DNB was established in early March 2021 to drive the development of the 5G (fifth-generation) infrastructure in Malaysia.

[6] DNB had announced that it would launch and rollout the country's first 5G network with a total of 500 sites in areas within Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Cyberjaya by the end of December 2021 which is expected provide about 10% population coverage.

[8] Digital Nasional chief executive officer, Augustus Ralph Marshall, said that the country's first 5G base station installation at Bukit Tunku has been powered on which aims to deliver 500 5G-enabled sites in Kuala Lumpur, Cyberjaya and Putrajaya upon rollout.

[9] It has also planned to deploy 5G in major cities and districts in Johor, Penang, Selangor and Sabah in 2022.

[13] Initially, only two companies- YTL's YES and TM's UniFi Mobile- have agreed to the DNB's term, while the others have publicly protested the plan.