 5G netwrok covers primarily Kuala Lumpur, Cyberjaya and Putrajaya. In the past few months, they have been expanding their coverage to Selangor including select areas of Rawang, Petaling Jaya, Seri Kembangan, Ampang and Cheras.

Earlier last month, DNB also teased that it has begun 5G deployement in Johor Bahru. According to the coverage map, they have several live 5G sites around Bandar Baru Uda, Danga Bay and Kawasan Perindustrian Dato Onn in the southern state.