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TM gets it all

It is confirmed, TM could celebrate Hari Raya with joy since the Government has awarded the HSBB contract to a Government related company- Telekom Malaysia.-sourceSo, TM will now build the high speed broadband infrastructure, operate as an ISP and then say that they will open the infrastructure to other ISPs in the country. Jaring has [...]

HSBB signing delayed(Update 2)

Looks like the signing of the HSBB project is taking so long. According to a Senior official of MCMC, the signing was delayed for 3 reasons. First, TM and MCMC is still negotiating the HSBB agreement. It seems that MCMC is trying to understand the term “Open Access” that TM is talking about. Open Access [...]

MCMC: WiMAX deadline on August

MCMC said that all 4 WiMAX operators(P1, Asiaspace, Redtone, YTLe) must launch WiMAX before September this year. If the operators don’t launch, they can be fined and later has the risk of losing the 2.3Ghz license. Full Story here.

Better Telcos, weaker Authorities?

I have met the CEO of Celcom, the CEO of DiGi and the CEO of Maxis. Meeting up with these 3 key people in the 3 main telcos, I have got a strong feeling that all three telcos are now moving towards the right direction in the industry. Maxis, in my own opinion, is a [...]

KL becomes "wireless city", soon

Kuala Lumpur will soon be covered with 1,500 WiFi hotspots starting middle next year. A a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between DBKL,MCMC and Green Packet(Packet 1). The phase 1 of the project will cost RM60 million where RM50 million will come from Green Packet and the rest by MCMC and DBKL. The project [...]

Mobile Number Portability gives DiGi hope for further success

Here is an interview with DiGi by Starbiz STARBIZ: No new spectrum – does that hinder DiGi’s growth? Morten Lundal: We have significantly less spectrum than Celcom (M) Bhd or Maxis Communications Bhd. We are somewhat at a disadvantage because of that. If we could get more spectrum, we are clearly a player that would [...]

Hotlink:Supersaver to Supercheater

Readers email: Hi, I would like to highlight the gimmick behind Hotlink’s Supersaver which offers 400 SMS for 1/2 sen. It also mentions that the SMS is valid from 1am – 7pm. Amazing deal isn’t it considering it covers peak hours during the day. I’ve activated mine in the late afternoon and I was shocked [...]