KUALA LUMPUR: Despite a US-government ban on Huawei, Axiata Group Bhd said it will still be working with Huawei for the 5G Innovation Hub at Celcom’s headquarters in Petaling Jaya Sentral.However, Axiata still has not decided on which company it would like to partner with for an eventual 5G rollout in the future.

“We have committed RM10mil a year to develop new solutions, applications etc relating to 5G (at the 5G Innovation Hub).

“The much bigger issue (is that) so far there has been no impact with regards to Huawei in terms of supply, upgrades, or new rollouts; there are no implications yet,” Axiata president and chief executive officer Tan Sri Jamaludin Ibrahim (pic) said at a press conference after its AGM yesterday.

“I can’t speak on behalf of Huawei but all I can say what they have told us is that they have one year supply in terms of parts, products and equipment that can serve us very well. Their intention is to be more and more self-reliant,” he added.

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