{
  "id": 18222611,
  "title": "Make technology choice a pillar of 5G policy, govt told",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/make-technology-choice-a-pillar-of-5g-policy-govt-told",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T01:27:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/tech-gadgets/2026/11/05/make-technology-choice-a-pillar-of-5g-policy-govt-told/242026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Malaysia should make technology choice for 5G investors an explicit part of its policy, according to an analyst. Samirul Ariff Othman of Global Asia Consulting argues that simply having two operators does not guarantee different supplier ecosystems or prevent networks from becoming dependent on the same critical suppliers. He suggests that Malaysia should make supplier diversity and the ability to change suppliers explicit objectives of its 5G policy, emphasizing the importance of safeguards that preserve genuine alternatives when network owners or suppliers change.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}