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Cari2 gak Malaysia kut2 ada :P

DiGi using Twitter for customer support

Reference:

• http://twitter.com/fullfilth/status/3661187560
• http://twitter.com/digi_telco/status/3683484051
• http://twitter.com/digi_telco/status/3683443538

Add DiGi account:

• http://twitter.com/digi_telco
  

Hope other telco and ISP will follow. Come on JARING, Celcom, Maxis, P1 and last but not lease TMNut :P

Making Broadband Pay - Mohd Awang Lah, JARING Communications Sdn Bhd CEO

In this first part, Dr Mohd Awang Lah, the CEO of JARING Communications Sdn Bhd, discusses which is its most profitable business and its move into the corporate sector, which is now 90 percent of business. He also talks about which sector is most profitable now. He also discusses house broadband penetration. And whether JARING itself is profitable and for that matter, self sufficient. He also discusses the possibility of a merger with TimeDotCom, or that it may be spun off and listed on the stock exchange.



In this second part, Dr Mohd Awang Lah, the CEO of JARING Communications Sdn Bhd, discusses the possibility of its building an alternative high speed broadband network. He also talks about the possibility of broadband costs falling as new infrastructure is built and spends more time on broadband penetration targets in Malaysia. He also talks about the wireless broadband project in Ipoh.

JARING awarded TICSS standard!

First in Asia Pasific! Cool!

UM Wifi Report: No 2/2009. 2000 wifi users daily

Dear students and staff,

Happy Chinese New Year to the Chinese and also to the Non-Chinese with the Chinese families and also Happy Holidays to every one of you.

UM wi-fi hotspots has increase to 749 as of today, there are only 256 more to go.

The current wi-fi usages statistics are:

• Each day these are about 2000 users logging in.
• Already 5300 different (unique) users have used this facility since Jan 12 2009.
• Everyday for 20 hours, these wifi users have generated a total of 36 Mb/s of Internet traffic. In anticipation of the impending traffic congestion, PTM in December 2008 had notified Internet Service Provider (Jaring) to increase the bandwidth capacity to 60 Mb/s. (BTW, for the cable Internet Gateway, the bandwidth is going to be increased from 155Mb/s to 200Mb/s by February 2009 and ultimately to 300Mb/s by the December 2009.)
  

I was told that when the new 1005 wifi are in operation, UM will be the university with the largest wifi facility.

Best regards.
Yoo Sang Nge (Mr)
Pusat Teknologi Maklumat (Centre for Information Technology)
Universiti Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel: 603-7967 4211 Fax: 603-7967 7152
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UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA - " The Leader in Research & Innovation "

JARING cover-up UKM with Wi-Fi

JARING cover-up UKM with Wi-Fi:

"JARING Communications has completed the infrastructure for a campus-wide Wi-Fi facility for residents and staff of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s (UKM) residential colleges.

The campus-wide multi-gigabits fibre optic network will have Wi-Fi access points to provide secure, high-speed, 24-hour Internet access both indoors and outdoors throughout the campus.

“We look forward to adding UKM to our list of Wi-Fi enabled higher education institutions,” says the CEO of Jaring Communications, Dr Mohamed Awang Lah. “The wireless network will enhance the education of undergraduates by offering a seamless connection for research and other educational resources anywhere and anytime.”"

p/s: UPSI dah, UM dah, UKM dah, who is next? USM?

Infolient Broadband - new broadband provider in town

Infolient Broadband is a new internet service provider in Malaysia which offers improved quality internet services that is more reliable, faster with value added contents and applications that give more value for money.

Infolient Broadband is able to provide a better service and at a reasonable price because it is created and developed by a group of top IT specialists and enthusiasts who are hands-on and have the in-depth knowledge in the full spectrum of internet services.

Link

iZZinet bandwidth speed test

another good bandwidth speed tester. check your speed here.

MITIGATING SPAM IN TM'S NETWORK

Got this reminder from TM today. Will they open back port 25 since not all gadget support port 587.

Dear Valued Customer,

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) wishes to inform you about it's initiative in combating spam in its Internet Protocol (IP) network to improve our quality of service.

Recently, many anti-spams, organizations have blacklisted a large number of IP addresses from TM's network. Due to this many customers have been unable to send emails from their mail server to companies, which are using databases from the abovementioned anti-spam organizations.

These spamming activities by a small group have affected a large number of our customers, regardless of the nature of their usage.

Therefore, TM is taking immediate action to address this issue where effective 04 August 2008, TM will continue to block OUTBOUND Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) traffic or port 25 for all outgoing e-mails from dynamic IP addresses. Only Outbound SMTP traffic from smtp.streamyx.com and smtp.tm.net.my will be permitted. This exercise will be done at non-penisular Malaysia.

With this exercise, Streamyx customers with dynamic IP addresses, who have their own mail server, will not be able to send out-going e-mails. As an alternative, TM will be providing customers with two options Customers may choose to relay their server to our SMTP or use port 587 for any outgoing e-mails. Kindly refer to the following links for configuration details:

How to configure the relay for client: http://webmail.tm.net.my/info/proxy.html
How to configure port 587 for client: http://webmail.tm.net.my/info/port587.html
How to setup relay host in mail server: http://webmail.tm.net.my/info/smtp-proxy.html
How to configure port 587 for mail server: Customers may need to refer to their administrator or hosting service provider to support and turn on port 587 for their mail server.

Kindly be assured that TM is proactively taking all possible measures to ensure that these spamming activities do not reoccur in the future. We seek your kind co-operation to implement the necessary security measures to protect your computers, which are connected to the Internet from any e-mail abuse, virus infection, spyware or malicious code.

For further enquiries and assistance, email us at: help@tm.com.my or call TM at 100 and select 'Internet Services'.

Thank You

Telekom Malaysia Berhad

Netlynx - new broadband provider offer up to 10MB

Their availability is still very limited. No need phone line? Broadband over powerline (BOP) I think.

WiFi service for all in Malacca

WiFi service for all in Malacca

MALACCA: Malacca has launched a WiFi service to cover the entire state.

The Wireless Melaka project hopes to cover 70% of populated areas and deliver low cost Internet access, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam.

"I am very happy that wireless Internet access is now available in three locations – two at MITC (Melaka International Trade Centre) and at UiTM (Universiti Teknologi Mara) on Jalan Hang Tuah," he told a press conference yesterday.

He said the service would be implemented in three phases at a cost of RM2.5mil, adding that the state government had asked the consortium handling the project for Internet access at parklands and subsidised access fees for students and the poor.

Wireless Melaka is a consortium formed by Melaka ICT Holdings Sdn Bhd, The Red Snapper (M) Sdn Bhd and Jaring Communications Sdn Bhd which would build and operate the service.

Red Snapper executive chairman Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff said the first phase covering 45% of the populated areas would be ready within six months with micro-cellular base stations installed in Melaka Tengah (38), Jasin (3) and Alor Gajah (3).

To register for the service, visit www.jaring.my. Payment schemes are available are RM5 per day, RM20 (one month) and RM50 (three months).

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/1/10/nation/19964842&sec=nation

Free Internet surfing in Perak by June

Free Internet surfing in Perak by June:

IPOH: At least one free WiFi hotspot in each of the state’s nine districts – this is what the Government is targeting by June.

The service, which will allow those with WiFi-enabled devices like laptops, mobile phones and PDAs to surf free of charge, is part of the Government’s Wireless Perak initiative, deployed and managed by wireless broadband solutions provider The Red Snapper (M) Sdn Bhd.

“In Ipoh, for instance, users can enjoy free internet access at Ipoh Padang and the Sungai Tapah multipurpose hall in Manjoi,” said the company’s executive chairman Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff.

“You can get online by using your device to open a web browser. You will come to a landing page with a user name and password that gives you access,” he added.

However, the service will automatically disconnect every 30 minutes to deter users from hogging the lines or downloading illegal content, he added.

“Through Wireless Perak, we are aiming for the state to be 100% wireless by March or April this year,” said Rais Hussin.

“At the moment, 44% of Perak is covered for WiFi through 47 base stations,” he added.

For non-free WiFi hotspots, users will need to register with Jaring and pay a subscription to use the service.

“So far, 75% of Ipoh is covered by 25 WiFi hotspots or base stations. Each base station can handle 256 users at any one time,” said Rais Hussin.

The company is currently setting up and testing the system in Manjung district.

The aim of the Wireless Perak project is to provide wireless facilities in urban and rural areas, providing equal access to ICT and bridging the digital divide.

Kerajaan tarik balik spektrum 2.5, 3.5 GHz

PETALING JAYA 19 Nov. – Kerajaan akan menarik balik spektrum 2.5 dan 3.5 gigahertz (GHz), yang pada mulanya diberikan kepada syarikat-syarikat telekomunikasi secara percubaan, kata Menteri Tenaga, Air dan Komunikasi, Datuk Seri Dr. Lim Keng Yaik hari ini.

Beliau berkata, ini adalah berikutan keputusan kerajaan dua bulan lepas untuk memberikan tumpuan kepada akses keupayaan saling mengendali bagi gelombang mikro seluruh dunia (WiMax), generasi ketiga (3G) dan jalur lebar gentian ke rumah berkelajuan tinggi sebagai platform untuk mempertingkatkan perkembangan jalur lebar di negara ini.

"Saya sudahpun mengarahkan Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia (MCMC) untuk memberikan notis kepada syarikat-syarikat telekomunikasi membubarkan perniagaan itu.

"Perkhidmatan tanpa pelanggan akan ditarik balik serta merta manakala yang mempunyai pelanggan akan diberikan tempoh lima tahun untuk membubarkan perniagaan di bawah peraturan MCMC," katanya kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan Simposium Antarabangsa mengenai Teknologi Maklumat dan Komunikasi 2007 anjuran Universiti Multimedia di sini hari ini.

Dr. Lim berkata, MCMC telah mengeluarkan spektrum 2.5 GHz bagi jalur lebar tanpa wayar manakala spektrum 3.5 GHz adalah bagi frekuensi pautan ke bawah satelit.

Beliau berkata, spektrum 2.5 telah ditarik balik kerana kebanyakan syarikat yang diberikan frekuensi itu belum melancarkan perkhidmatan masing-masing manakala spektrum 3.5 GHz terpaksa ditarik balik kerana ia mengganggu satelit.

Spektrum 2.3 GHz telah diberikan kepada YTL E-Solutions Bhd, Packet One Networks (M) Sdn Bhd, Asiaspace Dotcom Sdn Bhd (bagi Semenanjung Malaysia) dan REDtone-CNX Broadband Sdn Bhd (Sabah dan Sarawak) selepas proses bidaan.

Tujuh syarikat yang diberikan akses kepada spektrum 3.5GHz adalah sama ada di bawah lesen atau secara percubaan. Syarikat-syarikat itu ialah Airzed Broadband Sdn. Bhd., AtlasONE Sdn. Bhd., TT dotCom Sdn. Bhd., Maxis Broadband Sdn. Bhd., Telekom Malaysia Bhd. (TM), NasionCom Sdn. Bhd. dan eB Technologies (M) Sdn. Bhd.

Syarikat-syarikat yang diberikan akses kepada spektrum 2.5 GHZ ialah Airzed Broadband, AtlasONE, Jaring Communications Sdn. Bhd. Maxis Broadband, TM, TT dotCom dan eB Technologies.

Dr. Lim berkata, dengan penarikan balik spektrum 2.5 dan 3.5 GHz itu, bilangan pengendali WiMax dikurangkan, sejajar dengan dasar kerajaan untuk mengagihkan setiap spektrum itu kepada pengendali yang berlainan.

"Jika ada terlalu banyak pengendali, mereka akan 'bunuh' satu sama lain dan (akhirnya) tiada siapapun akan melancarkan jalur lebar," tegasnya.

– Bernama




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Jaring launch new website design

Now with web 2.0 touch :-) Go to the site here.

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Finance Ministry to handle sale of Jaring

Finance Ministry to handle sale of Jaring

THE Finance Ministry will handle the sale of Jaring, the country's first Internet service provider, and not its parent Mimos Bhd, a state-owned research agency, an industry source said.

The handover of Jaring was effected on December 31 last year. Mimos' board endorsed the move at a meeting last week.

"It is likely that the Government will hold on to Jaring for a while longer before a suitable purchaser is identified," the source said.

It is learnt that although a government- linked company was on the verge of acquiring Jaring last year, the deal did not go through.

Mimos is said to have received between six and seven offers for Jaring. The selling price, however, is still not known.

Business Times reported in December last year that bidders included Datuk Ramli Abbas, a former chief executive officer of Celcom (M) Bhd, a mobile phone company and NasionCom Holdings Bhd, a firm that is building a network in the Klang Valley to offer high-speed Internet services.

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