The digital transformation catalysed by 5G coverage stands to create a potential GDP uplift of some RM100 billion and a further 100,000 new jobs by the year 2030. In addition to the long-term GDP and job opportunities, other key socioeconomic benefits include: Enabling the creation of more than 1,000 jobs to support the deployment of the 5G network Facilitating domestic vendor participation by involving them in the supply of various NEP-related services Seeding invaluable knowledge building programmes for industry, government, and academia Developing a 5G Experiential Centre and Innovation Lab to showcase 5G use cases and fast track the development of tech start-ups. DNB has identified several major industries that could be early beneficiaries of the 5G deployment, including oil and gas, ports, tourism, education, healthcare, agriculture, manufacturing, retail, as well as power and utilities.
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