Penang Chief Minister says the cutting-edge wireless WiMAX service will make the state among the first cities in the world to experience broadband on the move
Wireless Internet surfing via WiMAX will be a reality in Penang as early as December this year.
The State Government has entered into a partnership with Packet One (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (P1) to enable the company to supply the infrastructure for WiMAX in the state.
Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the cutting-edge wireless WiMAX service will make Penang among the first cities in the world to experience broadband on the move.
He said WiMAX, a telecommunications technology aimed at providing wireless data over long distances in a variety of ways and from point-to-point to full mobile access, will bring Penang another step closer to being a fully developed state.
Speaking at the preview of WiMAX@Penang today, he said P1,a subsidiary of Green Packet Bhd and one of the first WiMAX telcos in the world, is one of the state government’s partner in the Wireless@PENANG project which was unveiled last week.
Meanwhile, the chief executive officer of P1 Michael Lai said the company expects to extend its coverage to 70 per cent of the Penang state by the end of next year.
He said the WiMAX service will be carried out in two phases and the company will spend more than RM20 million for the project.
“By becoming a WiMAX state, Penang could easily boost its UNESCO World Heritage site and bring more world-class foreign direct investments to the state,” he said. — Bernama
by Business Times
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