KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 15 -- Malaysia's median 5G download speed has nearly halved from its peak in late 2023, a new report from Ookla has found, a sign that the country's rapid and successful adoption of the technology is now putting its single wholesale network under significant strain.

While Malaysia's 5G rollout has reached millions of users quickly, the network is showing the effects of heavier demand.

According to Ookla's report, the single wholesale network model run by Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) initially placed Malaysia among the world's fastest 5G markets, with a blistering median download speed of 451.79 Mbps in late 2023.

However, as the network matured and user numbers surged, that speed has fallen to 242.92 Mbps by the thi...