KOTA KINABALU (Nov 25): Maxis Bhd has invested about RM100 million in the past 18 months to boost its network coverage in Sabah and Sarawak, said its joint chief operating officer, Mark Dioguardi.
He said the investment has significantly improved Maxis' coverage which was now very strong in the two states.
Dioguardi said Maxis has also reinforced its commitment to help major cities and towns in Sabah achieve economic growth aspirations.
"Maxim aims to provide Sabahans with critical broadband connectivity through more network infrastructure investments and competitive localised customer offerings," he told reporters here Friday.
He said Maxis was working closely with the federal government to lower the cost of entry to broadband adoption to help boost the overall penetration rate in Sabah.
"The initiatives are carried out in conjunction with the government's Time Three programme funded by the National Universal Service Provision (USP) fund.
"The programme aims to roll out broadband coverage to rural and remote areas," he said.
Over the last 18 months, he said, Maxis has added 181 third-generation (3G) sites and in the process doubled the population coverage for wireless broadband service.
"This is in addition to a further 117 2G sites deployed during the same period, bringing the total 2G sites in the state to 645 and 3G sites to 275," he said.
He said Maxis has also further improved its network speed for 25 per cent of 3G sites in Sabah and Sarawak. - Bernama
He said the investment has significantly improved Maxis' coverage which was now very strong in the two states.
Dioguardi said Maxis has also reinforced its commitment to help major cities and towns in Sabah achieve economic growth aspirations.
"Maxim aims to provide Sabahans with critical broadband connectivity through more network infrastructure investments and competitive localised customer offerings," he told reporters here Friday.
He said Maxis was working closely with the federal government to lower the cost of entry to broadband adoption to help boost the overall penetration rate in Sabah.
"The initiatives are carried out in conjunction with the government's Time Three programme funded by the National Universal Service Provision (USP) fund.
"The programme aims to roll out broadband coverage to rural and remote areas," he said.
Over the last 18 months, he said, Maxis has added 181 third-generation (3G) sites and in the process doubled the population coverage for wireless broadband service.
"This is in addition to a further 117 2G sites deployed during the same period, bringing the total 2G sites in the state to 645 and 3G sites to 275," he said.
He said Maxis has also further improved its network speed for 25 per cent of 3G sites in Sabah and Sarawak. - Bernama
