40 Malacca locations to get 5G next month

A total of 40 locations in Ayer Keroh and Bandar Melaka are expected to have 5G coverage by the end of September.

This is out of 133 locations targeted for the first phase of the 5G service network rollout in Malacca.

State executive councillor Rais Yasin said the 5G rollout by the Communications and Multimedia Ministry through Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) will be expanded in street furniture, such as street lights.

“Malaca has been identified as one of the earliest states to have this 5G network and the identified locations involve areas with high population density, industrial and tourism focus areas, as well as higher education institutions.

“Thus, various smart applications such as AI Surveillance and IOT sensors to improve security, transportation, and so on, will be integrated through the smart lamp post infrastructure for the 5G network,” he told reporters in Malacca today.

Rais said for that purpose, the state government had also set up a task force managed by the Malacca Economic Planning Unit to speed up the approval process for the construction of telecommunication structures in the state.

- Bernama