KUALA LUMPUR – Efforts to increase the quality of broadband services are being implemented through the National Digital Network (Jendela), said Communications and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa.
He said as of the fourth quarter of 2021 (Q4 2021), 1,131 new communication towers were built out of the planned 3,205 towers, and 30,180 transmitter stations were upgraded out of the planned 30,810 stations.
“At the same time, the percentage of 4G coverage in populated areas in Malaysia was also given attention, whereby it had increased to 95.4% in Q4 2021 compared with 91.8% prior to the implementation of Jendela in Q2 2020,” he said when winding up the debate on the motion of thanks for the royal address on behalf of the ministry in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Annuar said 1,890,899 out of the 2,527,184 planned premises were upgraded for fibre optic access.
Apart from that, some 437 locations had satellite broadband installed out of the 839 locations available, while another 402 locations are in the implementation stage, he added.
Annuar said the government will also provide broadband infrastructure using the Point of Presence method of fibre optic hubs to ensure that networks and coverage of broadband infrastructure can be expanded to areas around schools and more populated areas.
Meanwhile, he said the government is obliged to give at least 61% of Digital Nasional Bhd’s infrastructure contracts to Bumiputera interests. – Bernama, March 17, 2022
