KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — Wawasan information chief and Machang MP Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal has urged Putrajaya to maintain Digital Nasional Bhd’s (DNB) Western technology stack, saying it is needed to balance the growing role of Chinese technology in Malaysia’s 5G and AI infrastructure.
Wan Fayhsal made the call in the Dewan Rakyat while Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is also the Tambun MP, was present in the chamber.
He said DNB’s Ericsson-based network was now Malaysia’s main Western technology counterweight, following U Mobile’s selection of Huawei for the country’s second 5G network.
He said the need to retain that balance had become more pressing as the government considers Huawei’s Ascend 910C chips for its proposed sovereign AI cloud, which could eventually handle sensitive government data.
