The State government of Ranau has announced plans to spend approximately RM168.4 million to build and upgrade telecommunication towers and implement the point of presence (PoP) fibre optic hub projects to facilitate the deployment of 4G network in the Malaysian district by 2023.
Out of the total allocated budget for the project, around RM103.4 million will be spent to construct 35 new telecommunication towers and upgrade 30 existing ones. Work on the telecom infrastructure is expected to be completed by end of 2022.
The project will also include the construction of five telecommunication towers using satellite technology in several interior areas in Ranau. The remaining RM65 million has been allocated to implement PoP projects in 60 selected schools in the district.