Comments on: Broadband penetration in Malaysia

By: Jaxon S

Jaxon S — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 02:13:54 +0000

In Singapore, they have this vision called iN2015. "iN" stands for intelligent nation, and one of the initiatives launched was the provision of island-wide, free-of-charge, high speed broadband connection. The downside is that the facility is heavily monitored, regulated and censored. Satellite broadband is definitely the solution for the states in east Malaysia. Jaxon S's last blog post..I’m From Generation X, Those Born Between 1960 And 1979

By: Jayce @ Make Money

Jayce @ Make Money — Fri, 30 May 2008 03:13:15 +0000

We all know – Malaysia like monopoly games.

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By: ash

ash — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:54:18 +0000

Josh – we have something in common

It’s unfortunate that the telcos are more interested in profits rather than technology. I am also a Malaysian and I know about the other reasons…Telco monopoly is never a good thing for the consumers.

By: Josh Lim

Josh Lim — Tue, 27 May 2008 22:51:25 +0000

Came across this, wow, great writeup and analysis! Btw, I also have a “Chuan” in my Chinese name.

PS: To answer your question – if Malaysia has the broadband infrastructure in place and not being used, it is definitely not due to not enough consumer demand. In addition to telcos not being willing to fork out money to upgrade (why spend more to utilize the infrastructure if you can charge the same), there are also unfortunately, plenty of other reasons which are not in the interest of the consumer.

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Josh Lim

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