Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa immediately urged telecommunication corporations (telcos) in the nation to be extra proactive in upgrading internet services at current telecommunication towers, particularly in rural and remote areas.
He stated extra proactive participation from the telcos concerned was wanted in efforts to assist the federal government enhance internet protection, thus making certain individuals in these areas would additionally take pleasure in extra environment friendly and high quality internet entry.
He additionally hopes to see telcos be extra proactive in boosting the federal government’s want to increase connectivity and enhance internet high quality, apart from efforts being carried out by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) by way of the Universal Services Provision (USP) fund.
“This is as a result of if it is just the federal government doing it, it will likely be delayed. And we (the federal government) solely present the infrastructure whereas services are nonetheless dealt with by the telcos and never by the federal government. I hope there can be higher cooperation, which has been good thus far.
“I’m not asking (the telcos) to go to locations that require big investments however to upgrade the service at current towers in order that it’s in line with our ongoing efforts to enhance the transmitter stations in accordance with 4G services,” he instructed reporters right here on Monday.
Earlier, Annuar noticed two telecommunication towers situated in Kampung Daingin and Kampung Gadong and in addition visited the Keluarga Malaysia (Malaysian Family) Digital Economy Centres (PEDi) in Kampung Langkuas, Kinarut close to right here.
Meanwhile, Annuar stated the federal government had applied numerous initiatives by way of the National Digital Network (Jendela) Plan to enhance connectivity in Papar, together with constructing 5 new telecommunication towers, with two of them already accomplished.
He stated 74 out of 75 transmitter stations had been upgraded to 4G community, with plans for a complete of three,570 premises in the district to have fibre optic community.
So far, he stated, a complete of two,534 premises have been outfitted with fibre optics, with work on 1,036 different premises ongoing; whereas two areas are prepared for the Wireless Broadband Services undertaking, with one nonetheless being applied.
Annuar stated three colleges in Papar have been recognized for the implementation of the Point of Presence (PoP) for Phase 1 and 6 colleges (Phase 2) in efforts to guarantee broadband community and protection may very well be higher expanded to populated areas surrounding the faculties.
Elaborating on the PEDi, Annuar stated one other 177 PEDi can be added, taking the variety of PEDi working nationwide to 1,088 and that is in line with the federal government’s goal to create no less than one PEDi in each state constituency.
“The upgrading work can be carried out in phases as a result of it additionally requires the cooperation of telcos and the MCMC in addition to the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), which can present content material to run the programs.
“Generally, the response has been encouraging and I additionally see single moms and individuals with disabilities (PwD) in a position to perform companies on-line,” he stated, including that the PEDi’s important focus was to produce and empower small entrepreneurs in the direction of modern digitalisation and competitiveness.
Annuar stated the idea of a group gadget programme would even be expanded to each PEDi to allow people with out cell gadgets to use such gadgets on mortgage and, thus, facilitate them in finishing up their companies on-line. – Bernama
