KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 16 -- Malaysia's communications regulator has pushed back against a recent report showing a decline in 5G speeds, arguing that the moderation is a natural consequence of rapid expansion and massive user growth.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) was responding to a report from the speed-testing firm Ookla, which found that Malaysia's median 5G download speed had nearly halved from its 2023 peak.

Ookla's report showed that median 5G download speeds fell from a high of 451.79 Mbps in late 2023 to 242.92 Mbps by the third quarter of 2025.

The firm attributed the decline to the country's single wholesale network coming under heavy strain as user numbers surged.

In its response today, the MCMC ...