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The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), the country’s main regulatory body for telecommunications, has invited companies to take part in a satellite broadband scheme that aims to serve a number of hard-to-reach areas of the country.
MCMC has issued an invitation for the installation and provisioning of broadband access services via satellite at 839 locations nationwide – in Johor, Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Selangor, Sabah and Sarawak.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is inviting qualified and interested licensees to carry out installation work and pr.
Connectivity is undeniably the foundation of the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint as the majority of the initiatives will not be able to take off if communications coverage is not spread evenly throughout the country.
In the blueprint, connectivity initiatives include heightening rural and education connectivity, a review of laws and legislations to enable broadband to be mandated as a utility as well as the rollout of 5G.
Generally, industry players are optimistic about the plans to roll out and expand connectivity coverage nationwide and lauded the idea of doing so in stages as technology tends to advance rapidly. This approach would allow the government to adjust and pivot its plans in the event that something better emerges, such as 6G.
By Bashir Bello
KANO – Centre for Information Technology And Development, CITAD has called on the Federal government to review the education sector curriculum to adopt digital technologies to aid teaching and learning in the country.
The Centre made the call in a communique issued by it Communication Officer, Ali Sabo after a one day zoom meeting it organized on Digital Transformation of Educational Sector with the theme “Creativity and Innovation in the Deployment of ICTs in Schools to Prepare Digital Nigerians for the Digital Economy.”
Sabo said reveiwing the educational sector curriculum will help the students to compete globally with other students.
CONNECTIVITY is a highlight of the Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. In his speech during the launch, he said the government would invest RM21 billion over the next five years to achieve better network connectivity. This will be carried out via Jalinan Digital Negara (Jendela), which was formulated to provide wider coverage and a better-quality broadband experience for the people, while preparing the country for 5G technology.
He also said several telcos will invest RM1.65 billion to build international undersea submarine cables to strengthen internet connection and enable faster and more stable international data transfer, thus lowering internet costs to consumers in Malaysia.