Digital economy to contribute 25.5 pct to GDP by 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: The digital economy is expected to contribute 25.5 per cent to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025, according to the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) document released by the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) today. The contribution of e-commerce activities to the GDP, meanwhile, is targeted at 10.5 per cent under the country’s […]
Nation’s 4G coverage now at 96 percent
PADANG BESAR: The coverage of the fourth generation (4G) network nationwide has now reached 96 percent. Deputy Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin said the country was expected to be able to achieve full 4G coverage within two years and efforts were being made by the government together with the relevant agencies. “Once […]
KKMM committed to ensuring high-speed internet access nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR: The Communications and Multimedia Ministry (KKMM) is committed to ensuring high-speed internet access is available nationwide, especially in Sabah and Sarawak, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Its minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa said it was through a project to build new telecommunication towers, upgrade existing transmitters, provide premises with fibre optics and […]
Substantial allocation for Sarawak’s digital journey
LIMBANG: The government remains committed in its efforts to improve communication facilities and further expand internet coverage in Sarawak. According to a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) on Tuesday (Sept 21), Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said the federal and Sarawak governments had provided a substantial allocation for […]
Migrate to 4G now
KUCHING: It is critical that 3G users migrate to 4G now to ensure minimal disruption once the 3G network shuts down nationwide by the end of this year, said Nesakumar Retnasamy, head of Network Engineering at Digi. Through this migration, he said Malaysians would be able to enjoy the many essential benefits that 4G brings. […]
Telcos must resolve customers’ complaints or pay fine
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has said that telecommunication companies (telcos) could be penalised if they do not respond to customers’ complaints within the mandatory standard of quality and service. Chairman Dr Fadhlullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek said the usual penalties imposed for service providers would be a fine of an appropriate […]
Plan to phase out 3G gets mixed reactions
KUCHING: The government’s plan, announced in August last year, to phase out 3G networks in stages until the end of this year has received mixed reactions from the public. In his announcement last year, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin mentioned the phasing out of 3G networks in stages until the end of 2021 for […]
State governments urged to facilitate telecommunication infrastructure initiatives
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has urged state governments to take immediate action in facilitating telecommunication infrastructure initiatives. MCMC in a statement today said this is to realise the government’s policy of communication services as a public utility, following the surge in demand due to the new norms faced by the […]
Window (JENDELA) to 4G Opportunities
Come 31 December, 2021, the 3G network as we know it will cease to exist as it will be officially switched off. The 3G networks era in Malaysia is ending in line with the Government’s unveiling of the National Digital Infrastructure Plan or JENDELA (Jalinan Digital Negara). JENDELA is envisioned to spur Malaysia into the […]
MCMC building 742 telecommunication towers in Sarawak
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is developing new telecommunication towers at 742 locations on the outskirts of towns and rural areas in Sarawak beginning this year under the National Digital Network Plan (Jendela) as part of efforts to upgrade internet coverage. MCMC, in a statement today, said work on 106 towers had begun […]
