Malaysia’s telecoms industry is dominated by lethargic government-linked companies. There is precious little competition and no one seems to be prepared to take responsibility for the problem.

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To ensure that it happens, Dr Lim told reporters later at the event that he was prepared to take drastic action such as unbundling the local loop to boost competition.
“I don’t care who it hurts,” he said, vowing again to make it “fast and cheap.”

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Repeating the phrase again and again while speaking at the launch of the Malaysian Research and Education Network here on Monday, Energy, Water and Communications Minister Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik said he has made it his “mission” to boost Malaysia’s abysmal broadband penetration rate.

The rate currently stands at about 1% of the population.

“Ten months ago (when I was appointed Energy, Water and Communications Minister) it was 0.4%,” said Dr Lim, expressing his disappointment at the “small improvement.”

He pointed out that while Malaysia went on a concerted ICT (information and communications technology) drive much earlier than many countries in the region, countries such as Singapore and South Korea had far greater broadband penetration rates.

“You tell me what’s wrong here,” he said.

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I noticed that news reports about the launch did not grasp the importance and value of why Malaysia needs such a dedicated high speed broadband network for research and development. Thus, I hope to enlighten readers about Myren and its true value and potential.
Myren is a high-speed broadband, not-for-profit network used by academia and research organisations in Malaysia to link up to each other and carry out collaborative research and applications. Myren is currently connected to 12 participating pioneer members: Universiti Malaya, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Multimedia University, Universiti Tenaga National, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak and Universiti Malaysia Sabah.
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Companies providing wireless broadband services seem to be going through rough times. Time dotCom Bhd, which began rolling out its Webbit service in certain parts of Petaling Jaya last year, has not been able to move past its pilot phase for technical reasons while recently listed NasionCom Holdings Bhd saw its chief executive officer, Johnson Khoo, leaving after a mere three-month stint. And AtlasONE Sdn Bhd, once hailed as the new broadband player in town with announcements of massive funding from financial institutions, has also fizzled out, leaving many observers wondering what happened.
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