Malaysia’s 5G plan a potential boon for China’s Huawei

Malaysia will start a nationwide demonstration of 5G projects next month, a minister said on Tuesday, indicating it was on track to become one of the first Asian countries to launch the technology.

The government has said it wants to start rolling out the ultra-fast mobile internet service early next year and, unlike Vietnam and some developed nations, is not averse to letting its telecoms companies work with China’s Huawei.

Huawei, the world’s largest telecoms equipment maker, was put on a US blacklist in May after Washington said its equipment could be used for spying, a charge the company denies.