Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the launch of the 5G Showcase in Putrajaya April 18, 2019. — Picture by Mukhriz Hazim
“Malaysia should be able to leverage 5G within the next three years, enabling the country to punch above its weight and catapulting the national economy towards strong and sustainable growth,” he said at the 5G Malaysia Showcase launch, here today. “This is where the government aims to create an environment conducive for growth from ensuring ubiquitous connectivity through the National Fiberisation and Connectivity Plan to forming the National 5G Taskforce in November 2018 to identify the potential uses for 5G, discuss impediments in adopting this new technology and provide ideas and solutions for 5G implementation in the country,” he said.
“Precipitated by the information age, borders were disappearing due to the ease of global communications, capital flows, the movements of goods and people across the globe,” he said.In addition, he said the MSC was to showcase to Malaysians of the technological possibilities that existed and the endless possibilities they offered.