A closer look at Malaysia’s 5G rollout

PETALING JAYA: The advent of 5G promises not only blazing fast broadband speeds for consumers but, perhaps more crucially, the … More

Putrajaya to go 5G with Ericsson in RM11bil deal

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has awarded Sweden’s Ericsson a RM11 billion contract to design and build its 5G telecommunications network, … More

Malaysia invites eight bids for 5G wholesale network

Malaysia is moving ahead with its ambitious plan to build a single national 5G network – but government officials haven’t … More

PIKOM urge the government to exempt cabotage for submarine cable installation and repairs

CABOTAGE policy affects not just the telecommunications and tech industries, but all sectors that rely on internet stability and strong … More

Facebook says hackers ‘scraped’ data of 533 million users in 2019 leak

SAN FRANCISCO : Facebook said yesterday that hackers “scraped” personal data of some half-billion users back in 2019 by taking … More

Facebook KIVs 2 internet cables for M’sia due to Wee’s policy: sources

Social media giant put off by transport minister’s reversion to ‘protectionist’ rules, say insiders KUALA LUMPUR : Facebook Inc has put … More

Malaysia’s digital divide makes some students trek up hills and sleep on trees for Internet access

KUALA LUMPUR : In a YouTube video that went viral in June, 18-year-old Veveonah Mosibin, who lives in a village … More

2021: Heralding the era of agility and the hybrid cloud

2020 has been an eventful year, and one that has definitely reshaped the way we work and the ways in … More

Malaysia has not finalised decision on revocation of cabotage exemption for foreign vessels — Khairy

KUALA LUMPUR : The Malaysian Government has not finalised its decision on the revocation of cabotage exemption on foreign-flagged vessels … More

Malaysia’s policy change on undersea cable repairs comes under scrutiny from tech giants

KUALA LUMPUR : A new coastal transport policy by the Malaysian government prioritising local ships for undersea cable repairs, following … More

Indonesians collect old phones to help students get online

JAKARTA: When a garbage collector came to Ghina Ghaliya’s house in the Indonesian capital and asked if she had an … More

The ‘new economy’: 20 years after the dotcom crash

The dotcom revolution of the 1990s — also commonly and more generally referred to as the “new economy” — was … More

Many Malaysians not receiving promised Internet speeds — CFM

KUALA LUMPUR : The results of an online poll, conducted by the Communications and Multimedia Consumer Forum of Malaysia (CFM), … More

Looking back at Malaysia’s digital journey

AS we celebrate 63 years of Merdeka and 57 years of the Malaysian federation establishment, I can’t help but to … More

Starved of Wi-Fi, Indonesians trade plastic trash to study online

JAKARTA/BOGOR, Indonesia – When the coronavirus pandemic forced Indonesian schools to shut, it exposed how millions of households in the … More

In Malaysia, plight of girl studying in treetop for better Wi-fi could hurt Muhyiddin

A viral video of a Malaysian student in Sabah who filmed herself studying and taking exams from the tree tops … More

Veveonah’s courage and tenacity are inspiration to Malaysians

There are many lessons to be learnt from the latest episode of ministerial cyberbullying, when two deputy ministers, one of … More

How Will 5G Reshape Businesses?

While consumers across ASEAN are excited about 5G’s promise of faster home broadband speeds and mobile internet connections, it is the technology’s … More

Singapore gets taste of 5G as Malaysia dithers

Singapore and neighbor Malaysia began the year on similar paths to 5G. Each had built a licensing framework and was … More

Huawei: Is it a security threat and what will be its role in UK 5G?

The UK government is facing a rebellion over its plans to work with the Chinese phone-maker Huawei on the UK’s … More

Google announces $10bn investment in ‘digital India’

Google will invest $10bn (£7.93bn) in India in the next five to seven years, the chief executive of its parent … More

Huawei’s days in the UK could be numbered

The UK government is inching towards taking a decision on Huawei’s role in the UK’s 5G and fixed-broadband networks. The … More

Telco industry back to the drawing board after spectrum assignment cancellation

The government might be reviewing the overall spectrum allocation process to enable a more efficient utilisation and integration to the usage of scarce spectrum resources in the race to develop highspeed broadband capability for the country.