U Mobile announced that it is the first telco to commercially launch 4.5G service on 1800 MHz and 2600 MHz in Malaysia, starting with Johor Bahru. U Mobile customers in Johor Bahru will now enjoy twice the speed of 4G on supporting devices such as the Huawei P10 Plus.
Wong Heang Tuck, CEO of U Mobile, was in Johor Bahru today to mark the launch of 4.5G service in the southern city. “For those who are using smartphones that support 4.5G service such as Huawei P10 Plus, the enhancement will be even more significant with up to twice the speed of 4G, making their experiences in streaming, downloading and browsing so much faster and better.”
Heang Tuck also shared that the telco is making a huge investment to upgrade its network to 4.5G this year. “U Mobile’s Capex investment will exceed RM1 billion this year. Most of it will go into the rollout of additional spectrum awarded by the government last year. The additional 1800 MHz was made available recently whilst the 900 MHz will be made available on 1 July 2017. With the additional spectrum, our capacity will increase vastly and our spectrum per user ratio is the highest in the market today.”
The rollout will start with Johor Bahru, Ipoh, Penang and Klang Valley. During the launch, Heang Tuck revealed that U Mobile collaborated with Huawei to be the first to make 4.5G service commercially available on 1800 MHz and 2600 MHz to customers.
