Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil during a ministerial panel discussion held in conjunction with the Mobile World Congress Doha 2026 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre. (Bernama pic)DOHA: Malaysia has called for greater respect for national sovereignty in shaping telecommunications policies, warning against “technology colonialism” in which technologically advanced nations dictate how others develop and deploy their digital infrastructure.
Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said every nation must be free to determine its own technological direction, particularly as geopolitical rivalries and competing technology ecosystems increasingly shape global telecommunications development.
