NFCP 1 will be awarded to successful licensees early 2020. They are required to deploy 3G and 4G technologies to deliver an average of 30Mbps.
Minister of Communications and Multimedia, Gobind Singh, has praised the State Governments and Local Authorities for facilitating NFCP-related initiatives by expediting relevant approval process at the state level while reducing required fees. The Minister said that for the first time, industry players have agreed to collaborate to find the best solution to share their infrastructure and this will help to achieve NFCP targets quickly and in a cost-effective manner.
MCMC has also set up an NFCP Operations Room that displays relevant metrics and dashboards that are focused on NFCP targets, quality of experience, quality of service and for project monitoring purposes. MCMC Chairman, Al-Ishsal Ishak had previously shared that the NFCP will create an estimated 20,000 jobs with opportunities in construction, operation and maintenance of the new infrastructure.
The NFCP is vital to close the digital gap as it accelerates improvements of telecommunications infrastructure in underserved areas. Malaysians living in remote towns are often neglected as it isn’t feasible for operators to expand its network in low-density areas. According to a by Opensignal, there’s a 40% 4G coverage gap in districts with a sparse population of under 10 people per square KM versus high population areas with over 300 people per square KM.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Malaysia plans to launch world’s first halal pharmacopoeia in 2020 | Malay MailGEORGE TOWN, Dec 10 — Malaysia is aiming to launch the world’s first halal pharmacopoeia next year, via a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Penang International Halal Hub (PIHH) Development Sdn Bhd (Halal Penang). USM Advanced Medical and Dental...
Read more »
NFCP project gets solid cooperation from state governments, says Gobind | Malay MailCYBERJAYA, Dec 9 — The National Fiberisation and Connectivity Plan (NFCP) has received positive and solid cooperation from the state governments to help in achieving the targets of the project, said Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo. He said that if in the past, a long time...
Read more »
World Bank: Malaysia’s consumer price inflation to rise to 1.5-2.0pc in 2020 | Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — Malaysia’s headline inflation is expected to increase modestly in 2020, with consumer price inflation to average higher in the range of 1.5-2.0 per cent next year as compared with 0.7 per cent projected for 2019, said the World Bank Group. In its 21st edition of the...
Read more »
Great APEC 2020 Theme — Now to the hard partTHERE could be a joker-in-the-pack. If he wins the United States presidential election on Nov 3, 2020, a triumphant Donald Trump might just decide to turn up at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders meeting shortly after to cause mayhem.
Read more »
World Bank lowers Malaysia’s 2020 GDP forecast to 4.5% | The Malaysian InsightThis is a downward revision compared to this year’s forecast of 4.6%.
Read more »
Pembinaan ERCL di Pahang mula awal 2020 | The Malaysian InsightSubkontrak untuk pembinaan itu dijangka dianugerahkan pada suku pertama tahun ini.
Read more »