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Malaysia - Broadband Market
Synopsis Malaysia continues to heavily promote itself as an Information Technology hub in the Asia region. On the back of the Multimedia Super Corridor project, it is true that high-tech companies have at least been establishing a presence in Malaysia. But for some time the wider community was not really embracing technology. In relative terms, there had been a surprisingly low interest in broadband Internet. The national broadband penetration was around 9% by end-2009. This was despite the government having launched a National Broadband Plan which was targeting 15% penetration by 2010. One of the bright spots has been WiFi, as the service providers start to roll out their ‘hotspot' services. And now that the government has issued some WiMAX licences, this platform is something that will be watched with interest. Another major push towards wider broadband adoption will be evident as Telekom Malaysia's roll-out of its High-Speed Broadband network proceeds over the next few years. This report looks at the extent to which high-speed Internet access is developing in the country.
Last Update: 3 May 2010 Number of Pages: 18

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Malaysia - Broadcasting
Synopsis With its history of tight censorship laws, Malaysia did not open up the television broadcasting market to private operators until 1995. Despite this, the proportion of Malaysian households that have a television set has risen to over 95%. There are six FTA TV channels and more than 100 pay TV channels offering a wide range of local and foreign programs in a broad selection of languages. Of particular note has been the strong growth of satellite TV operator, Astro. This report reviews the development of the television broadcasting sector, as the market sorts itself out, moves towards convergence and starts to address the challenges that new technology is bringing to the sector.
Last Update: 3 May 2010 Number of Pages: 10

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Malaysia - Internet Services
Synopsis There is an increasing awareness of technology in Malaysia. With the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) project and the government's commitment to a technological society, a large number of high tech companies from around the world have set up a presence in Malaysia. But efforts at encouraging the wider community to embrace technology have so far not been totally successful. Dial-up Internet access has grown steadily, but for a long time there was very little interest in broadband Internet. By 2008 and into 2009, however, things were starting to get interesting in the broadband access market. The promulgation of the National Broadband Plan by the government in 2008 signalled a fresh push to expand Internet access throughout the country. This report looks at the take-up of Internet and e-commerce in Malaysia, as well as some of the key service providers.
Last Update: 5 Apr 2010 Number of Pages: 12

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Malaysia - Key Statistics, Telecommunications Overview and Major Players
Synopsis Many of the players in Malaysia's telecommunications sector were seriously affected by the economic crisis of the late 1990s. Despite this, there has been strong growth in the sector over the last decade. Fixed-line services jumped from around 2 million in 1990 to about 4.7 million (penetration of 20%) in 2002, but there has been virtually no growth since. The mobile market has been more spectacular, jumping from 3 million subscribers in 1999 to reach around 28 million by end-2008. This report looks at that growth. It also presents a view of the main fixed network players and, in so doing, notes that the overall market is no doubt moving into a consolidation phase.
Last Update: 5 Apr 2010 Number of Pages: 20

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Malaysia - Mobile Communications - Major Mobile Operators
Synopsis The changing landscape of the Malaysian mobile market has over time witnessed the restructuring of all the main players. The government has been a strong supporter of the rationalisation of what had been seen as an ‘overcrowded' market at times. A particularly significant merger between Telekom and Celcom took place early on, creating a lot of interest. At the same time, but with less fanfare, Maxis acquired Time dotCom's mobile unit. These changes resulted in the number of operators being effectively reduced from five to three. The allocation of 3G licences has also been controversial with one of the operators initially missing out then picking up one in a surprising fashion. By end-2009 Maxis Communications had a mobile subscriber base of 12.3 million, with Celcom in second place on 9.2 million, while DiGi was number three with 7.7 million subscribers. U Mobile, a new operator with its exclusively 3G offering, was trailing the field with an estimated 1.2 million subscribers at the time. This report looks at the mobile operators in the Malaysian market.
Last Update: 3 May 2010 Number of Pages: 16

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Malaysia - Mobile Communications - Market Overview
Synopsis The remarkable growth in Malaysia's mobile market over the last few years cannot hide the fact that the industry had been overcrowded. Behind the strong growth, there was considerable activity going on with the restructuring of the companies involved. The outcome was that the number of operators in Malaysia reduced from five to three. With 3G licences having been awarded in a two stage process, next generation services are now starting to be rolled out. Coming into 2009, growth in total subscribers had levelled off somewhat, as the market appeared to pause. Growth in 2009 was running at around 10-15%, considerably down on the previous five years. But 3G was providing a fresh spark and a new operator, U Mobile, had also entered the market specifically to offer 3G services. This report looks at the developments in the Malaysian mobile market and reviews the changes taking place.
Last Update: 21 Feb 2010 Number of Pages: 17

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Malaysia - Telecommunications Infrastructure
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 the setback of the economic crisis of the late 1990s. A prime example has been the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) project. No matter how difficult the economy became during that period, the government continued to find funding for the project. The end result has been the MSC strategy appears to have come through the economic crisis reasonably intact.
Last Update: 5 Apr 2010 Number of Pages: 15

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