There is no need to review the selection of U Mobile Sdn Bhd to develop Malaysia’s second 5G network, says Fahmi Fadzil.
The Communications Minister's said although the selection pool was small, with only three companies capable of the task, U Mobile was just as qualified as the others.
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The Communications Minister's said although the selection pool was small, with only three companies capable of the task, U Mobile was just as qualified as the others.
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00:00I've got several questions on the award to UMobile for the second 5G network.
00:04We understand that you were not involved in the MCMC's decision to award them, but when
00:10can we get UMobile to show their detailed proposal with regards to the rollout and also
00:15its financial proposal, because many analysts have pointed out that they will need external
00:19funds to invest in the infrastructure.
00:23The MCMC has conducted a lot of independent research on financial and technical aspects.
00:39After the date was announced, I was informed that the MCMC will call UMobile to hold a
00:51meeting, because as we all know, UMobile, one day after the MCMC's announcement, has
01:00announced that they are ready to cooperate with a number of strategic partners, including
01:09the Udah Aleh Service Provider or Mobile Network Operator, MNO, and so on.
01:18So, we are waiting for the meeting to take place.
01:21The MCMC will get feedback from UMobile on their plans and discussions.
01:28And perhaps after that, we will get the information on the rollout.
01:34Regarding UMobile's rollout, we see that there are some criticisms from certain parties.
01:42Does the ministry see the need to review the election?
01:50No. If we look at the parliamentary session, when I was answering the ministerial questions,
02:02I found that usually the members of parliament will take the opportunity to ask further questions.
02:10There were some who raised questions.
02:13And if there are any of you who would like to get additional information, I am ready to provide it.
02:20In the context of the MCMC election, it was conducted independently by the technical team
02:26in the MCMC, and was decided unanimously by the members of Surhan Jaya.
02:34So, the administration was not involved.
02:39And I need to remind you that this is not a contract. This is not a license.
02:46The instrument will be a spectrum, 3.6 GHz, also known as F2,
02:55which can be used to build the second 5G network.
03:01So, there is no public funding involved in building the second 5G network in the country.
03:08And in terms of management, governance, so far everything has gone smoothly.
03:17There is no interference.
03:19Maybe from one angle, there are those who ask whether the recipient is worthy of receiving.
03:29The answer is yes, he is worthy of competing.
03:32Because the requirements for those who want to join the bid to become a company
03:39that will facilitate the development of the second 5G network,
03:44it must complete the SHA, the shareholding agreement.
03:52And there are only three companies that are worthy.
03:56They are Celcom DG, Maxis, and U Mobile.
03:59So, in terms of roughness, these three can enter the bid and win.
04:08But, as I explained yesterday in the parliament, and as I explain now,
04:15the aspects that are being considered by PHMCMC
04:19involve business plan, technical plan to build the network, and also performance.
04:32Because PHMCMC sees that there is a need to investigate
04:39whether there is a level of satisfaction among the existing users
04:43or the effort of the company to prepare the projects that have been provided by PHMCMC.
04:53So, we look at it as a whole.
04:56And if we make a comparison, Celcom DG has 18,000 towers,
05:02and Maxis has 12,000 towers, and U Mobile has 10,000 towers.
05:15So, there is not much difference.
05:20So, these three companies are worthy of entering the bid,
05:25and worthy of being chosen to build.
05:37But what Suruhanjaya has decided, what MCMC has decided, is U Mobile.
05:43I agree with MCMC's decision.