Broadband service in Malaysia

According to Malaya Communications and Multimedia Commission, Malaysia broadband defined as
i)Providing internet service beyond existing PSTN/ISDN or 2G cellular networks.
ii)Data transmission rate more than dial-up speed(56 kbps in PSTN or 64 kbps in ISDN

There are two main categories of broadband service available in Malaysia provided by different company,
there are wired broadband and wireless broadband.

                                       

  

In Wired broadband it can be divided into different categories again since different ISP implement different technology ,the common technology using in Malaysia broadband service is  DSL and Fibre Optic,


For DSL,the main ISP are the following

• TM
• Jaring
• Maxis 
• Time.

DSL known as Digital Subsriber Line, it use the existing cooper wire in a telephone network to transfer the digital data. In a telephone line, the voice communication only occupy certain frequency , and rest of the frequency were actually useless, therefore DSL technology is introduce and uses a second,higher frequency band for data communication purposes.

While ISP that provide Fibre Optics broadband service are

• City broadband(only in Cyberjaya)
• Metrofon 
• Penangfon.

 Fiber optic is a cable made by class or plastic fiber cable that carries light which allow transmission over a longer distance and at higher bit rates.  In Malaysia most of the ISP which provided Fiber optic connection choose FTTH (Fiber-To-The-Home) or FTTB (Fiber-To-The-Building) as their network architecture.

 For the wireless broadband, the major telecommunication in the country such as

•  Maxis
• Digi 
• Celcom
• U Mobile

They launch mobile broadband through various types of device, such as cell phone, portable modem, and other device. Different standards are used to ,such as WCDMA,HSDPA,EDGE,GPRS and etc. These mobile broadband companies, they can easily provided wireless broadband service by only doing some enhancement or upgrading work on their existing mobile network. 、

However there are several arguments about  "Mobile broadband ", because the QOS(Quality of Service) itself doesn't meet the international broadband definition. Therefore, some said its just a wireless high speed internet access , but some still claims that it is a broadband.


 Meanwhile, in order to boost the broadband penetration rate in Malaysia. MCMC has release 4 WiMAX license to those companies.

• Packet One Networks (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
•  YTL e-Solutions Bhd
• Asiaspace Dotcom Sdn Bhd
• REDtone International Bhd

 WiMAX, stand for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, an alternative way provides wireless transmission of data by using ussing different modes. This technology able to provides up to 10Mbps internet connection, it also known as IEEE 802.16 standard.It also an alternative for last mile connection.
Today Packet One Network in Malaysia has formed one of the world’s largest mobile WiMAX 2.3Ghz network.

This is a small clip, briefly explain about WiMAX.

Beside these technology, the iZZinet Sdn Bhd introduce and provide a new alternative mobile wireless broadband service to Malaysia public, the "iBurst" technology.
iBurst also known as HC-SDMA(High Capacity Spatial Division Multiple Access), it is a wireless broadband technology, it operates on a similar premises as GSM or CDMA2000 for mobile phone.


This is a small clip, briefly explain about iBurst technology
There are also some companies introduce VSAT （Very Small Aperture Terminal)broadband service through satellite, those companies are:

• H-Vision IPSTAR Satellite Broadband  
• Maxis VSAT
• TM Mobile Satellite Services 

VSAT is a ground satellite station with a dish antenna smaller than 3 meters, it can be use to transmit data,voice and video signals. Although VSAT can easily provide broadband access without pulling any cable to your home, but the equipment itself is costly, same as the access fees. This technology mostly used in cooperation building, petrol station and also rural area which don't have any telephone network.