A culture of infrastructure sharing has existed in Malaysia since the turn of the millennium when the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) licensed over a dozen state-backed towercos (SBCs) – one-stop agencies to permit and build towers in their respective states.
Alongside these entities, a healthy independent towerco market has developed, alongside Axiata carve-out EDOTCO, who own nearly half the towers on the market. Other notable towercos include EdgePoint Infrastructure, Naza Communications and OCK.
Continuing the theme of state-led shared infrastructure, the Malaysian government announced in 2021 that it planned to opt for a single national 5G network and appointed Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) to build and run it, with the telcos acting as wholesale customers.
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