DOHA — Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil shared Malaysia’s progress in expanding its 5G network at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Doha 2026, with the country’s second 5G network achieving 90 per cent coverage last October, nine months ahead of schedule.

He said the achievement marked significant progress in Malaysia’s transition towards a dual 5G network model aimed at enhancing competition, encouraging investment and improving the quality of telecommunications services, according to a Bernama report. 

Fahmi said Malaysia had also made substantial investments in expanding and strengthening its digital infrastructure through the National Digital Network Plan (Jendela) since 2020.

“As of July 2026, approximately 10.12 million premises had been covered by fibre-optic networks, significantly improving access to high-speed broadband services,” he said during the Ministerial Panel Forum on Digital Leadership at MWC Doha 2026 here on Sunday.

He said the developments reflected the country’s efforts to build a competitive and sustainable telecommunications ecosystem while ensuring consumers benefited from improved service quality.

However, Fahmi stressed that Malaysia’s digital infrastructure development was not solely focused on expanding network coverage, but also on service quality, subscription affordability and network resilience.