Government of Malaysia awarded four companies on 16 March 2007 with licences to operate WiMax networks. The companies are: Bizsurf (M) Sdn Bhd, MIB Comm Sdn Bhd, Asiaspace Dotcom Sdn Bhd and Redtone-CNX Broadband Sdn Bhd.
Bizsurf, MIB Comm and Asiaspace Dotcom will cover peninsular Malaysia while Redtone-CNX Broadband will serve Sabah and Sarawak.
According to the Star, MCMC expects the winners to roll out their WiMAX services to 25% of the population in the areas given to them by year-end. Also, it expects the Internet access speed to be no less than 1Mbps. MCMC also stipulated that the wireless 1Mbps service should be at “an affordable price.” At the end of third year, the companies are expected to roll out the services to at least 40% of the population in the areas they control. MCMC also wants each company to invest between RM250mil and RM300mil during the first three years of WiMAX implementation.
Saturday, March 17, 2007
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