U Mobile ULTRA5G network achieves 82.9% 5G population coverage, first in Malaysia to offer on-demand 5G Network slicing

U Mobile has announced that its ULTRA5G network rollout has exceeded its 80% 5G population target ahead of schedule.

During today’s launch event where they revealed their latest ULTRA5G prepaid and postpaid offering, U Mobile says their 5G network has already achieved 82.9% 5G population average.

The orange telco announced last year that it aims to hit the 80% milestone by July 2026 and eventually hit 90% in the subsequent 12 months.

U Mobile says its 5G network now covers majority of towns and cities across Malaysia. As of 31st March 2026, they have deployed a total of 6,737 sites across both West and East Malaysia.

The U Mobile ULTRA5G network is deployed with Huawei as their technology partner in West Malaysia, while ZTE is their technology partner in East Malaysia.

They have also looked into building deeper coverage with additional focus on in-building coverage. Their current in-building 5G sites include KLIA, KLIA2, KKIA, Langkawi International Airport, Penang Sentral, Salak South Transport Terminal, Berjaya Times Square, Bangsar Village, Bangsar Shopping Centre and TRX Mall.

Besides announcing new ULTRA5G plans, the telco is also the first in Malaysia to commercially offer 5G network slicing to consumers via its ULTRA5G Priority Pass. The pass which is bundled on its new postpaid and prepaid plans allow users to activate 3 hours of high priority access to the 5G network. Essentially, these passes work like a VIP lane to ensure that you get faster speeds and lower latency, which is useful in congested locations or high traffic situations such as a live concert or a sports event.

The ULTRA5G priority pass feature requires a 5G SA compatible device and it must be connected to the ULTRA5G network. You’ll know that the priority pass is activated once your device is showing UM ULTRA5G PRIORITY as the network name.

Since the second network has achieved its 80% 5G population target, the orange telco is expected to transition away from Digital Nasional Berhad.

U Mobile CTO Woon Ooi Yuen has shared that U Mobile has notified its intention to exit its 5G access agreement with DNB and they would only need to give a month notice for the termination. The timeline to end the access agreement with DNB will be revealed at a later time.