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KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — Maxis Bhd’s decision to take up a stake in 5G network operator Digital Nasional Bhd (DNB) signals industry players’ recognition of the platform’s cost-effectiveness with them having equal access rights, said BMI Country Risk and Industry Research. The minister said as per the commitment given before, Maxis has started the process to sign a 5G access agreement with DNB after several issues related to the matter were finalised on July 11. BMI said it also suggests that Maxis either sees little value in joining a proposed second 5G network or does not believe that such a business would be commercially viable given its rivals’ backing of the original platform. BMI also suggested that the soon-to-be-established second 5G platform could be repositioned as a carrier-neutral network to which smaller players and virtual service providers could sign up. “We currently forecast the number of Malaysian 5G connections to reach 33.8 million by 2032, representing 75.3 per cent of the total mobile user base.