Malaysia - Telecommunications Infrastructure to 2010

Synopsis

The building of Malaysia’s telecommunications infrastructure has seen extensive fibre optic networks installed across the length and breadth of the country. This report describes how the country has continued to allocate capital to invest in information technology and telecommunications infrastructure despite setbacks caused by periods of difficult regional and global economic conditions. No matter how difficult things became, the government has continued to support its strategic projects. The end result is that projects like the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) have continued to flourish.

Note: This report was archived in 2011 and it has not been updated since 2010.

Companies covered in this report include: Telekom Malaysia; DiGi Telecom; Time dotcom; Maxis Communications; TRI Celcom; Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd (MRCB); Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB); Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB); Fibrerail; Alcatel-LucentCisco; Systems; Nortel Networks; MEASAT; Rimsat; Maxstar; Globalstar

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Telecommunications infrastructure
  • 2.1 Overview
  • 2.2 National telecom network development
    • 2.2.1 Fixed-line networks
    • 2.2.2 Customer Access Network (CAN)
    • 2.2.3 Sharing of infrastructure
    • 2.2.4 Fibre optic backbones
    • 2.2.5 Universal Service Provision (USP)
    • 2.2.6 Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
    • 2.2.7 Next Generation Networks (NGNs)
  • 2.3 National Broadband Network (NBN)
  • 2.4 International infrastructure
    • 2.4.1 International gateways
    • 2.4.2 Malaysian Internet Exchange (MIX)
    • 2.4.3 Submarine cable networks
    • 2.4.4 Satellite networks
  • 2.5 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
• 3. Related reports

• Table 1 – Fixed-line household penetration rate – 2000 - 2010

• Chart 1 - Fixed-line household penetration rate - 2000-2010